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A week before Election Day, the candidates stumped in battleground states: Donald Trump took his campaign to Pennsylvania, while Hillary Clinton appealed to Florida voters. Their last leg of campaigning comes amid a flurry of headlines about a Trump tax scheme and a possible FBI inquiry into the former Trump campaign chair. Lisa Desjardins reports. Continue reading →

Across the next-to-last weekend before the election, Judy Woodruff hit the campaign trail to see the candidates up close and speak with their supporters. She traveled from a Hillary Clinton appearance in Daytona Beach, Florida, to a Donald Trump speech in Las Vegas to hear what voters have to say about their chosen candidate and the opponent they’re hoping to defeat. Continue reading →

There are an estimated 83 million millennials in the U.S. — and candidates want their vote. In the last presidential election, 45 percent of millennials turned out to vote, and the group tends to lean further left than other generations, according to the Pew Research Center. PBS NewsHour correspondent Christopher Booker reports from Florida on how the generation is connecting with the candidates. Continue reading →

Traditionally, Hispanic Americans tend to vote for Democrats, but that support isn’t ironclad. Continue reading →

This campaign season, the electoral map has undergone major upheaval — and the race could come down to just a handful of critical states. For insight into what’s motivating voters in hotly contested Texas, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and New Hampshire, Judy Woodruff is joined by Emily Ramshaw of The Texas Tribune, Andra Gillespie of Emory University and Paul Steinhauser of NH1. Continue reading →

Donald Trump took time off from the campaign trail to open his new hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, using the moment to stress what he could accomplish as president. Meanwhile, on her 69th birthday, Hillary Clinton campaigned in the battleground state of Florida, suggesting there’s a dark side to Trump’s business dealings. John Yang reports. Continue reading →

Campaigning in Florida, Donald Trump bashed the Affordable Care Act, seizing on newly announced insurance premium spikes. Sunshine State polls show a close race; Trump sees it as a must-win and believes he’s winning big. Meanwhile, though the Justice Department will be monitoring polling places around the nation, its oversight will be curtailed by a 2013 Supreme Court decision. John Yang reports. Continue reading →

With the race for the White House speeding to an end, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are campaigning Tuesday in swing state Florida, where tens of thousands of voters are already flocking to the polls. Continue reading →

With two weeks until Election Day, Donald Trump is focused on one state: Florida. The GOP nominee maintains that his prospects for the Sunshine State are bright, despite polls showing he is falling behind. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton is pushing to win more Democratic control of Congress. On Monday she campaigned in New Hampshire for Senate candidate Gov. Maggie Hassan. Lisa Desjardins reports. Continue reading →

With just over two weeks until Election Day, there are some surprising shifts occurring in the electoral map. Judy Woodruff speaks with correspondent Lisa Desjardins and Nathan Gonzales of The Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report about which voters are deserting Donald Trump, the latest poll numbers and the possibilities for down-ballot races changing the power balance in the House and Senate. Continue reading →