GOP in grinding push to break Democrats’ hold on Congress

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Published November 8, 2022 3:33 AM

By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Struggling to claw back power, Republicans are pushing state by state to break the Democrats’ one-party hold on Washington. The dragged-out fight is aimed at upending President Joe Biden’s once-lofty agenda. After all the polls were closed, the Democrats’ fragile grasp on power remained at risk early Wednesday. With the narrowly held House and an evenly split Senate, the party faced a new generation of Republican candidates — among them political newcomers, including deniers of the 2020 election and some extremists inspired by Donald Trump handily winning some seats.

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