Iran Strikes and Israel Aid Cuts Shake Up Election Day

Two last-minute foreign-policy developments could impact U.S. Voters’ midterm decisions. Iran Strikes and Israel Aid Cuts Shake Up Election Day.

World Brief FP’s flagship daily newsletter, catching you up on 24 hours of news in five minutes. Iran Strikes and Israel Aid Cuts Shake Up Election Day Two last-minute foreign-policy developments could impact U.S. By Maxine Davey, an editorial fellow at Foreign Policy, and Maya Krainc, an editorial fellow at Foreign Policy.

A person walks by an Election Day sign in Dallas on Nov. Adam Gray/Getty Images Economics United States Russia Iran Australia Ukraine November 3, 2026, 6:02 PM Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at U.S. Mediated peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, and a challenge to Australia ’s landmark social media legislation.

Bitcoin is breaking a midterm election pattern going back to 2014. Bitcoin is breaking a midterm election pattern going back to 2014: Crypto Daily Crypto Daybook Americas Bitcoin is breaking a midterm election pattern going back to 2014 Your day-ahead look for Nov.

3, 2026 By Omkar Godbole | Edited by Jamie Crawley Updated Nov 3, 2026, 8:51 a.m. (CoinDesk) Summary Show This is an excerpt from CoinDesk newsletter ‘Daybook.’.

Bitcoin BTC $77,386.62 has gone into each of the last three U.S. Look at where bitcoin’s price is relative to its 200-day average, a widely-tracked barometer of long-term market trends.

As of this writing, BTC traded near $76,990, about 5.2% above its 200-day average of roughly $73,169. An asset trading above its 200-day average reportedly be in a long-term bullish trend.

In 2014, 2018 and 2022, the situation on the midterm election day was the opposite, as bitcoin traded below the average, by about 35%, 9% and 22% respectively.

Midterm Surprises As Americans head to the polls in today’s midterm elections, two last-minute foreign-policy developments could impact voters’ decisions. Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at U.S.