Live updates: Trump heads to NASA expo after GOP’s midterm elections defeat

Vote counting continues in the Alaska and Mississippi Senate races, where the Democratic candidates are leading by thin margins as their party prepares to take over Congress.

John D. “Jay” Rockefeller IV, the progeny of one of America’s most famous and wealthiest families who during three decades in the Senate sought expanded healthcare for the poor and excoriated President George W. Bush’s handling of the Iraq war, died on Friday at his home in Washington, The Washington Post reported. He was 89.

His family did not ​provide a cause, the newspaper added.

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., last night dismissed concerns about whether he's a good fit to lead his caucus as majority leader in the new Congress.

In an interview on MS Now, he was asked for his response to people who feel like he's not the right person for that role.

"The bottom line is: first … we’ve had a very, very strong finish here, and I have worked really hard to get the results we got. But second, the issue is not me, Lawrence. The issue is unity, fighting together. We still have a big job to do," he said.

Asked about Sen.-elect Troy Jackson, D-Maine…

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