GOP poised to retain control of Senate, House

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Republicans appeared poised late last night to retain control of Congress. The GOP went into Election Day with 54 U.S. Senate seats and facing threats of a Democratic takeover. That didn’t happen on a night that appeared as of 2:30 a.m. ET to be going for Donald Trump in the presidential race. U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri held off a challenge from Jason Kander, and U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania defeated Democrat Katie McGinty in two late races to keep the upper chamber in GOP hands. U.S.…