The Latest Breaking News from Nevada

Republicans need 218 seats to claim a majority in the House of Representatives

ATLANTA — U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker awoke on Sunday to a different political landscape that reconfigures the strategies of their Senate runoff after Democrats captured a hard-fought seat in Nevada that sealed the party’s control of the chamber.

LAS VEGAS — Democratic U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, fresh from a narrow victory in a hard-fought race that determined control of the U.S. Senate, vowed to keep working for all Nevadans, regardless of whether they voted for her.

ATLANTA — U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock and his Republican challenger, Herschel Walker, awoke on Sunday to a different runoff election in Georgia following a win in Nevada that cemented Democratic control of the chamber.

Victory over Republican Jim Marchant for state’s top elections post is significant win against efforts to sow doubt in US elections

Joe Biden and Chuck Schumer hail achievement after Nevada victory as Georgia Senate heads to runoff

The measure establishes open primary elections and then ranked-choice voting. But because it amends the state constitution, voters will need to approve it again in 2024 for it to take effect.

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto’s victory in Nevada gave Democrats the 50 seats they needed to keep control of the Senate.

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.

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THE Democrats have kept control of the US Senate for two more years, dashing Republican hopes of a majority.