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“Blue wave”

THE politics of toxicity and confrontation at home and abroad have led to a severe setback for American President Donald Trump. His Republican Party experienced a drubbing at Tuesday’s midterm polls, with the Democrats riding a decisive blue wave to power in both houses of the US Congress, and taking control of the American government’s legislative arm. The Democrats managed wins in deeply red states, indicating the widespread dissatisfaction with Mr Trump’s style of governance. For most…

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