Almost a week after their escape from a South Carolina research laboratory the day after the presidential elections, 18 of ...

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.

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

Voters in eight states — Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Wisconsin — approved .