Republicans seize control of Senate in U.S. midterm elections
Senator Rand Paul addresses the crowd at Mitch McConnell’s midterm election night rally in Louisville, Kentucky, November 4, 2014.
(Reuters) – Republicans rode a wave of voter discontent to sweeping midterm election wins on Tuesday, seizing control of the U.S. Senate in a punishing blow to President Barack Obama that will limit his political influence and curb his legislative agenda in his last two years in office.
Mitch McConnell waves to supporters with his wife, former United States Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, at his midterm election night rally in Louisville, Kentucky, November 4, 2014.
A man fills in his ballot as he votes in the U.S. midterm elections at a polling place in Westminster, Colorado November 4, 2014.
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