As I type, the incoming Republican majority in the chamber will have at ... curtail some of their party’s most radical instincts. If there are, say, 54 Senate Republicans, the party’s far-right will be able to do whatever it wants.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Republican Deb Fischer won reelection Tuesday to a third term in the U.S. Senate, besting challenger Dan Osborn, a former labor union boss and military veteran who gained traction during the race by rejecting both major parties to run as an independent.