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In Tuesday’s elections, Republicans won control of the Senate and expanded their majority in the House. In the coming weeks and months, Republicans in Congress must focus on developing and pursuing a winning agenda over the next two years — an agenda that will help elect a Republican president in November 2016 and provide that president with a governing majority…

Memo to the GOP. You had a great night on Tuesday. But remember: You didn’t win it; the Democrats lost it. This is not to say that you didn’t show discipline in making the election a referendum on six years of Barack Obama. You exercised adult supervision over the choice of candidates. You didn’t allow yourselves to go down the…

Tuesday night was a wave election for Republicans. Check out our chart to see exactly how many seats they picked up.

At the time of this writing, Republicans have picked up nine seats in the House, pushing them to a muscular 243-seat majority. For House Speaker John Boehner, that means the bar is set to high for legislative accomplishments in the next two years. For the national political landscape, that means a lot of red. Here’s the lower chamber of the…

At the time of this writing, Republicans have picked up nine seats in the House, pushing them to a muscular 243-seat majority. For House Speaker John Boehner, that means the bar is set to high for legislative accomplishments in the next two years. For the national political landscape, that means a lot of red. Here’s the lower chamber of the…

WASHINGTON (AP) — For anyone expecting post-election contrition at the White House or vows to change course after a disastrous election for Democrats, President Barack Obama had one message Wednesday: Think again. A day after Democrats lost control of the Senate and suffered big losses in House and governors’ races across the country, Obama struck a defiant tone. He defended…

With so much at stake, millions of Americans still did not participate in the midterm elections this week. When the governing structure of our nation was put together, the Founders were excited about the prospect of a nation that placed the needs and desires of its citizens on a higher pedestal than those of the government itself. They also warned…

Six measures the Republican Congress should pursue, even if they result in a string of vetoes. Unlike the dog that chased the car until, to its consternation, he caught it, Republicans know what do with what they have caught. Having completed their capture of control of the legislative branch, they should start with the following six measures concerning practical governance…

As of just after midnight Tuesday night, Republicans had already gained a net seven Senate seats and control of the chamber, with Virginia likely going to a recount, Alaska pending, and a probable runoff win in Louisiana. Already it seems that they’ve gained at least a net of twelve House seats. Back in May, we felt there could be a…

Voters handed control of the Senate to Republicans for the first time in eight years on Tuesday, putting the GOP in charge of Congress for the remainder of President Obama’s term. Republicans swept to victory in a string of contests across the country, retaining every one of the GOP-held seats up for grabs and picking up more than the six…

WASHINGTON — The most expensive midterm campaign in American history stumbled into Election Day on Tuesday with voters’ interest at record lows and their divisions deep over what they want their government to do in President Obama’s final two years. Republicans entered the final hours confident they will gain at least six seats and take control of the Senate, but…