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Control of Congress still up in the air

Ballots are being counted with control of Congress hanging in the balance. CBS News rated the House as leaning Republican, but tight contests were keeping the Senate a toss-up. Democrats scored a big victory in Pennsylvania, where John Fetterman is projected to have beaten Dr. Mehmet Oz in a bruising battle for a Senate seat. President Biden made congratulatory calls to Democrats. Ex-President Donald Trump claimed on social media that the GOP had “a great evening.”

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GOP makes violent crime a key issue

Violent crime became a key issue on the campaign trail in the weeks leading up to Election Day. The outcome of the midterms will not only dictate the balance of power in Congress for the next two years. It will also dictate how Congress will respond to the issue of violent crime for years to come. CBS News political contributor Joel Payne, a Democratic strategist, and Matt Gorman, vice president of Targeted Victory and a longtime Republican strategist, joined CBS News to discuss.

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Concerns grow over election security

Fallout from the 2020 presidential election is causing concerns over the security of this year's midterms. More than 300 Republican candidates on the ballot nationwide have publicly raised baseless claims questioning the outcome of the last presidential election. As a result, there are growing concerns about threats of violence and other attempts at interfering with the midterm results. CBS News spoke with Robert Pape, director of the University of Chicago's Project on Security and Threats.

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