The loss of the White House and the Senate majority will end Democrats’ ability to fill judicial vacancies come January. They say they want to confirm as many as possible in the coming weeks.

The turning over of power in Congress to Republicans is anticipated to due to the GOP's key wins in select states.

The stock market does not do better when the White House and both houses of Congress are controlled by the same political party. That’s important to keep in mind now that the U.S. has elected a Republican president and a Republican Senate — while it ...