Americans vote in midterms that could define Trump's closing chapter
The midterms will shape Congress for the last years of his presidency, writes Sarah Smith, but they are also a test of what politics may look like without him.
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Inquirer.net (PH): WASHINGTON — Americans will deliver their verdict on Donald Trump’s tumultuous second presidency Tuesday in midterm elections that threaten
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