Hi, this is Gabriela. I'm here with my parents. Gail and Michael.

Each of whom voted for both Democrats and Republicans.

And I'm her little sister Becca. I can't vote till next election,

but I'll be sure to stay informed by listening to the NPR Politics podcast.

And I can't vote till 2026. This podcast was recorded at

2.40pm Eastern on Tuesday, November 7th. Things may have changed since the time you hear this.

All right, here's the show.

That was sweet. Hey there, it's the NPR Politics podcast.

Democrats have retaken control of the House of Representatives,

but Republicans have expanded their Senate majority.

And the day after, everyone is trying to frame and spin the results.

We will do our best to cut through it all. I'm Scott Detrello, I cover Congress.

I must make all political report. I'm Mara Liason, National Political Correspondent.

And I'm Ron Elving, Editor-Corespondent.

It's been about 12 hours or so since our early morning results podcast.

Before we get into President Trump's press conference, which was,

which was something, I think that's the technical term for it.

As well as likely next speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's press conference,

some results to catch you up on the Associated Press is projecting that John

Tester is going to hold on to his seat in Montana that limits democratic losses in the Senate

a little bit. But the Democrats could still lose one more seat. Bill Nelson,

the incumbent in Florida, is trailing Governor Rick Scott.

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