In this issue:

- Post-Election Analysis, the Lame Duck, and 114th Congress

- Senate Election Results at a Glance

- House Election Results at a Glance

- Lame-Duck Session Outlook

- Issues for the First 180 Days of the 114th Congress

- Major Policy Arenas to Watch in the 114th Congress

- House Committee Tracker: Losses, Retirements, and Other Exits

- Senate Committee Tracker: Losses, Retirements, and Other Exits

- Excerpt from Post-Election Analysis, the Lame Duck, and 114th Congress:

Republicans far outpaced expectations on Tuesday, winning victory after victory in what turned out to be another wave election for the Grand Old Party. Many high-profile, open-seat Senate contests were won by double-digit margins while even well-established Democratic incumbents in Arkansas, Colorado and North Carolina could not muster enough support at the polls to hang on. In Louisiana, Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) came up well short of the 50 percent she needed to avoid a runoff, which will now take place on December 6. At the time of this publication, Alaska and Virginia were still too close to call, though it seemed like they would split between parties. At a minimum, Republicans will have at least a 52-seat majority going into the 114th Congress, but this number is likely to expand once every vote is tallied.