This Tuesday, the Republican Party achieved control of the Upper House of the United States Congress by taking 51 seats, enough to have the majority, after Nebraska Senator Deb Fischer achieved re-election, a notable victory for the party. red, whichthus taking control of the Senate from the Democratic Party.
Fischer prevailed tonight over the independent candidate Dan Osborn, while two other Republicans have won the seats of two Democratic senators. The Republican candidate for the state of Ohio has defeated his rival, Sherrod Brown, who was seeking re-election at the polls, and the governor of Virginia, Jim Justice, will occupy the seat left vacant by the independent senator, formerly a Democrat, Joe Machin.
The leader of the Republican minority in the United States Senate, Mitch McConnell, 82 years old and in office since 2007, announced earlier this year that would retire from office after his term ended (in this election), so it is unknown who will be the next majority leader of this chamber.
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