It's been nearly a week since election day, and California is still counting ballots, imposing an agonizing wait on a nation wondering who will lead the next U.S. House of Representatives. It isn't a surprise that California is taking its time to verify,

Control over the U.S. House of Representatives still hangs in the balance, teetering between a Republican or Democratic majority with more than a dozen races left to be called.

Kamala Harris took over the campaign from President Joe Biden, but she couldn’t escape his low approval numbers.

Don’t be bamboozled by anyone who says they have the one true answer,” says Chris Hayes on pundits analyzing Democrats’ performance in 2024. “We have seen the unexpected happen, time and time again.”

The Associated Press surveys the numbers posted by local election officials and projects the winner using vote returns and other data. Races can be called within minutes of polls closing on election night. However, if a race has tight margins or an expected high volume of mail-in ballots, it can take longer to call.

How far the state’s election interference case gets remains to be seen, but the president-elect almost certainly will not face trial during his term.

In May, speaking at the same location, Johnson had warned that voting by undocumented immigrants presented an “unprecedented and a clear and present danger to the integrity of our election system.” On Tuesday, he said noncitizens may have voted “in ...

Washington — It's one week after Election Day 2024, and while control of the White House and the Senate have been decided, in a handful of races for the U.S. House of Representatives, the results are still outstanding, and their outcomes will determine Republicans' margins in the lower chamber.

Local officials are beginning to certify the results of this year’s presidential election in a process that so far has been playing out quietly, in stark contrast to the tumultuous certification period four years ago that followed then-President Donald Trump’s loss.

With the results of several races outstanding, it remains to be see which party will control the House of Representatives after Election Day on Nov. 5.

PROVIDENCE — Nine candidates who lost their elections in Rhode Island last week are asking for a recount, though only six are expected to qualify.