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.

President-elect extends his electoral college votes to 301; Democratic senator Jackie Rosen defeats Republican challenger.   16:25 Democratic senator Bob Casey has not yet conceded his race for re-election in Pennsylvania – although the Associated Press called the race for his opponent two days ago.

Aside from once-and-future President Donald Trump's unexpectedly decisive win, one of the most surprising results in Tuesday's election was Republican Dave McCormick's apparent victory over three-term U.

McCormick declared victory in the Pennsylvania race but is seeking to challenge provisional ballots in the Democratic stronghold.