Gaining 6 Seats, Republicans Retake Control of the Senate

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and Lt. Governor-elect Kathy Hochul celebrated their win in New York. Governor Cuomo easily defeated his Republican challenger, Rob Astorino, in a…race distinctly lacking in drama. Credit Chang W. Lee/The New York Times

Gaining 6 Seats, Republicans Retake Control of the Senate

Republicans wrested back control of the Senate on Tuesday by adding at least six seats to their ranks, riding discontent and resentment about President Obama and his policies and consolidating Republican power on Capitol Hill.

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President Obama Left Fighting for His Own Relevancy

President Obama at a meeting Tuesday on the Ebola outbreak. The president made little public comment about the elections. Credit Doug Mills/The New York Times

WASHINGTON — Two things were clear long before the votes were counted on Tuesday night: President Obama would face a Congress with more Republicans for his final two years in office, and the results would be seen as a repudiation of his leadership.

  International New York Times | 4 Nov. 2014