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Key Democrat wins push US Congress battle to the wire

- Results are being declared in the US midterm elections, with control of Congress hanging in the balance
- Republicans are likely to take control of the House of Representatives, according to projections, but the Senate fight is on a knife-edge
- If Democrats lose control of either, Republicans will be able to block President Joe Biden's agenda
- Democrat John Fetterman, who suffered a stroke in May, defeated his Republican seat opponent Mehmet Oz to flip a key Senate seat in Pennsylvania
- But the results of several tight Senate races have yet to be called, and in Georgia, the race is likely to go to another vote in early December
- Former President Donald Trump, who is expected to announce he will run for president in 2024, has seen some of his endorsed candidates fail
- Meanwhile Florida's Republican governor Ron DeSantis has won a large victory to stay in office, setting him up for a potential 2024 presidential bid
- Pro-choice advocates are celebrating victories to enshrine abortion rights in Vermont, Michigan and California read more