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Republicans take Senate, fighting to keep House lead
The Morning Standard
|November 07, 2024
REPUBLICANS have taken control of the US Senate and are fighting to keep their majority in the US House, which would produce a full sweep of GOP power in Congress alongside President-elect Donald Trump in the White House.
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A unified Republican grip on Washington would set the course for Trump's agenda. Or if Democrats wrest control of the House, it would provide an almost certain backstop, with veto power over the WH.
This story is from the November 07, 2024 edition of The Morning Standard.
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