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Is Trump really a ‘lame duck’ after losing both houses of US Congress?

Headline via Al Jazeera · first report 4 Nov, 11:00 IST, latest 4 Nov, 20:34 IST

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What we know

2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from The Independent at 4 Nov, 11:00 IST; the latest is from Al Jazeera at 4 Nov, 20:34 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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