Democrats poised for strong House majority as final races await calls

Democrats are poised to hold a strong majority in the upcoming Congress, though final House and Senate numbers remain undetermined as several races await official calls by the Associated Press. Outstanding House races include California contests between two same-party candidates, where the party winner is assured, plus races too close to call or with insufficient counted ballots. Normal vote-counting delays are expected nationwide. In the Senate, two races remain: Alaska, where ranked-choice voting may trigger another counting round later this month, and Mississippi, where fewer than 2,000 votes separate the top two candidates amid slow provisional ballot counting.