Despite some very tight races, Democrats have held on to their slim majority in the U.S. Senate.
The chamber was decided Saturday evening after Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto defeated Republican nominee Adam Laxalt, a former state attorney general, according to a race call by The Associated Press.
That gives Democrats 50 Senate seats, which is enough for the majority with Vice President Harris’ tiebreaking vote.
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