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Republicans projected to hold control of the Senate: NBC News
Republicans will hold their Senate majority, giving a critical boost to President Donald Trump and the GOP's agenda, NBC News projects. Running on a highly favorable map, Republicans managed to stop Democrats from flipping the two net GOP-held seats the minority party needed to win control of the chamber. The GOP benefitted as Democrats had to defend 10 seats in states Trump won in 2016, including five that he carried easily. The outcome secures two more years of GOP Senate control, during which Republicans will try to keep up their torrid pace of confirming young, conservative judges for potential decades on federal ... (full story)