Bet on it: Sports gambling effort in California is not over

The effort to legalize sports betting in California ran headlong into a typical challenge for competing ballot measures as each was battered in a torrent of negative advertising that doomed both to spectacular failure in the most expensive ballot race in U.S. history.

Abortion rights advocates see success at ballot boxes nationwide

As the battleground over abortion access has shifted to states, abortion rights supporters are celebrating a larger-than-expected turnout on Election Day in five states; California, Kentucky, Michigan, Montana and Vermont, where abortion was on the ballot.

Control of the U.S. Senate: What are we waiting for?

The balance of power in the U.S. Senate is less certain after the Democrats' surprisingly strong showing in nearly every state not named Florida. Here's where things stand in the few close states.