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Democrats topped Republicans in a series of competitive races, defying expectations that high inflation and President Joe Biden’s low approval ratings would drag his party to key defeats.

Republicans on course to win House majority, with Senate too close to call, on a bad night for Donald Trump’s chosen candidates

There was no red wave.

For weeks, Republicans predicted a “red wave” would carry them to power in Congress, as voters repudiated majority Democrats for failing to tame skyrocketing inflation and address worries about rising crime. The reality appeared far different early Wednesday. Rather than a wholesale rejection of President Joe Biden and his party,…

Struggling to claw back power, Republicans are pushing state by state to break the Democrats’ one-party hold on Washington

On average, the US president’s political party loses 28 seats in the House of Representatives and four Senate seats in their first midterm elections. While votes continue to be tallied, early results indicate that President Joe Biden’s Democratic Party has, at the very least, done far better than average.

Democrats perform better than expected and Georgia Senate race heads to runoff

These midterm elections show why it's always important to never assume you know exactly what's going to happen in advance – and to keep an open mind for potential surprises.

Democrats appear to have surprised even themselves, though a Republican majority in the House still seems likely