Financial Times: The mid-term elections shook the position of American officials The English newspaper wrote that the results of the mid-term congressional elections for Congress threatened the jobs of American officials, including the Secretary of State, the Secretary of War and the Vice President. According to the Financial Times, the list also includes Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant, due to rising prices and mortgage rates in the United States, and Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr., due to his health care reforms that failed to help Republicans in the election. - Link.