Congress Control Still Up in the Air as Votes Count

Nobody knows yet who runs Congress, and the AP isn't hurrying to say. It will call all 435 House districts and 35 Senate races, but it doesn't make projections early, so Tuesday night may end with anchors pointing at a map. In 2022 the AP needed four days for the Senate and eight for the House. That's how long a neighbor takes to tell you the fence will be fixed by Saturday. Republicans caucus with 219 House members against the 218 needed, with two seats vacant. Fifty Senate seats gets Republicans the majority, with Vice President JD Vance breaking ties, which is more arithmetic than a cable host can do without a graphic. Ranked-choice rules in Alaska and Maine can add rounds of counting, and if you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.