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» GOP wins Senate, controls Congress
Republicans made the needed six pickups in the Senate to wrest control from Democrats.
» Republican Senate won’t make much difference on national security
The new GOP majority will try to boost defense spending and action against ISIS, but neither will be easy.
Obama’s power to press his agenda during his final two years in office is now at the mercy of the GOP.
» Timothy P. Carney: Obama was no political master, after all
President Obama, it turns out, is good at basically one thing: getting elected.
» GOP’s new turnout machine was in top gear
Data analytics and beefed up voter scores allowed the RNC to finally measure progress across the electorate.
» Fiscal fight: GOP Congress vs. Obama
Since the president can veto legislation, GOP leaders probably will try to avoid votes on bills that won’t become law but could damage the party’s image.
» Here is what a GOP energy agenda will look like
Speeding up construction of pipelines and the drilling of fossil fuels will be GOP priorities.
» Editorial: Obama Democrats have left coal country
The Left’s obsession with fighting coal has convinced West Virginia voters to turn from the Democratic Party.
» Upstart Ernst takes Iowa Senate seat
Republican candidate Joni Ernst delivered another crushing blow to the Democratic Party in 2014.
» N.C.’s Tillis pulls off win in costliest Senate race
North Carolina state House Speaker Thom Tillis won the most expensive Senate race in U.S. history, eking out a victory Tuesday over Democratic incumbent Kay Hagan.
» Gov. Scott Walker wins re-election in Wisconsin
Republican Scott Walker won his third race in four years to be the governor of Wisconsin on Tuesday.
» Philip Klein: Walker’s win boosts conservatives — and his presidential prospects
Conservatives want a fighter and Establishment Republicans want a person who can win. Walker has a great argument that he can do both.
» Philip Klein: 27 senators who voted for Obamacare won’t be part of new Senate
That number will increase, though the exact number depends on the outcome of several Senate races taking place on Tuesday.
» Michael Barone: Yes, even in Virginia, it was a Republican wave
Quite a striking Republican victory tonight.
» He may have lost the majority, but Reid won’t necessarily lose his leadership post
Reid may not be running the Senate floor next year, but he still will be in charge of the Democrats.
» Paul Bedard: Harvard says Twitter’s for blacks, Facebook for whites
A Harvard poll finds that whites prefer Facebook and blacks Twitter, on social media.
» GOP avoids embarrassing Senate loss in Kansas
Kansas’ Republican Sen. Pat Roberts emerged victorious in his Senate re-election bid Tuesday.
» Op-Ed: America can’t afford to be lost in space
Securing our country’s future in space has to be a pressing national priority.
» Republican Baker wins Mass. governor race
Charlie Baker beat Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley in one of the closest races this year.
