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Key Elections Shaping The Defense Committees, Senate Control Uncertain As More Results Roll In

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, November 4th, 2020

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Key Elections Shaping The Defense Committees, Senate Control Uncertain As More Results Roll In

Low angled view of the U.S. Capitol East Facade Front in Washington, DC.

With key battleground states continuing to tally votes into Wednesday, the future of the Senate Armed Services Committee remains undecided, while several members faced critical reelection campaigns that could shape control of the chamber in the next Congress. For the House Armed Services Committee, the Democrats are set to retain Democratic leadership of the panel with the party controlling the chamber, but overall they underperformed. A handful of freshman HASC members lost their races and the Democrats fell short in…

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