Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey (D) conceded to Republican Dave McCormick on Thursday, solidifying the GOP’s majority in the Senate despite an ongoing statewide recount effort. “I just called Dave McCormick to congratulate him on his election to represent Pennsylvania in the United States Senate,

Democratic Senator Bob Casey of Pennsylvania on Thursday said he was conceding a closely fought race to Dave McCormick in a Republican victory that boosts the party's majority in the upper chamber. (Reporting by Costas Pitas;