Nov 06 GOP takes Senate majority for first time in 4 years with wins in West Virginia, Ohio and Montana By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Republicans have taken control of the U.S. Senate and are fighting to keep their majority in the U.S. House, which would produce a full sweep of GOP power in Congress alongside President-elect Donald Trump in the White House. Continue reading
Nov 06 Republicans take the Senate By News Desk Republicans win control of the United States Senate after securing a majority of seats, according to the Associated Press. Find Senate results here. Continue reading
Nov 05 Republican Ted Cruz wins Senate race in Texas, securing a third term By Sean Murphy, Associated Press Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, won reelection Tuesday, defeating U.S. Rep. Colin Allred and Democrats’ latest try at ending decades of GOP dominance in the booming state that was thrust this election year to the center of battles over immigration and abortion. Continue reading
Nov 05 Republicans move closer to Senate control as Trump-backed Bernie Moreno defeats incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown in Ohio By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press The $500 million contest was the most expensive Senate race this year and one of the most expensive in U.S. history. Continue reading
Nov 05 Texas Sen. Ted Cruz wins third term By News Desk Republican incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz wins reelection to serve Texas for another term, defeating Democrat Colin Allred, the Associated Press reports. Cruz has been serving as senator since 2013 and was a key election denial figure in 2020 when he… Continue reading
Nov 05 Angela Alsobrooks becomes first Black senator from Maryland By News Desk Democratic Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks will become Maryland’s next U.S. senator, the Associated Press reports. She will also make history as the state’s first Black senator. Alsobrooks beat former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a popular, two-term Republican. Along… Continue reading
Nov 05 Democratic Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester makes Senate history By Joshua Barajas Democratic Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, who’s currently serving in the House of Representatives for her fourth term, will become Delaware’s first woman and first Black person to represent the state in the Senate. With the battle for control of Congress… Continue reading
Nov 05 Democrat Andy Kim to become first Korean-American in Senate after winning New Jersey race By Mike Catalini, Associated Press Kim becomes the first Korean-American in the Senate. Continue reading
Nov 05 Jim Justice flips Manchin’s West Virginia Senate seat By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Republicans picked up a crucial win Tuesday in the race for the Senate majority, as Jim Justice easily notched the West Virginia seat to succeed retiring Sen. Joe Manchin, deadlocking the chamber in a 50-50 split, for now. Justice, the… Continue reading
Nov 05 Scott wins Florida Senate race By News Desk Republican incumbent Sen. Rick Scott secured reelection to serve Florida for another term, the Associated Press reports. He held off a challenge from Democratic former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell. In 2020, Scott objected to certifying the results of the 2020 election. Continue reading