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.

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.

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.

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.

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 what will likely be the narrowest margin of victory since 2000, Trump probably benefitted from who stayed home.

An estimated daily suicide count published by a data aggregator based on past statistics has been shared online since Nov. 6 misrepresented as suicide reports linked to President-elect Donald Trump’s victory.

Vote-by-mail ballot envelopes are checked to ensure they’re signed and the signature matches the signature on file. If a voter’s signature is missing or does not match the signature on file, California law requires elections officials to notify that voter and give them an opportunity to fix the problem, which can also delay the process.

Election offices in over half of Minnesota’s 87 counties have received bomb threats since Friday, Secretary of State Steve Simon said Tuesday.

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.

Week-to-week, “The View” was up 14% in total viewers (3.078 million vs. 2.689 million), up 21% with women 25-54 (270,000 vs. 158,000) and up 22% with women 18-49, hitting season highs for the second week in a row.

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