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'A generational win' for Dems as blue wave sweeps midterms

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France 24'A generational win' for Dems as blue wave sweeps midterms
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Democrats seized control of the US Congress on Tuesday, capturing the Senate and House of Representatives in a stunning, nationwide rejection of Donald Trump. France 24's Wassim Cornet says it is "impossible to overstate" the scale of the victory for the…

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