Democrats look to chart path forward with historic ‘mandate’ after landslide victory
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- NBC News reports: “Democrats win back control of Congress while the president and Republicans suffer historic losses. NBC News’ Garrett Haake, Julie Tsirkin, Ryan Chandler and Liz Kreutz analyze the election night re…”
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