Democrats Win the Senate, Officially Preventing a Full GOP Takeover of Congress

Democrats were bracing for a “red wave” in Tuesday’s midterms. But in a big victory, the party has maintained their Senate majority — and, depending on how Georgia’s Senate race plays out in December, could actually expand it. On Saturday night, Nevada senator Catherine Cortez Masto was projected to win her Senate race, cementing Democratic control in the upper chamber. “Tonight more than ever, I’m thinking of my friend Harry Reid,” Majority Leader Chuck Schumer tweeted of the late Senate leader, whose legacy in building a powerful Democratic machine in Nevada remained fully in tact after Saturday night. Twitter content… Read Full Article