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It's Election Day. Control of Congress is on the line, and what else you need to know

NPR ·First reported 3h ago

It's Election Day. Control of Congress is on the line, and what else you need to know — Image: NPR

There are a lot of variables for how things will go today. Results will start to come in at 6 p.m. ET in Kentucky and Indiana, and then it will be off to the races.

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