Mitch McConnell, the top Republican in the U.S. Senate, said the incoming Senate Republican majority would be an important guardrail for the country. “It’s a good day for the GOP [Republican Party],” McConnell told reporters Wednesday. The Republican party won back a majority in the Senate with at least 51 of 100 seats in Tuesday’s election. Control of the House of Representatives, which is currently held by Republicans, was not yet decided early Wednesday. All 435 seats in the House of Representatives were at stake in elections throughout the United States for new two-year terms, while 34 of the 100