We Need A New Word For The Latest Republican Wave Plus 4 More Stories

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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News We Need A New Word For The Latest Republican Wave In 2006, President Bush's Republicans took a "thumpin.' " Four years later, President Obama's Democrats saw "a shellacking." So what do you call the damage done to Obama and his party last night? Read this story GOP Takes Control Of Senate With Wins in N.C., Iowa, Ark., Colo. Republicans needed to pick up just six seats in Tuesday's midterm elections to wrest control of the Senate. In the House, the key question was how big the GOP majority would be next year. Read this story After A Resounding GOP Victory, 6 Tidbits That Tell The Story The midterms marked a drubbing for Democrats. Republicans picked up at least seven Senate seats, wresting control of the chamber and setting up a divided government for at least the next two years. Read this story Governors' Races: Scott Beats Crist In Florida, Quinn Loses In Illinois Arkansas voters elected Republican Asa Hutchinson as their new governor. And in Wisconsin, Gov. Scott Walker has won re-election, defeating Democrat Mary Burke. Read this story Marijuana Votes: Oregon And D.C. Legalize; Florida Says No To Medical Florida's medical marijuana ballot measure fell short of the 60 percent approval required. Oregon voters approved Measure 91, allowing legalization. Alaska also has a legalization ballot measure. Read this story more news stories

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