Often seen as a report card for the president, the midterm elections give American voters the chance to decide which party will control Congress for the second half of the presidential term. The results are in, and the Democrats have secured a majority in both chambers.

In this edition of Triple J's Hack program, the significance of the 'blue wave' is discussed with guests Ava Kalinauskas, a senior research associate at the United States Studies Centre, Cory Alpert, a Melbourne-based Democrat and former Biden staffer, and ABC reporter Lia Walsh.