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Next Democratic chair of key House committee says he ‘intends to request Donald Trump’s tax returns’: report

MSNBC reported Tuesday evening that the congressman expected to chair the Ways and Means Committee when Democrats take control in November they will seek President Donald Trump's tax returns.

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Sarah Sanders proclaims 'huge victory for the president' after Republicans lose House control

White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders called Tuesday's election a "huge victory" for President Donald Trump -- even though Republicans lost control of the U.S. House of Representatives.

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'Heads are exploding': Chris Wallace reacts after Fox News calls House for Democrats early on election night

Fox News made the early call on election night that Democrats had taken control of the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Fox News panel: There's no reason to vote against Republicans because Trump has 'no scandals'

Fox News co-hosts Jesse Watters and Laura Ingraham asserted on Tuesday that there are "no scandals" that would cause voters to reject Republicans in the midterm elections.

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Georgia GOP candidate Brian Kemp was foiled by his own state's voter ID law when he tried to vote

Georgia Secretary of State and GOP gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp had problems with his voter ID when he went to cast his ballot on Election Day.

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Nicolle Wallace cautions viewers before airing Trump clip: 'We'll warn you that his entire statement is a lie'

MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace on Tuesday cautioned viewers that President Donald Trump's "entire" closing statement for the midterm elections "is a lie."

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'This is suppression': Voting machines with missing power cords force hundreds of black Georgia voters to wait

Hundreds of voters were stuck in line at one Georgia precinct on Tuesday after election officials failed to provide power cords for the voting machines.

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NYC's Board of Elections director blames 'wet ballots' and 'high turnout' for voting issues — and not the city's voter purge

The executive director of the New York City Board of Elections claims rain and "wet ballots" caused problems for voters at the polls on Tuesday — but failed to mention the state's restrictive voting laws and propensity to purge voters.

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GOP woman votes Democratic straight ticket for 'first time' ever because Brett Kavanaugh 'changed everything'

A Oklahoma Republican voter on Tuesday explained that she had voted "straight party-line Democrat" because she was appalled by hearings where Republican lawmakers dismissed allegations that then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted multiple women.

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Elderly Texas woman on oxygen explains why she voted for Beto O'Rourke: 'He represents everything Trump isn't'

A 77-year-old Texas voter told MSNBC on Tuesday that she cast her ballot for Democratic Senate nominee Beto O'Rourke because he is the antithesis of President Donald Trump.

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Georgia woman tells CNN she's voting for Republican Brian Kemp because 'I always vote for freedom'

A Georgia woman on Tuesday told CNN that she is voting for the Republican candidate for governor, Brian Kemp, because she always votes for "freedom."

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