GOP inches closer to House win, Senate hinges on Georgia run-off

Republicans edged closer on Thursday to securing a majority in the US House of Representatives while control of the Senate hinged on a few tight races, two days after Democrats staved off an anticipated “red wave” of Republican gains in midterm elections.

Republicans have captured at least 210 House seats, Edison Research projected, eight short of the 218 needed to wrest the House away from Democrats and effectively halt President Joe Biden's legislative agenda.

President Joe Biden said he intends to run for a second term, and that he’ll be talking with his wife Jill Biden over the holidays about it. Biden