The Republican “red wave” in the US midterm elections is so far looking more like a ripple. The Republicans are on track to take control of the House of Representatives, but their chances of gaining a majority in the Senate were dealt a blow with the Democrats hanging on in the battleground state of New Hampshire. The blue team might also keep Pennsylvania by a razor thin margin, with the New York Times tipping Democrat John Fetterman will edge out Republican Mehmet Oz for the Senate seat.
In the governorship races, Sarah Huckabee Sanders – Donald Trump’s former White House press secretary who admitted to lying on the job – is now the governor-elect of Arkansas.