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Inhofe: GOP Senate to push against regulations

By Tim Talley - Associated Press

By the time he leaves office in two years, President Obama will be known as the man who was even more successful getting Republicans elected than Ronald Reagan, writes conservative Steve Deace. (Associated Press)

STEVE DEACE: The Democrats’ war on whites

By Steve Deace

Vermont incumbent U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., celebrates his re-election on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014 in Burlington, Vt. (AP Photo/Andy Duback) ** FILE **

Peter Welch on Keystone XL pipeline: Congress acting like a ‘playing board’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

U.S. Sen.-elect Joni Ernst speaks to supporters during an election night rally, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014, in West Des Moines, Iowa. Ernst defeated U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, in the race to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) **FILE**

STEVE DEACE: Winners and losers of the 2014 election

By Steve Deace - The Washington Times

Warner

Warner holds razor-thin edge over Gillespie in tight Virginia Senate contest

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Comments from South Dakota general election voters

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

A line of early voters winds down the sidewalk in front of the South Regional Library, an early voting site, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014 in Durham, N.C. Some voters waited in line for nearly two hours to cast their ballots on the last day of early voting. (AP Photo/The Herald-Sun, Christine T. Nguyen)

Likely voters narrowly prefer a GOP-controlled Congress: poll

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., participates in a Senate race debate with fellow candidates Republican candidate and Tea Party favorite Rob Maness and Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-La., on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge, La., Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

EDITORIAL: Landrieu gaffe: A liberal commits candor

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

FILE - In this March 15, 2014 file photo, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice peaks at the California Republican Party 2014 Spring Convention in Burlingame, Calif. Rice has decided against delivering the commencement address at Rutgers University following protests by some faculty and students over her role in the Iraq War. Rice said in a statement Saturday, May 3, 2014 that she informed Rutgers President Robert Barchi that she was declining the invitation. She said her involvement had &quot;become a distraction for the university community&quot; at a &quot;time of joyous celebration for the graduates and their families.&quot;(AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

Condoleezza Rice endorses Joni Ernst

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

** FILE ** This March 15, 2014, file photo shows former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaking in Burlingame, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

Inside the Beltway: A fancier ‘Meet the Press’ still in third

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 3, 2014 file photo Iowa Republican Senate candidate Joni Ernst speaks in Des Moines, Iowa. Republicans in competitive races are treading gingerly around climate change this campaign season. Many say they are not in a good position to make a judgment about the issue, then voice concern for the environment, the economy or both. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Joni Ernst inches ahead of Bruce Braley in Iowa home stretch

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Sen. Kay Hagan, North Carolina Democrat, has been polling strong and energizing her base while Republican candidate for Senate Thom Tillis is struggling to gain the support of more conservative members of the GOP. (Associated Press)

Conservative group knocks ‘race hustling’ ad in North Carolina

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Michelle Nunn, center, with her daughter Elizabeth, greets early voters after she cast a ballot at Fulton County's Adamsville Recreation Center in Atlanta in this Oct. 15, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/David Tulis, File)

Michelle Nunn up 3 points in Georgia Senate race: poll

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Georgia candidate Michelle Nunn's poll numbers are increasing, presenting a potential roadblock to a Republican November Senate takeover. (Associated Press)

Michelle Nunn up 2 points in new Georgia Senate poll

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Democratic Senate challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes left, speaks with former Presidet Bill Clinton as they are introduced at a fundraiser at the Galt House Hotel, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Bill Clinton to stump Tuesday for Alison Lundergan Grimes

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

FILE - This Wednesday Oct. 15, 2014 file photo Republican U.S. Senate candidate, Ed Gillespie speaks during a rally in Ashland, Va. Gillespie is ditching television ads in the state with less than three weeks before he faces US Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., on Election Day. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

EDITORIAL: Gillespie for Senate

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Former Virginia Gov. James S. Gilmore III (The Washington Times) **FILE**

Group headed by former Va. Gov. Gilmore airing ads in Iowa, N.H., Va.

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Sen. Kay Hagan, left, D-N.C., and North Carolina Republican Senate candidate Thom Tillis greet prior to a live televised debate at UNC-TV studios in Research Triangle Park, N.C., Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, Pool)

North Carolina Senate race could be most expensive in U.S. history: report

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Democratic candidates James Lee Witt, left, and Mike Ross, right, watch former President Bill Clinton speak to the crowd during a rally at the train depot in his hometown of Hope, Ark. Saturday, Oct, 18, 2014. Clinton praised all of the democratic candidates up for election and touched on topics such as the Ebola and healthcare. (AP Photo/Texarkana Gazette, Jerry Habraken)

Clinton seeks to boost Democrats in Arkansas

By KELLY P. KISSEL - Associated Press