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The Republican takeover of the Senate may pave the way for Sen. John McCain (left) and other GOP foreign policy hawks like Sen. Lindsey Graham to try to play "back-seat driver" to the White House, but at the end of the day, "if the president doesn't want to do what they push for, that's entirely up to him," said one senior congressional aide. (Associated Press)

Republican Senate takeover gives war hawks, neocons bully pulpit

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Sen. Harry Reid. (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: Harry Reid’s last hurrah

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Former U.S. Rep. and presidential candidate Ron Paul. (AP Photo/The Hattiesburg American, Kelly Price)

Ron Paul on GOP-led Senate: Here come the ‘expanded neocon wars’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., addresses supporters at his victory rally in the Kentucky Senate race, Tuesday,Nov. 4, 2014, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Mitch McConnell urged to keep Democrats’ anti-filibuster ‘nuclear option’

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Obama, who has vetoed only two minor bills since 2009, forecast some testier battles with congressional Republicans. "Congress will pass some bills I cannot sign," the president said. "I'll take some actions that some in Congress will not like." (Associated Press)

Obama sees no rebuke from midterms landslide, renews push on agenda

By Dave Boyer and Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Dan Danner, president of the National Federation of Independent Business, said a change of leadership in the Senate was crucial for American business. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

Business welcomes midterm GOP takeover

By Mark Pace - The Washington Times

President Obama raises his glass to toast during a luncheon hosted by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Sept. 24, 2014, at the United Nations headquarters. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Obama: ‘Good news’ Senate and House now controlled by Republicans

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama gestures during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014, in Washington. Obama held an afternoon news conference Wednesday to share his take on the midterm election results after his party lost control of the Senate, and lost more turf in the GOP-controlled House while putting a series of Democratic-leaning states under control of new Republican governors. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama wants to drink bourbon with Mitch McConnell

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and wife Elaine Chao.. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Mitch McConnell signals new GOP Senate majority will attack Obamacare piece by piece

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., addresses supporters at his victory rally in the Kentucky Senate race, Tuesday,Nov. 4, 2014, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Mitch McConnell promises long nights, full weeks to force Senate to work

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sen.-elect Joni Ernst, Iowa Republican, speaks to supporters during an election night rally in West Des Moines, Iowa. Ms. Ernst defeated Democrat Bruce Braley in the race to replace retiring Sen. Tom Harkin. (Associated Press)

Republicans take control of Senate; Obama relegated to lame duck

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., walks to his office after arriving on Capitol Hill on Monday, Oct. 14, 2013 in Washington. The federal government remains partially shut down and faces a first-ever default between Oct. 17 and the end of the month. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Election beating yet to turn Senate Democrats against Harry Reid

By S.A. Miller and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., and his wife, former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, arrive to cast their ballots in the midterm election at their voting precinct at Bellarmine University in Louisville, Ky., Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. The Kentucky Senate race, with McConnell, a 30-year incumbent, facing a spirited challenge from Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes, has been among the most combative and closely watched contests that could shift the balance of power in Congress. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mitch McConnell crushes Alison Grimes in Kentucky Senate race

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Recent calls for a repeal of Obamacare serve as a reminder of the pressure Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, will be under from the various wings of the GOP if Republicans seize control of both chambers for the first time since 2006. (Associated Press)

Obamacare repeal pressure building on Mitch McConnell, John Boehner

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

With four days left in Kentucky's combative Senate race, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., a 30-year incumbent, makes a final appeal for votes during a stop in Lexington, Ky., Friday, Oct. 31, 2014. The results of the closely watched Kentucky contest will be crucial in the midterm election that could shift the balance of power in Congress. The facility, SRC of Lexington, Inc., is a remanufacturer of engines, drive train components and hydraulics for industrial equipment. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

For McConnell, hard choices await a leader in waiting

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Sen. Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Key senators from both parties like their chances on Nov. 4

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., right, casts his ballot with his wife Franki, left, during early voting at the Ford County Elections Office in Dodge City, Kan., Friday, Oct. 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

Winning the Senate: Democrats and Republicans show confidence

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 6, 2014 photo, candidate for U.S. Senate, Rep. Cory Gardner, (R-Colo.), left, speaks as incumbent U.S. Sen. Mark Udall, (D-Colo.), right, listens during a debate in Denver. The two are locked in what many polls say is a tight race, less than three weeks before election day on Nov. 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

GOP candidates treading gingerly on climate change

Associated Press

National Democrats will invest $650,000 in ads to boost Kentucky Senatorial candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes against Sen. Mitch McConnell. (Associated Press)

Democrats putting money back into ads for Alison Lundergan Grimes

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times