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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
John Bowden,Rhian Lubin and Alicja Hagopian

Republicans see off fierce challenges and flip two seats to take control of the Senate

Republicans will control the Senate in January, following a disappointing night for Democrats that the party had been fearing for months.

The tally as it stands is 51 seats for the Republicans and 42 seats for the Democrats, with seven races left to be called, the Associated Press reports. It puts Mitch McConnell’s party back in the leadership role it was forced to give up early on in the Trump administration.

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