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Sen. Joe Manchin won’t say if he wants Democrats to retain control of Congress

Sen. Joe Manchin III refused to say Sunday whether he would prefer his political party keep control of Congress in November’s midterm elections.

The West Virginia Democrat demurred when he was pressed on whether he wants his party to keep control of both chambers, where the Democratic Party holds the advantage in the evenly split 50-50 Senate and a four-vote margin in the House.

“I’m not making those choices or decisions on that. I’m going to work with whatever I have. I’ve always said that,” Mr. Manchin said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “I think the Democrats have great candidates that are running.