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Slim majorities in the new Congress will make big legislation difficult

WASHINGTON —  Nancy Pelosi is about to take the reins of the smallest House majority in nearly a century.

Control of the Senate is still up for grabs.

  • Sarah D. Wire
  • Los Angeles Times

And President Trump’s allies in Congress have pledged that on Wednesday they’ll disrupt the normally ceremonial process of accepting the results of the presidential election.

Welcome to the 117th Congress.

Buckle up.

The first test of Pelosi’s razor-thin majority comes Sunday, when the newly sworn-in House elects its speaker.

Democrats have a 222-211 edge, with one race still undecided and a vacancy after Rep.-elect Luke Letlow, a…

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