The Bulwark argues that after Democrats' midterm rout, the Republican Party's decade of revolving around Trump shows signs of collapse: JD Vance publicly blamed the loss on the Iran war, Republicans per CNN are pinning the wipeout on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, whom Rep. Thomas Massie plans to impeach, while Trump himself chatted aimlessly about his new East Wing ballroom. Canadian columnists, meanwhile, counsel wariness of a Trump trade deal and expect years of damaged U.S.–Canada relations.