To the surprise of probably no one, Elizabeth Warren has been declared the winner of the U.S. Senate race by the Associated Press, citing early returns that showed her with an insurmountable lead over Republican challenger John Deaton.

Elizabeth Warren of Cambridge won a third term, defeating Republican John Deaton, an attorney and political ... Aging and Armed Services committees. Deaton, 57, is a newcomer to Massachusetts politics and was a long shot in his goal to unseat Warren.

"I've never been a Trump voter" Deaton has conspicuously distanced himself from former President Donald Trump, a somewhat unusual move for a Republican candidate in an era of inte