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The midterm elections were a vindication for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who has racked up a series of unexpected legislative victories this year as he has navigated Democrats’ slim 50-50 majority

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer teed up a vote to start debate this week on legislation protecting same-sex marriage, after the bill’s sponsors agreed on changes intended to draw enough Republican votes to win passage.

Democrats took a victory lap on Sunday after retaining control of the U.S. Senate, defying Republican hopes for a "red wave" in the midterm elections, and turned their attention to Georgia where a run-off contest could strengthen their hand in Congress.

American President Joe Biden's Democrats retained control of the US upper house on Saturday, as incumbent Catherine Cortez Masto won Nevada to give the party the 50 seats it needs for an effective Senate majority.

‘It is a reflection of the quality of our candidates’

The fate of the House is still uncertain, but Catherine Cortez Masto's victory in Nevada gave Democrats the 50 seats they needed to keep the Senate after the party out-performed midterm expectations

Catherine Cortez Masto’s victory in Nevada clinches Democrats’ majority as both parties prepare for a runoff election in Georgia.

Democrats on Saturday were one seat away from majority control of the US Senate next year, as vote-counting in deeply-divided Nevada continued following Tuesday's midterm elections and campaigning kicked off for a Dec. 6 runoff in Georgia. If incumbent Democratic Senator Catherine Cortez Masto manages to fend off Republican Adam…

Democrats will hold onto control of the U.S. Senate after Senator Catherine Cortez Masto won re-election in Nevada, Edison Research projected on Saturday, handing a major victory to President Joe Biden.