Biden admits Democrats unlikely to maintain control of House

President at G20 says I don't think we're going to make it' after Republicans triumph in key races and stand on brink of majority

Joe Biden on Monday expressed doubts that Democrats can maintain their majority in the US House of Representatives after Republicans won key races over the weekend.

I think we're going to get very close in the House, but I don't think we're going to make it," Biden said at a press conference, dedicated to his meeting with China's Xi Jinping at the G20 summit, in response to a question about abortion legislation following the midterms. Before the midterms, Biden said that the first piece of legislation Democrats would pass if they kept control of both congressional chambers would codify abortion rights established in Roe v Wade.