mike hanna reports from washington. ♪ there is no u.s.r in sierra leone to report on the fight against ebola. nor in turkey which is on the front line of the war the u.s. has declared against isil fighters. and no u.s. representation in bahrain which hosts the u.s. fleet, one of the most powerful projections of u.s. foreign policy. u.s. ambassador posts are vacant around the world. the reason, republicans in the senate are intentionally blocking hearings more than 60 foreign service nominees along with president obama's suggestions for judges, cabinet and the surgeon general and arms withering in the face of repudiation of the country's president and his decisions. the log jam could get worse if republicans gain control of the senate, together with what is likely to be a renewed majority in the house, the republicans could have the power to effect shut down foreign and domestic policy during his last two years in office. the current i ran pal policy could be crippled and stripped away if a new majority leader allows sanctions to be taken

they support the armed groups and parliament in control of tripoli and mike hanna reports.nfire] libya has been under the control of two rival government based in separate cities. now the supreme court in the capitol tripoli given its view on how to move forward and declared that the trabrok based is unconstitutional and ruled that it should be dissolved and the ruling immediately welcomed by members of the rival leadership group in tripoli. >> translator: following today's ruling the proceedings this morning we are now waiting for the committee that promised to present the first draft of the constitution on the 24th, this is what all libyans are waiting for, to see their future built around a constitution. >> reporter: in august armed groups opposed to the government prime minister abdula took over and put their own government in place and supporters moved eastward and reestablished their government in tabrook. this further divided the country that never had been united with armed malitia groups forming in support of two centers of government, one battling leaders in tripo

mike hanna reports from washington. >> a man likely to be the new senate majority leader. mitch mcconnell has celebrated a win. one easier to be predicted, and one that sweeps the tone. >> tomorrow the papers will say "i won this race." but the truth is - the truth is tonight we begin another one. one that is far more important than mine. and that is a race to turn this country around >>> a run-off was predicted in the georgia senate race amid speculation that neither candidate could achieve a win. >> georgia made it clear. what was supposed to be a close race became another comfortable republican victory. there'll be a run-off this louisiana, and one democratic senator who will live to fight another day. >> louisiana is worth fighting for. join me, let's get rest tonight and hit the campaign trial in the morning. god bless you all. thank you. >> the republicans increased their majority in the house of representatives, and took a number of governships away from the democrats, including president obama's home state of illinois. and the president could struggle to implement

. >> my colleague mike hanna spoke with jason johnson on capitol hill in washington. and he said high voter tonne out led to the republican's victory. >> georgia, a crunching win for the republicans. we thought it would be close. there was talk of a re-run. what is happening there? >> that was shocking. i live in the atlanta, georgia area, and most of the polling suggested it would be a three our four point race, it would be unlikely that the governor or the republican candidate could get the 50% to avoid a run-off. i think it's an indication of high turn out for the republicans, voter i.d., and laws that the republican and secretary of state has been passing. that's a huge accomplishment. they'll get seven, possibly eight seats in the senate. >> what will republicans take from the size of their victory in the senate. we didn't things it would be so substantial. >> yes, they are pushing eight, possibly nine seats. depends what's in virginia and north carolina. it will be a buffet, if the republicans wake up and know they have a nine seat lead for three seat lead in th

mike hanna reports from washington. >> the man who is likely to be the new senate majority leader. mitch mcconnell, celebrates his win in kentucky, far easier than predicted, and one that set the tone for a night of sweeping gains in both houses of congress. tomorrow the papers say "i have won this race." the truth is tonight we begin another, one that is more important than mine. that is a race to turn this country around. >> reporter: a run-off was predicted in the georgia senate race, and there was predictions that neither could achieve the win. what was supposed to be a close race became another comfortable republican victory. it will be a run-off in louisiana, and one democratic senator who will live to fight another day. >> louisiana's worth fighting for. join me. let's get rest tonight and hit the campaign trial in the morning. god bless you all. thank you. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: the republicans increased the majority in the house of representatives and took a number of governorships away from the democrats, including president obama's home state of illinois.

. >> mike hanna is live for us at capitol hill. mike, they've now got both houses of the congress. what do they plan to do with them? the republicans have been outlining their policy and agenda going forward? >> it's similar situation of what happened in 1994 when bill clinton was faced with the same situation as barack obama is now. but then the republicans came with a very clearly defined agenda, clinton had something to discuss, and it do "z" move towards republican positions. for a while at least the system worked perfectly well. well at this particular stage the republicans have yet no clear agenda to present. the president obama has no given indication of any compromise from his position. one must remember, too, that the presidential veto exists. barack obama has only existed that veto twice during his six years twice. but it's likely he could be doing so a lot more frequently in the months to come. the republicans to make absolutely clear will bring a raft of bills to the floor that they've been unable to get to the senate before. bills ranging from gas exploration, drilling

mike hanna, aljazeera, capitol hill. >> lisa stark joins us now. good morning. the white house is calling for bipartisan ship this morning, but with republicans brimming with confidence after the victory, is that likely? >> they are indeed. republicans calling for bipartisanship. mitch mcconnell said the two parties have an obligation to work together in areas they can agree. harry reid has said the message is clear that they want the republicans and democrats to work together. the bottom line is the two have major policy differences, the two parties. on top of that, the republicans do not have a filibuster-proof majority in the senate and the president of course has his veto pen at the ready, so there's plenty of room for continued gridlock as we go forward. >> great point. unfortunately, probably true. how much of an impact will this defeat have on the democrats? >> well, certainly they are licking their wounds this morning, trying to figure out what went wrong. at the white house, the president has made it clear he will continue to use his executive authority