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Polls begin closing in US midterms threatening to shatter Trump's grip on Washington
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- Republicans losing the House would give Democrats the power to stall Trump's legislative agenda and launch sweeping investigations of his administration. As the first polls began closing on Tuesday, House Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told reporte...S1
- WASHINGTON — Polls began closing Tuesday in US midterms with Democrats poised to seize the House and potentially the Senate, threatening to shatter Donald Trump’s grip on Washington and curtail his power for the rest of his presidency. Republicans losing the H...S2
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- Republicans losing the House would give Democrats the power to stall Trump's legislative agenda and launch sweeping investigations of his administration. As the first polls began closing on Tuesday, House Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told reporte...S1
- WASHINGTON — Polls began closing Tuesday in US midterms with Democrats poised to seize the House and potentially the Senate, threatening to shatter Donald Trump’s grip on Washington and curtail his power for the rest of his presidency. Republicans losing the H...S2
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