Opinion
Republicans claim Senate majority outright
Senate Republicans are on track to claim the majority in the 119th Congress. The first challenge for the GOP will be choosing a new leader.
Republicans Win Senate Control—Ending Democrats’ Narrow Majority
Republicans were favored to take control of the Senate ahead of the election, which put 34 chamber seats up for grabs.
Republicans capture Senate majority
Republicans on Tuesday captured the Senate, Decision Desk HQ projects, ending their painful four-year stretch in the minority after picking up retiring Sen. Joe Manchin’s (I) seat in West Virginia
Republicans take majority control of U.S. Senate after Ohio, West Virginia victories
Republicans flipped control of the U.S. Senate after picking up seats in Ohio and West Virginia according to projections by The Associated Press, though there were too many uncalled House races early Wednesday to predict which party will hold that chamber when the new Congress begins in January.
Republicans Close to House Majority and Washington Trifecta
House Republicans are on the brink of clinching unified GOP control over Washington under President-elect Donald Trump, awaiting wins in just four of the chamber’s 16 remaining uncalled races.With 218 seats needed to control the 435-member House,
Republicans creep closer to securing House of Representatives by slim margin — again
Republicans will likely control the lower chamber of Congress with a margin that will empower backbenchers and rabblerousers in their party
Republicans gain on Democrats in tight races for state Senate control
Political control of the Arizona Senate was on the ballot Tuesday. Six days of counting show Republicans likely to not only retain control of the 30-member chamber, but to possibly gain a seat . The Senate is currently split 16-14.
Republicans Move Closer to Completing a Red Sweep
Republicans are poised to take full control of Congress, as President-elect Donald Trump begins to put together his cabinet. The GOP has won 213 seats in the House, it just needs five more to take the majority.
Republicans hope for a House majority as Congress returns to session
Congress returns this week. Republicans are hopeful they will maintain their House majority in the next Congress. In the Senate, Republicans will choose the next majority leader.
Fewer states than ever will have split-party Senate delegations
Around two dozen states regularly elected both a Republican and a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in the 1970s and 1980s. Only ...
Republicans win majority in the Senate, flipping control of upper chamber, CBS News projects
Republicans flipped the Senate with projected wins in a number of key races, cementing their majority in the upper chamber.
Republicans take Senate majority from Democrats
WASHINGTON — Republicans seized control of the U.S. Senate late Tuesday after flipping Democratic-held seats, holding onto ...
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Republicans take Senate majority with wins in Ohio and West Virginia
Early in the night, Republicans flipped one seat in West Virginia, with the election of Jim Justice ... Cruz’s victory came ...
Jim Justice Wins West Virginia Senate Race—Putting Republicans Within Reach Of Senate Control
The seat was left largely uncontested by Democrats after Sen. Joe Manchin announced last year he would not seek reelection.
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Republicans Flip West Virginia Senate Race, Putting Them on the Cusp of a Majority
If Republicans are able to hold on to all of their incumbents running for reelection, and they can pick off at least one more ...
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Republicans pick up seat in West Virginia in the race towards Senate majority
Early in the evening, West Virginia Republican Jim Justice ... the ever-tight contests for the House and Senate will determine which party holds the majority and the power to boost or block ...
Republicans won big in the Senate. A warning lurks in the purple states.
Republicans’ primary intervention strategy propelled them to a majority, but they failed to flip four battlegrounds that ...