
The Hitchhiker’s Guide To What Tonight’s Win By Cortez Masto Means for the Senate
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The win by Sen Catherine Cortez Masto over GOP challenger Adam Laxalt means Democrats have at least a 50-50 Senate, allowing Democrats to confirm President Biden's nominees.
Republicans would have put the kibosh on many nominees. Chad Pergram currently serves as a senior congressional correspondent for FOX News Channel (FNC). He joined the network in September 2007 and is based out of Washington, D.C.
However, the big one here is the potential for a Democratic Senate to confirm someone to the Supreme Court should there be a vacancy. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) would be under pressure to reprise his decision from 2016 of not holding a hearing for a Biden SCOTUS nominee were he Majority Leader.
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