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Republicans take control of the Senate

The question now is how large the GOP majority will be

The Republicans have taken back control of the Senate, ending their four-year stretch as the minority party, according to projections.
By midnight on Tuesday, Bernie Moreno had ousted Sherrod Brown in Ohio, while Jim Justice won the West Virginia seat held by retiring independent Joe Manchin, AP projected.
At the same time, Republicans Ted Cruz and Deb Fischer saw off close challenges in Texas and Nebraska.
The question now is how large the GOP majority will be, with races continuing into the night.
Democrats had faced an uphill battle to keep their one-person majority in the Senate, having to defend 23 seats. Republicans only had to fight to retain 11 seats.
Republicans in the Senate will now serve as a check on a new Harris-Walz administration or as allies to Donald Trump in his second term.
Chuck Schumer will be replaced as the Senate majority leader, having taken the position in 2020 when the Republicans lost two run-off elections in Georgia.
It is unclear who that new Republican leader will be, with Mitch McConnell, the long-term GOP leader in the Senate, announcing his retirement after 17 years in the position.
His likely successors include senators John Cornyn, John Thune, or Rick Scott, an ally of Trump who was re-elected on Tuesday.

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