The Republican party’s expanded Senate majority will smooth the way for President Trump’s judicial nominees who have been lined up in the bullpen for nearly two years awaiting confirmation – and offers a clearer path for a third Supreme Court pick should the opportunity arise before 2020. After a heated midterm election season, Democrats comfortably secured the majority in the House of Representatives for the first time since 2011. Republicans meanwhile increased their Senate control with at least a 52-46 margin by Wednesday afternoon, flipping several critical seats in the process, including wins by Josh Hawley over two-term Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo.; Rep. Kevin Cramer over incumbent Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D.; and Mike Braun over incumbent Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind. But the GOP Senate majority could still grow—with two seats still up for grabs. FULL MIDTERM RESULTS The historic Arizona Senate race between Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema and Republican Rep. Martha McSally has still not been called hours after polls closed. The two female lawmakers are vying for the soon-to-be vacant seat of Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., who will reti
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