Georgia runoff: Dems take control of Senate – here’s what it means

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Georgia runoff: Dems take control of Senate – here’s what it means

Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff’s historic Georgia wins deals a great blow to outgoing president Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans, as they have now lost control of the Senate

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