In Brief

US election: Democrats’ Senate hopes boosted as races head to January run-offs

Majority in the upper-house could embolden a Joe Biden presidency or stifle Donald Trump’s second term

6 Nov 2020

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Democratic US Senate candidate Reverend Raphael Warnock gives a supporter a thumbs up at a campaign event

Democratic candidate for the Senate Reverend Raphael Warnock gives a thumbs-up at a campaign event

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