If the polls are correct, Republicans are on course to take back control of at least one chamber of the US Congress after Tuesday’s midterm elections, in a development that would bring “divided government” back to Washington.
Non-partisan projections point to the Republicans seizing the reins of the House of Representatives, while control of the Senate, the upper chamber of Congress, is likely to hang on a few key races in swing states such as Pennsylvania, Georgia and Nevada.
While President Joe Biden would have the power to veto Republican legislative proposals, the potential changing of the guard nevertheless raises questions about what a Republican-led House will mean for the next two years of Biden’s presidency — and beyond.