Republicans Gain Ground in Push to Take House as Democrats Hold Off Red Wave

Republicans picked up momentum in their drive for the House majority, but Democrats held crucial seats, dashing projections of a blood bath, and claimed a key Senate seat in Pennsylvania.

Despite the Fears, Election Day Mostly Goes as Planned

There were the usual glitches, some ginned up into misinformation. But voting was largely free of major incidents of intimidation or disruption.

After a grueling election, officials brace for the aftermath.

This is the first election in which a substantial number of candidates for major offices are election deniers or conspiracy theorists.