As Republicans inch their way to a possible house majority, Democrats ink another

Senate victory in Arizona.

Nevada and Georgia are still up in the air.

We've got all the updates from the tense race.

I'm Scott Simon.

I'm Aisha Roscoe and this is up first from NPR News.

President Biden says he wants competition not conflict when he meets with China Xi

Jinping next week.

He wants to know what Xi's quote red lines are.

Understand what he believes to be in the critical national interest of China.

What I know to be the critical interest of the United States and to determine whether

or not they conflict with one another.

And celebration is the city of Herschelon.

Holds back into Ukrainian hands.

So stay with us.

We've got the news you need to start your weekend.

We begin this weekend with a little more information about the balance of power in

the US Senate.

Democratic Senator Mark Kelly has won a tough race against Republican Blake Masters according

to a race call from the Associated Press.

NPR Politics reporter, Hamina Bostillo joins us now from Phoenix.

Hi, Hamina.

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