After an election night collapse in both the presidential election and key Senate races, Democrats are looking to the House as their last hope. As it stands, the lower chamber is too close to call, though it’s leaning towards Republican control. The battle for the House majority is likely to come down to California, where it could take days — or longer — to count all the votes.

In the House, Democrats posted good results in New York, where they lost key seats in 2022, flipping the state’s 22nd District, where Democrat John Mannion defeated Rep. Brandon Williams, and 19th District, where Democrat Josh Riley unseated Rep. Marc Molinaro.

Democrats also held on in the 18th District, where Rep. Pat Ryan won re-election, and appear on track to flip the Fourth District, where Democrat Laura Gillen is poised to unseat Rep. Anthony D'Esposito, though the race there still has not been called. Likewise, Democrats fell short in their attempts to flip Rep. Nick LaLota's seat in New York’s First District on Long Island,........

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