South Dakota Republican says Thune will 'be a great leader' for Senate

Battle for control of House after Republicans take Senate, White House

CBS News has projected former President Donald Trump will return to the White House as Republicans also gain control of the U.S. Senate. All eyes are now on the battle for control of the House of ...

Republicans eye 53-seat Senate majority with Casey in trouble in Pennsylvania

Senate Republicans are feeling optimistic they’ll expand their majority to 53 seats next year as Sen. Bob Casey (D) is trailing Republican David McCormick in Pennsylvania by more than 50,000 votes ...

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Republicans take control of US Senate after flipping three seats

Democrats lose majority in Congress’s upper chamber after defeats in Ohio, Montana and West Virginia

World - Financial Times - November 6

Balance of power remains unclear in House as Republicans take Senate, White House

In January, Republicans will take control of the Senate after flipping seats in West Virginia, Ohio and Montana. The House remains up for grabs, although the GOP has made gains to reach the 2018 ...

Republicans take Senate: What it means for President-elect Trump

When President-elect Trump returns to the White House, he'll be supported by a Republican-controlled Senate. While control of the House remains up for grabs, if Republicans take majority there too, ...

Republican Dave McCormick wins Pennsylvania Senate seat in key race

McCormick ousts incumbent Democratic Bob Casey after contentious and expensive race, widening party’s majority. The Republican Dave McCormick won the Senate race in the battleground state of ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

Republicans declare victory in hotly contested Pa. Senate race as final votes are counted

NBC News hasn't yet called the Senate race in Pennsylvania, where Republican Dave McCormick holds a narrow lead over Democratic Sen. Bob Casey.

Senate Republican leadership fight becomes a proxy for MAGA influence under Trump

An army of online pro-Trump voices is trying to boost underdog Rick Scott for Senate Republican leader over two Mitch McConnell deputies, John Thune and John Cornyn.

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 Donald Trump carried.

Politics - Politico - 2 days ago

Triumphant Republicans Grapple With Trump’s Influence as They Return to Capitol

The president-elect is to visit Capitol Hill on Wednesday as Republican senators elect a majority leader. His staffing decisions are already depleting the narrow majority the G.O.P. expects in the ...

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Republicans have an opportunity to transform party with Senate leadership vote

The Republican Party has a historic opportunity to continue the transformation of the Republican Party from establishment politics to effective advocacy for the people, or we might say, the common ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

'Who?' Some Republican senators surprised by Trump's defense pick

Some Republican senators expressed surprise and said they had little knowledge about who exactly President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of defense is.

Politics - NBC News - Yesterday

Chaffetz: 'I dare any Republican senator to vote against' Hegseth

Former Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) weighed in on President-elect Trump's decision to tap Fox News host Pete Hegseth as his Defense chief, suggesting he will be "easily confirmed." “I dare any ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Republicans hold onto the House, after clinching Senate and presidency

Republicans have won enough seats to keep control of the House of Representatives, ABC News projects, clinching a unified GOP government in Washington.

Trump baffles Republican senators by picking Matt Gaetz for attorney general

President-elect Donald Trump stunned Senate Republicans by announcing that he will nominate Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz as attorney general.

Politics - NBC News - 19 hours ago

Senate Republicans Alarmed by Trump Nominating Matt Gaetz for Attorney General

Many Republican senators were stunned that Representative Matt Gaetz, Republican of Florida, had been chosen as the nominee, and expressed skepticism that he could secure enough votes for ...

Top stories - The New York Times - 18 hours ago

Republicans promise to protect the Senate filibuster, even if it hinders Trump's agenda

The new Senate Republican majority is promising to leave the filibuster alone — even if it stands in the way of the Trump agenda they hope to advance.

Politics - NBC News - 18 hours ago

Trump 'challenging' Republican senators with controversial Cabinet picks: ANALYSIS

Donald Trump was elected with a mandate last week. He's now using it to challenge Republican senators to confirm his Cabinet picks.

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