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Live Updates: House races to watch as Democrats and Republicans battle for control of Congress
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Polls have closed in more than 40 states and Washington, D.C., and CBS News is rating the House control as lean Republican. CBS News Election Center: Live results of the 2022 midterms
Republicans currently hold 212 seats and need to win just six more, in addition to the seats they currently hold, to win the majority.
Democrats currently hold 220 seats, and there are three vacancies: GOP Rep. Jackie Walorski, of Indiana, died in August, and Democratic Reps. Charlie Crist and Ted Deutch, both of Florida, resigned.
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As vaccination rates decline, widespread outbreaks of diseases like measles and polio could reemerge
Health officials in western Texas are trying to contain a measles outbreak among mostly school-aged children, with at least 15 confirmed cases. It's the latest outbreak of a disease that had been virtually eliminated in the U.S., and it comes as vaccination rates are declining — jeopardizing the country's herd immunity from widespread outbreaks.