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Democrats Seize Control of Congress, Ending a G.O.P. Trifecta

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The party’s victory in the House cemented an era of divided government and a freshly assertive Congress after two years in which Republicans ceded power to President Trump

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Democrats Seize Control of Congress, Ending a G.O.P. Trifecta

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