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  • The US midterm election results continue to trickle and, although there is no clear winner yet in either chamber, Republicans remain favoured to take control of the House of Representatives and Democrats remains favoured to retain control of the Senate.
  • In the House, Democrats will need to run most of the remaining 26 competitive races to have any chance of retaining the lower chamber.
  • President Biden has departed for what White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan described as an “action packed” week of international diplomacy.
  • The fallout from this week’s midterm election appears set to shape the Republican Party for the next two years.
  • The Biden administration has announced that it will send Ukraine four Avenger air defence systems as part of a new USD$400 million weapons package.
  • Poll of the Day: Support for former President Donald Trump eroded in the lead-up to the US midterm election.

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