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.

In two races, Democrats are increasing their leads. In another, the Democrat is chipping away at the Republican incumbent’s edge.

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.

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

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.

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.

Registered voters tend to hold onto their vote-by-mail ballots until election day and all turn them in at once, said Kim Alexander, president of the California Voter Foundation. C

The European Commission's president said the European Union could boost US liquified natural gas purchases in a deal with Trump.

Some social media posts falsely claimed that CBS News reported there was "cheating" in the 2024 presidential election that benefitted President-elect Donald Trump. We found no evidence of such a report,

Republican Kari Lake lost Arizona's Senate election to Democrat Ruben Gallego, but MAGA supporters have cast doubt on the outcome.