Republican senators returned to the US Capitol on Tuesday with their first consequential choice of Donald Trump’s new era in Washington hovering over them.

Republicans will take control of the U.S. Senate after securing key victories in Ohio and Nebraska, AP and Fox News have called.

Republicans have won control of the Senate, a major boost for President-elect Donald Trump to enact his agenda, confirm his Cabinet officials and secure lifetime appointments for federal judges, including any potential openings on the U.

Donald Trump won the 2024 election, notching a slew of swing-state victories.Republicans won back the Senate, while the House remains undecided and may take days to call.Investors rallied around the "Trump trade" for the rest of the week.

President-elect Trump has defeated Vice President Harris in early Arizona ballot returns, the AP reports. Why it matters: The presidential race has already been called for Trump, but the outcome in battleground Arizona could provide insight as to which party has the upper hand heading into future statewide elections.

Donald Trump won Nevada with a majority of the vote and a 3.4-point lead over Kamala Harris. Jacky Rosen was also declared the winner over Sam Brown.

Donald Trump won his sixth battleground state of the 2024 election when he took Nevada early on Saturday. The president-elect was declared the winner by the Associated Press after it concluded there were not enough uncounted ballots in the state to overcome the former president’s 46,

Since 1992, Nevada has voted for the Democratic presidential nominee in every US election, except the two elections when George W Bush ran for president as a Republican.