Victories by moderates in competitive or Republican-leaning states and districts paved the way for large new Democratic majorities likely to be shaped by their priorities.

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Former Representative Elaine Luria won back her seat in the state’s tidewater region from Representative Jen Kiggans, the Republican who beat her four years ago.

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The ghost stories, dating back to the 19th century, are fitting for a building where the past rarely stays dead.

In a memo, the department told lawmakers it was redirecting up to $125 million in foreign aid, including nearly $49 million that Congress appropriated for family planning programs in low-income countries.

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In a memo, the department told lawmakers it was redirecting up to $125 million in foreign aid, including nearly $49 million that Congress appropriated for family planning programs in low-income countries.

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