Summary

  • People across the US are casting votes in the midterm elections to determine who controls Congress

  • For two years, both chambers - the House of Representatives and the Senate - have been controlled by Democrats

  • The Republicans are predicted to take the House while Senate control is on a knife-edge and too close to call

  • Losing either chamber would hinder the agenda of Democratic President Joe Biden

  • There are also state-level elections and ballot measures which could mean new abortion laws in some states

  • Meanwhile Donald Trump hinted he may announce next week that he is running for president again in 2024

  • We’ll start getting results after polls close in the US this evening - that'll be the early hours of the morning, UK time