Democrats were projected to win at least 208 House seats and Republicans 215 seats as of Friday. A party needs 218 seats in order to have the majority.

John Thune, 63, defeated Sens. John Cornyn and Rick Scott in the secret-ballot vote to succeed Mitch McConnell as Senate majority leader.

Republican Sen. John Thune of South Dakota will officially become majority leader when the new Senate is sworn in on Jan. 3.

Abortion-rights activists suffered their first defeats at the ballot box since the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision in 2022, ...

Kari Lake was always seen as unbeatable in a Republican primary but an iffy prospect in a general election in Arizona.