Results methodology
Where do the results come from? What is an exit poll? And other election questions answered.

Bush vows to back US envoy
The White House vows to seek confirmation of US envoy to the UN, John Bolton, in the Democrat-held Senate.

Democrats hail return to power
Democrats celebrate after being confirmed as the majority party in both houses of the US Congress.

Bush drive to heal partisan split
US President George W Bush reaches out to Democrats, as they take control of both houses of the Congress.

In quotes: International reaction
International leaders give their reaction after the Democrats win control of the US House of Representatives.

Bush diminished as world leader
Are the days of President Bush's major foreign policy interventions over, asks Paul Reynolds.

Exit shakes Bush administration
The resignation of the US defence secretary shows how much the Bush administration is in disarray about Iraq.

Democrats set for top roles
The BBC News website looks at the Democrats poised to take over powerful committees in the US House of Representatives and Senate.

Democrats' economic challenges
The Democrats now have control of the Congress - but how will they tackle economic issues?

Q&A: US politics after mid-terms
The BBC News website answers some key questions about the US mid-term elections and what it means for the Bush administration.

Chastened Bush won't look back
George W Bush lacks his customary swagger at his first post-election meeting with the media.

Senate winners and losers
The US mid-term polls produce high-profile winners and losers for both Democrats and Republicans.

At-a-glance: US mid-term gains
A guide to the Senate, House and gubernatorial seats that changed hands in the 2006 US mid-term elections.

Profile: Nancy Pelosi
A look at House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, the US first female speaker.

Rumsfeld exit signals Iraq change
The arrival of Robert Gates at the US Defense Department signals other changes to US personnel on Iraq.

Rumsfeld replaced after poll loss
US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is standing down, following Republican election losses amid anger over Iraq.

In full: President Bush's speech
The transcript of US President George W Bush's statement on mid-term election results and the resignation of Donald Rumsfeld.

Rumsfeld in his own words
A selection of quotes from Donald Rumsfeld's six years in office as US Secretary of Defence.

Profile: Donald Rumsfeld
Hawkish US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was the architect of the Iraq war blamed for Republican losses in mid-term polls.

Profile: Rumsfeld's successor
Profile of US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.