Democrats Score Gains in US Senate

In addition to the presidential election Tuesday, Americans were choosing who would represent them in Congress, and their decisions could shift the balance of power in Washington. Both houses of the outgoing Congress have been controlled by the Republican Party, whose opposition to many policies proposed by President Barack Obama has resulted in a stalemate on many initiatives. Up for election were 34 of the 100 seats in the U.S. Senate and all 435 seats in the House of...

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