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The Republicans have picked up at least three seats in the Senate and could pick up more as votes continue to trickle in, but moderate GOP senators will still have a major impact on passing legislation. 

The GOP took control of the Senate late Tuesday night, picking up seats in West Virginia and Ohio. On Wednesday it was announced that Republicans picked up a Senate seat in Montana. 

Senate races that have yet to be called are Nevada, Michigan, Arizona and Pennsylvania. 

Nevada GOP Senate candidate Sam Brown is currently leading incumbent Sen. Jacky Rosen by .1% and Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick is leading Democratic incumbent Sen. Bob Casey by 0.7 percent. 

Democrats are likely to keep the Senate in Michigan and Arizona as the GOP candidates are behind in tight races. The Wisconsin Senate seat was won by Democrats. 

The increase of GOP Senate seats calls into question the influence of moderate Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine., and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska., and whether or not former President Donald Trump in his 47th term will have room to maneuver with a large majority, according to Politico.

“Having at least the 52-seat benchmark will diminish their influence, as their objections alone will not be enough to block the confirmations of Trump’s nominees from advancing,” Beacon Policy Advisors analyst Owen Tedford told Market Watch.

The president appoints Supreme Court justices, ambassadors and public ministers that have to be approved by the Senate. In 2019 when Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed, Collins was the final vote to confirm him. 

The Senate also needs a two thirds majority to either override a presidential veto, propose a constitutional amendment or convict an impeached official.

If the GOP were to win two more seats in the Senate via Nevada or Pennsylvania, Trump would have a larger majority to be protected if an impeachment attempt were to happen again like his first term.