What to Watch Next: Alaska Ranked-Choice Count, Mississippi Ballots, a Minnesota Recount and the House Leadership Vote

The election is over but the calendar is not. These are the dates and events we can source today. Anything marked "expected" is reporting, not a scheduled fact.

Dates

• Next week (expected): House Republicans hold secret-ballot leadership elections. Speaker Mike Johnson is not running for minority leader. Rep. Jim Jordan has announced. Rep. Steve Scalise had not as of CNN's report. (CNN, Nov. 4)
• Nov. 13: Mississippi counties must submit certified results to the secretary of state. Mississippi has no automatic recount, so a recount would need a court order. (Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson, via Al Jazeera)
• Nov. 18: Alaska's Division of Elections says ranked-choice results will be published. The AP has said most mail ballots are not expected before then. (Al Jazeera, AP)
• Nov. 19: Minnesota's State Canvassing Board certifies. A recount request in the 1st District would follow, up to Nov. 23 per KTTC.
• Jan. 3: the 120th Congress convenes. (Al Jazeera)

Questions the next two weeks answer

• Does Mississippi's Senate lead hold once about 3,600 mail ballots and the provisional ballots are counted? Scott Colom (D) leads by 1,138 votes.
• Does Mary Peltola's 637-vote lead in Alaska survive the rest of the count and the ranked-choice rounds, and does the Justice Department's appeal go anywhere?
• Does Kansas governor, 7,045 votes apart at about 99% counted, get a call, and does it draw a recount request?
• How many of the 48 uncalled House races do each party win, and does Mr. Jeffries reach his predicted 255 seats?
• Do Democrats move on the filibuster, and what do Republicans do in the Senate minority?
• Does the Iran war become the first fight? Both Democratic leaders say it is a priority.
• Does Mr. Trump keep saying he accepts the results? He has said he does.

We will update as the AP makes calls. Sources: AP; Al Jazeera; CNN; KTTC.