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Explainer-Five ways US foreign policy may change with a Democratic Congress

By Patricia ZengerleWASHINGTON, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Democrats secured control of the US Senate and House of Representatives in Tuesday's midterm elections, giving them an important slice of power in Washington after two years of Republican control.During the campaign, Democrats had argued that Republicans ceded Congress's constitutional war-making and spending powers to the administration of PresidentDonald Trump. Theyare now expected to curb those powers.Here are some ways a Democratic Congress could hem in Trump's foreign policy.CURB THE IRAN WAR

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