A three-term Republican congressman conceded defeat on Thursday in a close race in California, giving the Democrats a total of 235 seats in the US House of Representatives.

Democrats win California seat for net gain of 40 in US House

US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said Saturday that Russia tried to meddle in the US midterm elections last month -- just as it did in the 2016 vote that brought President Donald Trump to power.

Mattis says Russia tried to meddle in US midterm elections also

After Democrat Andrew Gillum conceded race for Florida governor to his Republican rival, Ron DeSantis, Republican Rick Scott narrowly won the US Senate seat from Florida beating Democrat Bill Nelson.

US midterm elections: Republican Rick Scott wins Florida Senate race

President Donald Trump is planning to make several key staffing changes as he prepares to deal with newly empowered Democrats and with the looming outcome of the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Trump plans key staff changes at crucial point in presidency

Top Democrats stepped up pressure Sunday on acting US Attorney General Matthew Whitaker to step aside from overseeing a special counsel probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential election, vowing to order him to testify early next year.

US Democrats urge acting attorney general to step aside from Russia probe

Florida Republican Governor Rick Scott, whose lead has narrowed in the state's US Senate race, filed more lawsuits against local election officials on Sunday, asking a judge to order police to impound voting machines and ballots when they are not in use.

Florida Republican Scott asks that ballots be guarded in US Senate race recount

Even as online platforms tightened rules for political ads, digital spending set new records in the 2018 US midterm elections and appears poised for further growth in 2020.

Despite restrictions, digital spending hits record in US midterms

Florida authorities on Saturday ordered a statewide recount in the contentious races for US Senate and governor, amid tit-for-tat accusations of fraud from the candidates -- plunging the state once again into election uncertainty.

US midterms: After Florida orders recount, Democratic candidate recalls concession from Governor's race

Florida's bitter races for the US Senate and governor appeared headed to recounts on Friday as Republican leads narrowed, and President Donald Trump vowed to send in lawyers in a development reminiscent of the state's dramatic 2000 presidential recount.

Democrats dig in for Florida recount battle, Trump sends lawyers

Democrats will use their new majority in the US House of Representatives to reverse what they see as a hands-off approach by Republicans toward President Donald Trump's foreign policy, and push for tougher dealings with Russia, Saudi Arabia and North Korea.

Democrats will use House win to get tougher on Russia, Saudi Arabia & North Korea

First-time political candidate Jahana Hayes has a simple explanation for why she - and a record number of other women - ran for seats in the US Congress this year.

Women candidates 'tired of waiting' make record gains in US Congress

Millions of Americans voted Tuesday and results have been projected in several races in the US midterms, the critical first nationwide election seen as a referendum on Donald Trump's presidency.

US Midterms 2018: State of play

US networks projected Wednesday that the Democrats would take the House of Representatives or Congress while Trump's Republicans would keep control of the Senate.

US midterms: Democrats projected to take House, Republicans to keep Senate

Greg Pence, the older brother of US Vice President Mike Pence, won a seat in the US House of Representatives on Tuesday soon after polls began closing in the midterm elections.

Vice-President Mike Pence's older brother Greg elected to US Congress

Democrats began to scent a big night in the US midterm elections Tuesday with early results pointing to them seizing the House of Representatives from the Republicans in what would be a dramatic rebuke to President Donald Trump.

US midterms: Democrats scent victory over Trump's Republicans in Congress

US Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi vowed Tuesday to impose new "checks and balances" on Donald Trump's administration -- but also signaled it would not be all-out war with Republicans after her party seized the lower house of Congress.

America has 'had enough of division': Democratic leader Pelosi

The US midterm elections on Tuesday will bring a range of fresh faces to Washington, from the vice president's brother to the youngest-ever woman in Congress. Here is a look at some of the most prominent of the new legislators: Young left-wing star At 29, staunch left-winger Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the youngest woman ever elected to Congress and one of the youngest members ever.

Young progressives, VP brother to enter US Congress

President Donald Trump called Tuesday's midterm congressional elections a "tremendous success," despite his Republican Party losing control of the House of Representatives.

Trump calls midterm elections a 'tremendous success'

American voters poured out across their bitterly divided country Tuesday to deliver judgment on Donald Trump in midterm polls where opposition Democrats hope to seize at least partial control of Congress.

US midterms: Huge turnout as America votes to decide if it is for or against Trump

Republicans aimed to retain Senate control in Tuesday's voting and renew their role as guardians of President Donald Trump's conservative agenda, banking on a lopsided electoral map that imperiled far more Democratic seats to offset Trump's deeply divisive effect on voters.

GOP aims to keep Senate control, aided by Trump-friendly map

Vermont's Bernie Sanders has cruised to re-election for his third term in the Senate, easily outpacing eight candidates. Sanders, the independent who has long been one of the state's most popular politicians, spent little time campaigning ahead of the election.

Vermont's Bernie Sanders cruises to 3rd Senate term

Democrats claimed their first pick-up of the midterm elections Tuesday, networks projected, flipping a US House seat in Virginia seen as crucial to their effort to regain a majority in the chamber.

Democrats get first House pick-up of midterms: US networks

Tuesday's US congressional elections ended with what might be called a split decision. Democrats gained more than enough seats to take control of the US House of Representatives, but lost ground to Republicans in the US Senate and came up short in some key governor's races.

Factbox: Seven takeaways from US congressional elections

Republicans' loss of control of the US House of Representatives will leave the party with a more conservative congressional caucus that is even more bound to President Donald Trump and more united around his provocative rhetoric and hardline agenda.

Loss of US House leaves Republicans more tied to Trump than ever: Report