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The predicted Republican 'red wave' has not materialised in the crucial US midterm elections, with results far more mixed than initially predicted.
The Democrats are performing better than expected at the moment, showing that they are limiting their losses in the House of Representatives and have gained a seat in the Senate. At the moment, the races for control of both houses of Congress are too close to call.
Three Palestinians and one Somali have won their respective races, including Palestinian Rashida Tlaib and Somali Ilhan Omar, who were elected to Congress.
Biden had warned Americans that the election, which comes in the middle of the president's term in office, will shape the US "for decades" - as early complaints of election fraud have marred the first stages of vote counting across key states.
The midterms will decide all the seats in the House of Representatives and one-third of the Senate, which collectively make up the Congress, currently controlled by the Democrats.
The vote comes amid an economic downturn, high inflation, the debacle of the Afghanistan withdrawal, and questions about Biden's leadership.
Other Americans are concerned about a possible return of Donald Trump, divisive culture wars, and racism, which have been linked to the US Republicans over the past five years.