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US elections: Republicans take majority in Senate and aim for House of Representatives

US elections: Republicans take majority in Senate and aim for House of
Counting of votes for the US House of Representatives continues in a race considered critical for the balance of power.

Meanwhile, Republicans have announced that they have taken control of the Senate, defeating Democrats in key states.

If Republicans win both houses of Congress, they will have an easier path to push forward their legislative agenda.

With a third of the Senate seats up for grabs during this election, they managed to secure the 51-seat majority needed.

Victory in their traditional states like Texas and Florida, as well as successes in West Virginia and Ohio, guaranteed Republicans a majority when the new Congress begins work in January.

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