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NTD's Melina Wisecup joins us live with the latest. Good morning, Melina. In the wee hours of this morning, we got results from Michigan. What can you tell us there Yeah, like you just mentioned, progressive tell us there? Democrat Abdul El-Sayed edged out a victory overnight. The race was called with El-Sayed taking 52 percent of the vote and Mike Rogers at 45 percent. Earlier in the evening, when both of them appeared before at their campaign rallies, they said Rogers held back from conceding the race during his appearance early in the night, telling his supporters to go on home, that it would be a long night. Holding back from conceding, though, he was confident at that point that he would be able to edge out a victory. El-Sayed, though, was quick to take a victory lap once it looked like it was going in his favor. Here's El-Sayed. Medicare for Michigan, we did it My name is Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed. And I am so proud and honored to stand here as your senator-elect from the great state of Michigan. Now as for the big picture here, Steph and Kerry, Democrats had already secured the majority in the Senate even before Michigan was called. Democrats have won every single battleground race in the Senate so far, but we're still waiting on results from Alaska. There were a couple of key Senate races that were big wins, especially in Maine and Texas. In Texas, where you had James Tallarico taking a wide margin of victory, 55 percent to Kim Paxton's 43 percent. Now, this is the first time Democrats have won a Senate seat from the red state. For decades, actually, since 1988. So it's a big win for Democrats here. Paxton conceded the race already, congratulating Tallarico. Here's clips from both Tallarico and Paxton from their post-election speeches. We didn't win this race by alienating our neighbors, or shaming our neighbors, or ridiculing our neighbors. We embodied a new kind of politics. A politics rooted in a deep love for our state, for our country, and most importantly, for all of our neighbors. Well, let me start off by congratulating James Tallarico. I will commit that I will be praying for him that he will do good for Texas and this nation. Now, also, Stephen Carey in Texas, you saw a Democrat unseat Republican Governor Greg Abbott, which is huge for the red state. That's the first time a Democrat has won the governorship in 35 years. So it is safe to say, guys, that a blue wave has occurred this cycle. There was also a big win in Maine for Democrats, Democrat Troy Jackson unseated Susan Collins, which is notable because she spent 30 years on Capitol Hill, guys, so that's a big win for Democrats over there unseating Susan Collins. Also, she's the chairwoman of the Appropriations Committee, a very powerful committee in Congress. Several other races were also called for Democrats, but I won't go through them one by one. Right now, Democrats sit at 54 seats. They needed 51 to take the majority, so sitting at 54 gives them a bit of a cushion. For the 120th Congress, there are still two races uncalled in Alaska and Mississippi. Senator Chuck Schumer, poised to take back the leadership in the upper chamber, commented on the wins early in the night. Here's Schumer. Oh, man. Wow. Wow. Wow. Now, against all odds, we Democrats have won the Senate. And Melina, let's now move to the House. Democrats, of course, they did win the lower chamber early on. But what's the latest with the balance of power in the House? Yeah, so right now Democrats are sitting at 228 seats. They needed 218 to win. So that's a bit of a cushion, especially when you compare this majority to the slim majorities that we've seen over the past several years under both Republican and Democrat majorities. There are still 68 races yet to be called to in the House. So we'll have to see whether they even gain more cushion for the majority or if Republicans are able to make some inroads there. Democrats won lots of battleground districts and flips. and flipped tons of House seats that they were eyeing leading up to last night. Hakeem Jeffries gave a victory speech vowing to fight for an affordable America. Remember, he is the minority leader right now for the Democrats in the House. He's poised to take the gavel in January. We will fight hard to lower the high cost of housing and groceries and gas. We're going to fight hard to make sure that we. Can ensure that every single American can afford to go see a doctor when they need one. And also notably, remember I told you guys I was watching yesterday to see how the DSA candidates would fare. Five Democratic Socialists of America candidates so far have won races. Remember, this is what many Republicans were warning against leading up to last night, saying that if DSA candidates were able to take those seats and Democrat leaders were able to win the gavel, that the Democrat leadership would actually be beholden to DSA's demands if they won. House Speaker Mike Johnson mentioning this last night in his speech to a crowd, telling them the fight isn't over. Here's Johnson. The battle for our country, that battle against this insurgent socialist movement and the battle to restore American greatness, none of that is over in any way. In fact, I'm going to tell you right now, that fight has just begun for our generation. Now, while the leadership on the Democrat side looks to be set in stone, aside from the vote that they have to take in January, but it's looking on track for Jeffries to take the gavel, the leadership on the Republican side is less clear at this point. House Speaker Mike Johnson may stay as the minority leader or the current leader on the Republican side. Steve Scalise may take that position. Jim Jordan, the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, also might be up in that election in January. So we'll see how that plays out. But as for right Lawmakers will enter a lame duck session where Republicans will have two months to complete whatever they can before Democrats officially take control of Congress in January, guys. All right. Thank you for that update. NTD congressional correspondent Melina Weiskopf.