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And the Jan. 6 committee is preparing to deliver criminal referrals.

The mixed picture for election deniers emerged Wednesday after an Election Day that largely went smoothly, with what experts described as normal hiccups but no systemic problems or violence.

And Biden got his chance to trumpet his party’s better-than-expected midterm results at a news conference at the White House on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON -- Republicans on Tuesday gained ground in their push to take control of the House, although Democrats appeared to be holding their own against hard-right GOP candidates in crucial districts as they grasped to defend their narrow majority. Key Senate races remained too close to call.

WASHINGTON -- Republicans on Tuesday gained ground in their push to take control of the House, although Democrats appeared to be holding their own against hard-right GOP candidates in crucial districts as they grasped to defend their narrow majority. Key Senate races remained too close to call.

Officials in a handful of closely contested states are warning that the winners of tight races may not be known on election night, raising the possibility of a delay that former President Donald Trump and his allies could exploit to cast doubt on the integrity of Tuesdays midterm vote.

Republican officials and candidates in at least three battleground states are pushing to disqualify thousands of mail ballots after urging their own supporters to vote on Election Day, in what critics are calling a concerted attempt at partisan voter suppression.

Former president Donald Trump's refusal to accept the 2020 result continues to strain the system ahead of Tuesday's election.

Patrick Marley of the Washington Post, Jessie Opoien of the Cap Times, and Scott Bauer of the Associated Press join Naomi Kowles for a reporter roundtable looking back in time at how election cycles and politics have evolved in Wisconsin.

While the rejections may have some basis in state law, experts say they appear to go against a principle, enshrined in federal law, of not disenfranchising voters for minor errors.