Republicans retaking the Senate spells great news for the nation

Sorry, Chuck Schumer: You’re group to become Senate minority leader arsenic Republicans recapture nan Senate.

That’s darn cheery news for nan nation, particularly pinch Donald Trump winning nan White House.

The GOP went into nan title holding 49 seats to nan Democrats’ 51 (including independents caucusing pinch them), pinch a near-lock to prime up much astatine slightest 2 seats.

Sure enough, successful West Virginia, Republican Jim Justice flipped nan Democratic spot Sen. Joe Manchin near unfastened — and did truthful successful what seemed to beryllium nan making of a landslide.

In Ohio, Republican Bernie Moreno hit incumbent Dem Sherrod Brown, pinch Tim Sheehy overwhelmingly expected to oust Sen. Jon Tester successful Montana, that’s positive three.

In Pennsylvania, GOP challenger Dave McCormick was edging retired Democratic Sen. Bob Casey, conscionable arsenic Eric Hovde was starring Dem Tammy Baldwin successful Wisconsin and Mike Rogers led Elissa Slotkin successful Michigan. In Nevada, Sam Brown trailed Dem Sen. Jacky Rosen by a fraction of a point.

Meanwhile, Dem hopes of gains each collapsed and burned.

Follow on pinch The Post’s sum of nan 2024 election

• Donald Trump wins 2024 statesmanlike election, defying nan likelihood again
• Election Day 2024 unrecorded updates: Trump speaking astatine Florida party
• NY & NJ Election Day 2024 unrecorded updates: Trump sees surge of support crossed NYC
• 2024 statesmanlike predetermination plaything states unrecorded representation –– spot really Trump, Harris are faring successful important states
• Republicans return backmost Senate mostly pinch wins successful West Virginia, Ohio
• Melania Trump shares behind-the-scenes look arsenic Barron casts first-ever ballot

Republican power of nan Senate intends that awesome backing for nan Trump agenda: keeping nan courts politically neutral, ending nan migrant nightmare, cutting taxes, fueling power production, containing ostentation and speeding up economical growth.

It’s an schedule acold much successful statement pinch what mean Americans want, arsenic polls person shown.

Learning who controls nan adjacent House of Representatives whitethorn return days, but nan GOP flipping nan Senate guarantees nan state won’t return different difficult near turn.

That’s a immense triumph nevertheless nan remainder of nan returns fall.