From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

The elections are over. Let the campaign begin.

Hello again. I'm Marvin Olney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

Let daily look at the issues, Americans care about most.

Even before the midterm voting began, both parties were looking ahead to the next presidential election.

Now, Republicans have the Senate for the first time since 2006 and their biggest House majority since 1950.

Can they legislate their way to success in 2016? We'll hear about their challenges and those of a

lame duck Democrat in the White House whose party blames him for its losses. What's in store

as both parties try to impress an electorate that will look very different from yesterday's voters.

Today's talking point is legal marijuana reaching a tipping point.

First, here's the news.

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Democrat Barack Obama is now officially a lame duck president

with the Senate controlled by Republicans and the House with its biggest GOP majority since 1950.

How did they do it?

And what's next in the halls of Congress and in the White House?

Today's talking point, two more states and the District of Columbia may have legalized recreational marijuana.

23 have approved it for medical use. Is the federal government likely to get on board? First is news update. In Jerusalem, a Palestinian driver plowed into a pedestrian's near a light rail station today, killing one Israeli and injuring a dozen more.

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