In an announcement on Wednesday in the U.S Capitol, Maine independent senator-elect Angus King announced he would caucus with Democrats. King said discussions with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid had left him reassured his "independence would be respected," but that Sen. Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader in the Senate, did not reach out to discuss potentially caucusing with the GOP.

This will give Democrats a ten-vote advantage over Republicans in the upper chamber. Read More