Watch live: McConnell holds presser after GOP flips Senate

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is holding a news conference Wednesday morning, just hours after the GOP was projected to flip the upper chamber.

Republicans enjoyed a strong night in the battle for the majority, winning control of the Senate and ending the night with chances of running up the score.

The victories come as a welcome relief to the right after two disappointing election cycles. They lost two runoff elections in Georgia to lose their majority in...