Americans are poised to elect a new Congress, with control of both chambers at stake as every seat in the House of Representatives and one-third of the Senate is up before voters on Election Day.Every nonincumbent president since 1992 has entered office with their party controlling both chambers of Congress,

Voters in New York City’s suburbs could play an outsized role in determining control of the U.S. House as Republicans cling to seats they won two years ago by seizing on fears of crime and Democrats try to claw them back by warning that a right-wing Congress might ban abortion.

Closely contested congressional races in California could tip the balance on whether Democrats can retake control of the U.S. House. This year, it’s Republicans on defense.