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Warnock's Georgia victory: Dems control every Senate Committee
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Warnock's Georgia victory: Dems control every Senate Committee

What does the Democratic win in the Georgia Senate race mean? Jon Lieber, head of Eurasia Group's coverage of political and policy developments in Washington, DC shares his perspective on US politics.

U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) speaks during an election night party
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The Peach State has spoken

Sen. Raphael Warnock narrowly defeated his GOP rival Herschel Walker, of former NFL fame, to give Dems a 51-seat majority in the upper chamber.

"Red wave" coming in US midterms
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"Red wave" coming in US midterms

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: We are looking forward, if that's the right term, to tomorrow's midterm elections in the United States. Increasingly a time of political dysfunction and tension and polarization and conflict, and tomorrow will certainly be no different. First of all, in terms of outcomes, almost always in the United States, the party that is not in power, that doesn't occupy the presidency, picks up seats in the midterms.

Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker.
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The trouble with Herschel

Herschel Walker was a football demi-God. Now he’s a lightning-rod candidate for the US Senate. How and why did it all turn so ugly?

Herschel Walker's abortion news bad for GOP, but ad spend will determine control of US Senate
US Politics In 60 Seconds

Herschel Walker's abortion news bad for GOP, but ad spend will determine control of US Senate

News about Herschel Walker paying for an abortion and Mehmet Oz killing dogs in experiments isn't good for the Republican Senate candidates, but billions of dollars will be spent on negative ads in the effort to grab control of the US Senate. Jon Lieber, head of Eurasia Group's coverage of political and policy developments in Washington, DC shares his perspective on US politics - and explains why the race for US Senate control is far from over.