The victory by Adam Hamilton handed Democrats an extraordinary pickup in the heart of Trump country and helped solidify control of the chamber. The post Democrat Adam Hamilton Ousts Kansas Republican Roger Marshall to Flip Senate Seat first appeared on Mediaite.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said “America is back” as CNN projects that Democrats will gain control of both the House and Senate.

United Methodist megachurch pastor and author Adam Hamilton has won the election to represent Kansas in the U.S. Senate, and he has called on supporters to follow the biblical mandate to "love our neighbors as we love ourselves."

Because of an "ordering" mishap, a voting location in Linwood, Kansas, briefly ran out of ballots around 8 a.m. Tuesday. "We were able to figure that out really fast."

"At that point, her contractions were about five minutes apart," said Jake Fisher, Shawnee County assistant election commissioner. "... She goes, ‘I'm here to vote, and I'm going to vote my ballot.'"

As the 10 p.m. ET hour approached, Sen. Roger Marshall (R., Kan.) was losing badly with about half of the votes counted, while GOP Sen. Pete Ricketts in neighboring Nebraska was also trailing. In the race for an Iowa open seat,

One of the biggest proponents of a bill regulating credit card fees won't get another bite at the apple in the next Congress. Roger Marshall, senator from Kansas, [lost his reelection race](