For Republicans on Vote's Eve, US Senate Theirs to Lose
Republicans positioned themselves for a likely US Senate takeover after Tuesday's elections, emboldened by polls that show them pulling ahead of President Barack Obama's Democrats in the battle for power in Washington.
Several battleground states like Alaska and North Carolina remained too close to call Monday, but with a number of factors tilting their way in recent days, Republicans were showing increased confidence in the home stretch of what could be one of the most consequential midterm elections in years.
"The wind is at our backs," Senator Rand Paul, a...