Democrats win Senate control — live updates

Headline from CBS News · First reported Nov 6, 6:24 PM ET (15h ago) · Updated Nov 7, 7:41 AM ET · 2 sources, 3 articles

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Democrats were able to pick up the seats needed to gain control of the Senate, CBS News projects, and the party scored several upset victories in red states.

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