Polls have closed in the US midterm elections, with American voters turning out in droves to have their say on the economy, abortion rights, and the future of President Joe Biden's agenda.
What was expected to be a red tsunami — wiping out Democrats in the House of Representatives and the Senate — is looking more like choppy seas for the incumbent party, which was hoping to hold on to its razor-thin majorities.
By the end of election night, Republicans were on track to take back control of the house, but Democrats held on to several competitive districts, avoiding the bloodbath pundits and polls had predicted.
