As I type, the incoming Republican majority in the chamber will have at ... curtail some of their party’s most radical instincts. If there are, say, 54 Senate Republicans, the party’s far-right will be able to do whatever it wants.

Rick Scott will return to the U.S. Senate for a second six-year term after defeating Democratic challenger Debbie Mucarsel-Powell.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Republican Deb Fischer won reelection Tuesday to a third term in the U.S. Senate, besting challenger Dan Osborn, a former labor union boss and military veteran who gained traction during the race by rejecting both major parties to run as an independent.

Republicans won control of the U.S. Senate with victories in Montana, Ohio and West Virginia on Wednesday, ensuring Donald Trump's party will control at least one chamber of Congress next year. Republicans were set to hold a majority of at least 52-48 inthe U.

Former President Donald Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris after pivotal victories in four swing states. In Congress, Republicans retook the Senate, though it could take days to know the outcome for the House of Representatives.

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R) reacts to Republican victories and why he believes Trump was victorious.

Republican Donald Trump has won Pennsylvania, Georgia and North Carolina, capturing three of the seven heavily contested battlegrounds and coming within a few electoral votes of winning the presidency.

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