U. S. Senate

Warnock's win now gives Democrats firm control of the Senate and makes life easier for them in a number of ways --among them: a cushion in trying to pass bills and assured committee control.

The U.S. Senate is expected to hold the next vote on a bill that would codify protections for same-sex and interracial marriages as early as Monday.

Democratic Columbus Congresswoman Joyce Beatty was arrested by Capitol Police Thursday during a voting rights protest in the Hart Senate Office Building.

Democratic Senate candidate P.G. Sittenfeld says he's the only Ohio candidate running for U.S. Senate in 2016 who would support a slew of new gun…