WASHINGTON – Joe Biden defied midterm headwinds in an improbable election Tuesday as Democrats held off a Republican "red wave" that many strategists predicted, giving the president unexpected momentum as he weighs whether to run for reelection. Far from a setback for the Biden presidency, the election raised more questions about a Republican Party still dominated by former President Donald Trump, who had several hand-picked candidates lose their races and held rallies in battleground states across the country. Marc Thiessen, a Republican and former speechwriter for President George W.