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Trump nominees will face friendlier Senate, with bigger majority

Republicans will have a likely 53-seat majority when they start the confirmation process in the next Congress, up one from 2017.

FOX News on MSN · 2d

The 6 Republican senators who could sink a Trump nomination

President-elect Trump is rounding out his administration with Cabinet picks, but there are several GOP senators whose votes could prove decisive in rejecting some nominations.

YAHOO!News · 18h

The 9 GOP senators who could derail Trump’s Cabinet picks

Multiple Republican senators are looming as potential obstacles to President-elect Trump’s controversial Cabinet picks, especially his two most polarizing choices: former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Robert F.

Marco Rubio, Ron DeSantis and Senate

Newsweek on MSN · 14h

Who Could Replace Marco Rubio in the Senate? Ron DeSantis Gives Update

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will be tasked with filling Rubio's Senate seat if he is confirmed as Trump's Secretary of State.

U.S. News & World Report · 10h

DeSantis Aims to Appoint Marco Rubio's Senate Replacement by Early January

Gov. Ron DeSantis says Floridians will likely know who their next U.S. senator will be by the beginning of January

USA Today · 13h

Florida Gov. DeSantis says US Senate pick to replace Rubio won’t happen till January

A replacement for U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio likely won’t be named till early January, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced.

Wisconsin, Senate and Eric Hovde

ABC · 13h

Republican Eric Hovde concedes Wisconsin Senate race, but questions ballot 'integrity'

Wisconsin Republican Senate candidate Eric Hovde on Monday conceded in his race against incumbent Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin and said he would not challenge the election results by requesting a recount.

Newsweek · 8h

Eric Hovde Concedes Defeat to Tammy Baldwin in Wisconsin Senate Race

In a tightly contested U.S. Senate race in Wisconsin, Republican Eric Hovde conceded defeat to incumbent Democrat Tammy Baldwin on Monday.

FOX News on MSN · 13h

Hovde concedes 12 days after Wisconsin Senate race call, blames Dem-recruited 3rd-party candidate

Republican businessman Eric Hovde finally conceded defeat on Monday in a razor-thin race for a U.S. Senate seat in Wisconsin, claiming that a Democrat-recruited third-party candidate siphoned off the votes that would have secured him the victory.

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What to know about Sen. John Thune, the new Republican leader in the Senate

Sen. John Thune of South Dakota is set to lead the Senate as majority leader in the new Congress, after Republicans flipped ...

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Will the Senate serve as a check on Trump’s power or pave the way for his agenda?

The Senate returns to Washington facing more tough decisions about controversial nominations by Donald Trump. It comes as the president-elect is also pushing to bypass the Senate entirely in ...

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Could Trump bypass Congress if Senate Republicans don’t push through his Cabinet picks?

How far can Donald Trump go to push through some of his controversial Cabinet picks, like former Rep. Matt Gaetz?

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'Absolute lawlessness': GOP blasts Pa. Dems' recount effort in Casey Senate loss

Results of the recount for the Pennsylvania U.S. Senate race between Democratic incumbent Bob Casey and Republican challenger Daic McCormick are slated to be announced Nov. 27.

The Washington Post5d

Senate Republicans settle on a new party leader after seizing the majority on Election Day

WASHINGTON — It was the first seriously contested Senate Republican leadership election in decades ... and his aides say ...

Trump got a red trifecta in Washington. But will he face any Republican Party pushback?

Even amid a unified GOP government, Trump will have to face intra-party detractors when he begins his second term in January.

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Lee threatens to not seat Casey in Senate if he continues refusal to concede

Utah, took to social media to threaten that the Senate could refuse to seat Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., if he relies on "illegal" ...

Will Abortion Rights Survive Republican Trifecta? Top Activists Respond

Activists give their verdicts on the fate of abortion rights in America with conservatives in majority control.

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