By Sky News US Team
US President Barack Obama has said he is not "mopey" about sweeping Republican wins in Tuesday's midterm elections.
He said the conservatives had a "good night" after securing a Senate majority and tightening their grip on the House of Representatives.
Mr Obama said he looks forward to a "productive" working relationship with the Republicans during his last two years in office.
His bipartisan tone was echoed by the other side, but immigration quickly emerged as a bone of contention.
During a news conference on Wednesday in the East Room of the White House to discuss the election results, Mr Obama said: "It doesn't make me mopey.
"It energises me, because it means democracy is working."
He has invited congressional leaders to a meeting on Friday to discuss how they can cut through the gridlock that has paralysed Capitol Hill in recent years.
The Republican takeover will limit Mr Obama's political influence and curb his legislative agenda.
But Mr Obama warned he would use his veto if conservatives pass a bill to try to repeal his signature health law, Obamacare.
He also signalled he could take executive action to reduce deportations and improve US border security by the end of the year, with or without conservative support.
Incoming Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell, long a vocal critic of Mr Obama, warned any such unilateral move would "poison the well".
The veteran conservative also struck a bipartisan tone, with caveats, during his own press conference earlier in Louisville, Kentucky.
He said voters expect the Republicans and the Democratic White House to find common ground.
But he added: "We will certainly be voting on things as well that we think the administration is not fond of."
Republicans needed six Senate seats for a majority. They won at least seven, giving them 52 seats in the 100-member chamber.
In the House, Republicans were on track to win the 246 seats they held during Democratic President Harry Truman's administration.
In the governors' races, the conservatives swept to power in the Democratic strongholds of Illinois, Maryland and Massachusetts.
Republicans also chalked up gubernatorial victories in battleground states that can sway presidential races, such as Florida and Ohio.
The party made Mr Obama's unpopularity the core issue of their midterm campaign, even though he was not on the ballot.
The Democratic President cannot run for office again and American political focus will now turn to the 2016 presidential race.
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