Hello and welcome to the Sky News All-Out Politics Podcast. I'm Alan Bolton. Join me here in

Washington, D.C. is Sky News U.S. correspondent Amanda Walker. And I'm joined down the line by the

playwright and columnist for the new European Bonnie Greer, Greg Swenson from Republicans Overseas, political correspondent Louis Goodall, and our head of

SkyData, Harry Carr.

Well, this week we're going to be talking about the

US midterm elections, what they mean, what their

implications are, and also the latest on Brexit.

Is a deal really imminent.

Well, let's start with those midterm elections two years after Donald Trump was elected.

The Republicans lost control of the House of Representatives to the Democrats,

but on the other hand, they made gains in the Senate.

So what did Donald Trump make of it?

There was a big day yesterday, an incredible day,

and last night the Republican Party defied history

to expand our Senate majority

while significantly beating expectations in the House for the Midtown and mid-turn year.

We did this in spite of a very dramatic fundraising disadvantage driven by Democrats' wealthy donors and special interests and very hostile media coverage

to put it mildly. The media coverage set a new record and a new standard. The leader of the

Democrats, Nancy Pelosi, who seems set to return as Speaker for the second time,

but she will still be the first female Speaker of the United States Congress.

Nancy Pelosi saw things somewhat differently.

When Democrats win and we will win tonight,

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