Republicans torpedo Chuck Schumer’s majority in the Senate

The Republican Party on Tuesday, as President Donald Trump was battling Kamala Harris for the White House, was making advances in Congress.

In the current makeup, the GOP held a 220-212 lead in the U.S. House, with three vacancies. The Senate saw Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., leading with a 51-49 split for the Democrats, which included independents who align with the leftist party.

But the Democrats were facing an uphill battle to keep their tiny margin in the Senate, as they had only 28 senators not up for re-election.