Democrats Ensure Clear Senate Majority With Georgia Run-off Win

The Democrats have ensured a clear majority in the Senate by winning the Georgia run-off. Senator Raphael Warnock's victory over his Trump-backed challenger Herschel Walker gave the Democrats crucial 51 seats in the 100-member Upper House. None of the candidates had secured 50 percent of the votes in the mid-term polls held in November. With 99 percent of votes counted in the tight run-off, 51.