Published 3 years ago

Democrats take narrow control of U.S. Senate as three new members sworn in

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Vice President Kamala Harris formally swore in three new, barrier-breaking Democratic senators on Wednesday afternoon following her own inauguration, officially giving Democrats control of the Senate for the first time since they lost the chamber in the 2014 elections.

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Yahoo News

Democrats Take Control of Senate as Ossoff, Warnock Are Sworn In

Democrats took control of the Senate on Wednesday as Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff were sworn-in as Georgia’s two representatives to the upper chamber. The swearing-in, which took place hours after President Joe Biden’s inauguration, comes after the pair narrowly defeated two incumbent Republican senators, Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue, in runoff elections on January 5. Vice President Kamala Harris presided over the swearing-in for both Georg…

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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News18 India

Democrats Gaining Senate Control As New Members Take Oath

WASHINGTON: Three new senators were sworn into office Wednesday after President Joe Biden’s inauguration, securing the majority for Democrats in the Senate and across a unified government to tackle the new president’s agenda at a time of unprecedented national challenges.

3 years ago·India

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The Hindu

Democrats gain control of U.S. Senate as new members take oath

The three newcomers join a Senate narrowly split 50-50 between the parties, but giving Democrats the majority with Ms. Harris able to cast the tie-breaking vote.

3 years ago·India

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Reuters

Democrats take narrow control of U.S. Senate as three new members sworn in

Democrats took control of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday when Vice President Kamala Harris swore in three new members to give the party a narrow grip on both houses of Congress as well as the White House for the first time in a decade.

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Democrats take Senate command as 3 new senators are sworn in, giving party control of White House, Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats take Senate command as 3 new senators are sworn in, giving party control of White House, Congress.

3 years ago·United States

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USA Today

New Georgia senators Warnock and Ossoff point the way to a new Southern strategy

Runoff elections were designed under Jim Crow laws to blunt the Black voting power. This time, historic Black turnout made Warnock and Ossoff winners.

3 years ago·United States

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