Good morning.
Polls across the US closed just nine hours ago and results have been pouring in. Democrats have been bracing for losses in the House but hoping for a narrow victory in the Senate. But the Senate is still a toss-up: for the past two years, control has been split exactly 50-50, so the Republicans needed to overturn just one seat to gain control of the upper house. But the first significant flip of the night actually went to the Democrats, with John Fetterman beating his Republican opponent in Pennsylvania. Going into these midterms, the Democrats had 222 seats in the House of Representatives to the Republicans 213 – so whoever takes the House will need to win 218 seats to gain a majority – though the House appears to be leaning Republican.
