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Democrats will retain their control of the Senate after winning several closely contested races on Tuesday.

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  • Political 'color' affects pollution control spending in the US, new study finds
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  • With a death and a defection, Republican control of the House falls to 217 seats over 212 Democrats
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  • Florida Republicans eye control of more county school boards in November election
    Republicans have managed to increase their party's control over all but 12 of Florida’s 67 county school boards, according to a new analysis of election data. The GOP’s control has increased from 44 ...
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  • Newsom’s gun control constitutional amendment gets nowhere, to the surprise of no one
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  • Marge Greene Is In A Panic Over Republicans Losing Control
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