Richard Wolf and Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY Published 8:18 a.m. ET Nov. 7, 2018 | Updated 10:26 a.m. ET Nov. 7, 2018 Sen.-elect Josh Hawley walks on stage with his wife Erin to make his victory speech during an election watch party Tuesday night in Springfield, Mo. (Photo: Charlie Riedel, AP) WASHINGTON – Republicans held on strongly Tuesday to their second-most important bastion of power: the United States Senate. That means President Donald Trump, who holds the most important power center, can continue getting conservative federal judges confirmed – something he has done in record numbers already. And he is in a strong position should another vacancy materialize on the Supreme Court. It means Trump’s anticipated shakeup of his administration should go relatively smoothly: Senate Republicans will be able to rubber-stamp new Cabinet nominees for posts ranging from attorney general to, possibly, defense secretary. It means that no matter what the new Democratic House of Representatives does in terms of investigating Trump, the Senate is poised to beat back impeachment, as it did for President Bill Clinton in 1998. And by gaining rather than losing Senate seats, it means Republicans have a vastly improved chance of keeping control through 2020, when they will be defending 22 of 34 seats up for grabs. That represents a table-turning from this
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