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Des Moines legislator won’t seek to lead Senate Democrats

Associated Press

A woman participates in a pro-Trump election integrity rally at the Orange County Registrar of Voters offices in Santa Ana, Calif., Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. The rally was calling attention to what organizers see as a broken national election process that involve corrupt voter rolls, computer vote flipping and dumping illegal paper ballots into the system around the country. They were not protesting the O.C. Registrar's office. (Paul Bersebach/The Orange County Register via AP)

Analysis: GOP lets doubts about Biden’s legitimacy flourish

By JULIE PACE and STEVEN SLOAN - Associated Press

Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, and his wife, Julie, speak to a crowd of supporters Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP/Michael Dinneen)

Dan Sullivan, GOP senator, wins Alaska; Republicans claim 50th seat

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., celebrates with his wife Susan, at a election night rally Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Mooresville, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Biden’s agenda at stake, battle for Senate pushes to January

By LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

LeMahieu removes Darling from budget committee leadership

Associated Press

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks during a news conference on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, in Atlanta. Georgia election officials have announced an audit of presidential election results that will trigger a full hand recount. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Georgia audit to trigger hand tally of presidential vote

By KATE BRUMBACK - Associated Press

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., left, leans in to speak to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., before his speech at the McConnell Center's Distinguished Speaker Series Monday, Feb. 12, 2018, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley) **FILE**

Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer both reelected as party leaders

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2019, file photo, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., asks a question on Capitol Hill in Washington. The reelection defeat of Peterson in Minnesota and some key retirements mean a shakeup is coming for the industry on Capitol Hill, with power likely to shift from the Midwest to the South and the coasts. Both the House and Senate agriculture committees will get new chairs, and there will be a new top Republican on the House panel. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Key departures signal agriculture shakeup for Capitol Hill

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

The Capitol is seen in Washington, early Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Moderates will wield most influence with Senate’s razor-thin majority

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., arrives as Senate Republicans hold leadership elections, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP lets Trump fight election for weeks despite Biden’s win

By LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

The U.S. Capitol dome is seen, Monday, July 9, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Senate braces for lame-duck fights over border wall money, ICE

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this June 1, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump departs the White House to visit outside St. John's Episcopal Church, in Washington. Part of the church was set on fire during protests on Sunday night. Walking behind Trump from left are, Attorney General William Barr, Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper and Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Milley says his presence “created a perception of the military involved in domestic politics.” He called it “a mistake” that he has learned from. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Mark Esper fired as defense secretary

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., walks back to his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Virus relief package uncertain in post-election Congress

By ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press

In this Friday, March 27, 2020, file photo, a man walks past the closed Cafe Du Monde restaurant in the French Quarter of New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

For Biden, how to help mangled economy is next obstacle

By JOSH BOAK - Associated Press

Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., waves during a watch party on election night, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, Atlanta. Loeffler will face Democrat Raphael Warnock in a Jan. 5 runoff. (Branden Camp/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Georgia runoffs to determine Senate control

By Stephen Dinan and James Varney - The Washington Times

Sen. Chuck Schumer speaks at a news conference outside an early voting site in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. New Yorkers lined up to vote early for a fourth consecutive day Tuesday after a weekend that saw a crush of more than 400,000 voters statewide. The unofficial tally shows about 194,000 voters this weekend in New York City, where some people waited an hour or more in lines that stretched for several blocks. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ** FILE **

Fight for Senate control awaits in Georgia after Biden’s win

By LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

A campaign sign supporting Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden and running mate Kamala Harris stands in front of a vote sign showing former President Barack Obama near the Clark County Election Department in North Las Vegas, Nev., Friday, Nov. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

How to build a government: Transition challenges await Biden

By WILL WEISSERT, ZEKE MILLER and ALEXANDRA JAFFE and AAMER MADHANI - Associated Press

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., talks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Nov. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Pelosi, Schumer congratulate Biden in ‘happy’ phone call

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Editorial Roundup: New England

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

"It's sad and it's pathetic. They lost, it's very clear," Sen. Gary Peters, Michigan Democrat, said about his challenger.

Outlook of balance in Senate hazy, but GOP appears to hold 48 seats

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times