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Republicans in Congress will hold onto the House of Representatives in a major victory that paves the way for President-elect Donald Trump to begin the first two years of his second term with his party controlling both chambers of Congress. The victory, called by CNN and NBC News Wednesday, is a worst-case scenario for Democrats still reeling from last week’s bruising election night defeat up and down the ballot. Senate Republicans had already won the majority in Congress’s upper chamber. ALSO READ: The real reason behind Trump’s surprise win Want more breaking political news? Click for the la…