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According to projected results from the U.S. Senate election on November 5, the Republican Party has taken control.
The Democrats lose their majority in the Senate by one seat.
In recent months, the polling momentum has shifted to the Republicans, who are seen as the favorites to win the Senate in November. In the 2022 midterms, Republicans lost control of their chamber when Democrats won 50 seats. Vice President Kamala Harris was the tie-breaking vote for the President of the Senate.
In Ohio, the Republican Bernie Moreno defeated Democrat Sherrod brown. Jim Justice won a Senate seat for West Virginia. The final results have yet to be determined.
It is not clear who will succeed outgoing Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnel.
McConnell, the Kentucky senator who has been the Senate caucus’ leader for over a decade, announced on February 28 that he would step down in November.
McConnell has been vocal over the past two-years in advocating for military aid to Ukraine, while criticizing President Joe Biden for perceived delays in providing assistance. He has previously highlighted the economic benefits of helping Ukraine, highlighting that such funding also supports American defence manufacturers and creates job opportunities in multiple states.
McConnell’s successors, such as John Thune, John Cornyn and John Barrasso may have different perspectives on the ongoing support for Ukraine. This could impact future decisions about aiding this embattled nation.
U.S. Senators have by and large been supportive of providing Ukraine with additional military aid — in large contrast with the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives who played a larger role in attempting to block a $61 billion Ukraine aid package from passing earlier in 2024.
The bill was approved by the Senate with 79 votes for and 18 votes against, but the margins were smaller in the House.
The presidential race and the contest for the U.S. House of Representatives are still ongoing. Former U.S. president Donald Trump has been declared the presumptive victor in North Carolina’s swing state, but votes still need to be counted in other states such as Pennsylvania, Michigan Georgia and Wisconsin.
According to projected results from the U.S. Senate election on November 5, the Republican Party has taken control.
Trump led Democratic Vice President Kamala Harri 50.8% to 48.2% with 90% of the votes counted. The projection marks the very first call for a swing state in the U.S. Presidential election.
The Digital Forensic Research Lab of the Atlantic Council found that accounts from China helped to amplify Russian disinformation videos aimed at U.S. citizens.
Google stated that “These satellite photos were taken over a year ago, and are from sources that are publicly available. We do not publish images of the most recent war zones.”
Sweden will provide Ukraine a new package of aid worth nine million euros ($9.8million), which includes two vessels that are designed to improve maritime security. The country will also provide 40,000 protective masks, respirators and other equipment to the Emergency Service of Ukraine.
The Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed a Ukrainian war veteran to lead one of Russia’s regions. This is the highest position that has been awarded to a participant to the full-scale invasion.
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia launched at least 4300 Shahed-type drones and other UAVs that imitated Shaheds between August and October of 2024. This is a significant increase in comparison to earlier months.
The FBI announced that Russian email domains appear to be the source of bomb threats against polling stations in multiple states. The FBI clarified that these threats were not deemed credible.
The Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office announced on Nov. 5 that Russian troops shot six captured Ukrainian Armed Forces Soldiers in the Pokrovsk Sector of the Front Line in Donetsk Oblast.
Due to the activation by electronic warfare systems when air raid alarms sound, users in Ukraine are experiencing more frequent automatic time change on their smartphones.
The statement was signed by South Korea as well as Australia and New Zealand.
According to preliminary data, Moscow attacked the Shevchenskyi area with a drone of the type Shahed at around 5 p.m. local.
According to Rustem Umerov, Ukraine’s Minister of Defense, the clashes were not large-scale.
In a statement released on the eve before the election, U.S. Intelligence agencies predicted that Russia would intensify its efforts to undermine the U.S. election on election day. They would focus on swing states.
Bloomberg reported that the United Kingdom was unable to retrieve weapons from floating armories, which offered weapons and accommodation to guards protecting Russian oil tankers.
According to reports, Russian forces targeted an infrastructure facility and started a fire. The full extent of the damage is still being determined.
Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesperson, said: “She is not the president of her own country, as far we understand. The majority of the population in her country did not vote for [her].
Politico reported that the European Union’s antifraud agency has opened an investigation into possible exports of rebranded Russian crude oil via Turkey to the EU. The report was based on two unnamed sources.
Ukrinform reported that the recruitment center for the Ukrainian Legion in Poland had received more than 500 applications from Ukrainians in 30 different countries in just one month, citing officials at the center.
Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal said on November 4 that the country aims to narrow the voting eligibility for local elections in order to exclude Russians and Belarusians in order to counter Russian influences.
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