The Republican senator has spent 40 years in Congress, but said he has "unfinished business" before he goes.

Her limited experience and comments on Putin, Syria, surveillance, and Snowden had put her nomination at risk.

Budget shutdowns have become frequent, protracted - and a uniquely American problem.

A public pressure campaign by top Donald Trump allies to elect their preferred candidate, Florida Senator Rick Scott, failed.

He is on course to become the battleground state's first Latino US senator, according to a CBS News.

Analysis of the results of the election.

Republicans gain three seats, guaranteeing them at least 52 out of 100 in the new upper chamber.

Democrat had resisted calls to resign for accepting gifts, including gold bars, to aid foreign states.