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Republican Bernie Moreno speaks after winning Ohio Senate race

Republican Bernie Moreno addressed supporters after winning the Ohio Senate race and unseating Democrat Sen. Sherrod Brown.

Republicans retake control of US Senate after Democrats lose majority

Republicans win key seats and take back upper chamber in result that had been widely anticipated. US election 2024 – latest updates US election results 2024: live map and tracker Senate and ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

Republicans hang onto Nebraska Senate seat, defeating independent challenger

GOP Sen. Deb Fischer has won re-election after facing a competitive challenge from independent Dan Osborn, NBC News projects.

Politics - NBC News - November 6

Republicans will take control of the U.S. Senate, NBC News projects

With Republican Deb Fischer’s projected re-election to the U.S. Senate in Nebraska, NBC News projects that Republicans will take control of the Senate, boosted by flipped seats in Ohio and West ...

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 ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

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 - November 8

Trump's victory scrambles a three-way race for Senate Republican leader

Donald Trump’s presidential win has scrambled the race to replace Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, with Sens. John Thune, John Cornyn and Rick Scott all running.

Politics - NBC News - November 7

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

Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) said Sunday that Sen. John Thune (R-S.C.) will “be a great leader” for the Senate as Republicans in the upper chamber prepare for a return to power. “I’ve known John Thune ...

Politics - The Hill - November 10

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.

Trump makes demand as Senate Republicans prepare to elect new leader

As Senate Republicans prepare to vote Wednesday on a new majority leader, Trump is already weighing in with demands for recess appointments.

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 - 5 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 ...

Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago

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 - 5 days ago

'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 - 4 days ago

Senate Republicans to elect new leader as Trump looms over contest

Whip John Thune of South Dakota, former Whip John Cornyn of Texas and Sen. Rick Scott of Florida are in the race for Senate Republican leader.

Senate Republicans to vote for new leader for first time in 20 years

After seizing majority in the election, Senate Republicans have to elect a new leader for the first time in nearly two decades. NBC’s Ryan Nobles reports for TODAY.

Republicans to vote on Senate leader with Thune, Cornyn and Scott the frontrunners

Republicans on Wednesday will choose between South Dakota Sen. John Thune, Texas Sen. John Cornyn and Florida Sen. Rick Scott to replace outgoing GOP Senate Leader Mitch McConnell. At this point, ...

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 - 4 days ago

Live updates: Johnson nominated for Speaker, Thune elected Senate GOP leader

Republicans in the House and Senate elected their leaders Wednesday after securing a trifecta — winning the House, Senate and White House — in last week's election. In the Senate, Sen. John Thune ...