Joe Biden took a cautious victory lap following the 2022 midterm election results, describing Democratic successes despite expectations of large Republican gains. ‘While the press and the pundits were predicting a giant red wave – it didn’t happen,’ the US president said, adding that many results in key races were still being tallied.
With ballots still being counted, Democrats were hopeful about holding the Senate while Republicans felt they were on course to win the House – but by a much narrower margin than widely predicted