House Democrats have scheduled their leadership elections even as they await election results from across the country that will determine which party attains control of the House. As of Thursday evening,

House Democrats will hold their leadership elections on Nov. 19 and 20, Democratic caucus Vice Chair Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) announced Thursday. Why it matters: Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is poised to stay on as minority leader for the the next two years,

House control is still up for grabs with more than two dozen races left to be called. Republicans are looking to grow their Senate majority with seats still undecided in Nevada and Arizona.

The GOP picked up two more hard-fought seats in Pennsylvania, which became a stark battlefield of Democratic losses up and down the ticket. Democrats notched another win in New York, defeating a third Republican incumbent in that state.

Donald Trump's Republicans were projected to pick up another U.S. Senate seat on Thursday and appeared to be retaining their hold on the House of Representatives, putting them on track to control both chambers of Congress next year.

Republicans are seven seats away from House majority that would give Trump control over all branches of government

Democrats’ hopes for a powerful check on Donald Trump by controlling the US House are fading, with Republicans increasingly confident they will hold unified control in Washington ahead of next year’s big fights over tax cuts and spending.