B1 English News | Trump Loses Congress as Markets Face Two Years of Uncertainty

Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript.

In this episode: Democrats win control of both chambers of Congress, creating uncertainty for markets, inflation, growth and government borrowing costs. Also: Ukraine raises the death toll from a Russian strike on an aid centre to 40, while more than 30 people may remain trapped under rubble.

Today’s English focus: said that = used to report information from someone else. Vocabulary: Shelter (a place that protects people from danger), Rubble (the broken pieces of a damaged building), Hamper (to make something more difficult).

Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-11-05

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