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November 4, 2020

Democrats retain control of House, battle remains for Senate majority

Democrats are projected to keep control of the House after Tuesday's elections, but Republicans appeared to have fended off a blue wave in the Senate and can still retain a majority in the upper chamber.

November 3, 2020

Kentucky Senate race: Sen. McConnell projected to fend off challenge from Democrat Amy McGrath

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is projected to fend off a longshot Democratic challenge from former Marine fighter pilot Amy McGrath, who despite her underdog status raised tens of millions of dollars for her campaign.

November 3, 2020

Who is Amy McGrath? 4 things to know about Kentucky's Senate candidate

Democrat Amy McGrath is a former Marine Corps combat aviator challenging Senate Majority Mitch McConnell for his seat this year.

November 3, 2020

Who is Mitch McConnell? 4 things to know about the Senate majority leader from Kentucky

Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, one of the country’s most prominent lawmakers, is facing a well-funded Democratic challenger for his Kentucky seat.

November 1, 2020

GOP control of Senate in jeopardy, could hinge on Georgia in January runoff

Control of the Senate is up for grabs Tuesday with Democrats, armed with record-breaking fundraising war chests, optimistic about flipping several seats and Republicans working hard to keep it as a firewall from a blue wave.

October 31, 2020

McConnell doesn't expect next coronavirus stimulus until 2021

Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he doesn’t anticipate a coronavirus stimulus package until “right at the beginning” of 2021. 

October 29, 2020

McConnell says Democrats have '50-50' odds of flipping Senate control

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the chances are "50-50" that Republicans lose control of the upper chamber with just five days to go until the Nov. 3 election. 

October 27, 2020

Joy Reid posts incorrect tweet knocking McConnell's SCOTUS wins: 'All it took was three people to die'

MSNBC host Joy Reid attempted to throw a wet blanket on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's achievement of shepherding three Supreme Court justices to confirmation, but got a major fact wrong in the process. 

October 27, 2020

Trump already chose Barrett successor on appeals court, confirmation possible regardless of election outcome

With Justice Amy Coney Barrett now on the Supreme Court, a new vacancy has opened on the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals where she previously sat, and President Trump has already named the person he plans to have replace her on that bench. 

October 27, 2020

McConnell: Democrats' call to pack Supreme Court is 'the same old threats and intimidation'

Democrats who have floated the idea of expanding the size of the Supreme Court are simply reiterating "longstanding threats," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., told "Fox News @ Night" Monday.