Nov 03 Huge voter turnout expected despite virus, political rancor By Christina A. Cassidy, Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press Election Day in the U.S. is unfolding like no other, with nearly 100 million Americans having already cast their ballots before polls opened. Voters took advantage of absentee balloting and early in-person voting amid a pandemic that has killed more… Continue reading
Nov 03 New Hampshire towns keep tradition of casting votes after midnight By Associated Press Two tiny New Hampshire communities that vote for president just after the stroke of midnight on Election Day have cast their ballots, with one of them marking 60 years since the tradition began. Continue reading
Nov 03 ‘There is a lot at stake for my family.’ Latino voters on why this election matters By Courtney Vinopal With 32 million eligible Latino voters this year in the United States, they make up the largest minority voting group. The PBS NewsHour spoke with some of them about their decisions. Continue reading
Nov 02 ‘We can’t give up.’ U.S. can still control the spread of COVID-19, experts say By Laura Santhanam How each candidate will handle the pandemic has become a critical part of the race for president. For some voters, the coronavirus has also shaped the way they see the election and the candidates as their lives have been upended. Continue reading
Nov 02 WATCH: Trump holds campaign rally in Kenosha, Wisconsin By Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller, Will Weissert, Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press In the final day of a campaign unlike any other, President Donald Trump swept across the nation Monday, delivering the incendiary yet unproven allegation that the election would be rigged. Continue reading
Nov 02 WATCH: Joe Biden holds an election eve rally in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania By Associated Press Pittsburgh was the site of Biden’s first campaign rally, back in April 2019. He described Pittsburgh for Democrats as one of the “places where lately we’ve had a little bit of a struggle.”… Continue reading
Nov 02 WATCH: John Legend performs at election eve rally for Harris in Philadelphia By Associated Press If she and Biden win the White House, she said, “we will probably have the most pro-labor administration we’ve seen in a long time.”… Continue reading
Nov 02 Watch 9:48 What Trump and Biden are telling supporters as campaigns wind down As the final hours of the 2020 presidential campaign tick away, nearly 100 million Americans have already cast their ballots -- representing more than two-thirds of all 2016 votes. Meanwhile, the candidates appealed to voters in swing states, including Pennsylvania,… Continue watching
Nov 02 WATCH: Barack Obama criticizes Donald Trump in rally for Joe Biden By Associated Press Addressing a Monday evening drive-in rally in Miami on Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s behalf, Obama said his successor has suggested he may “declare victory before all the votes are counted tomorrow.”… Continue reading
Nov 02 Watch 2:11 Why Philadelphia and its surrounding suburbs are ‘absolutely critical’ for Biden Pennsylvania could be a critical milestone in any path to victory during this presidential contest. Daniel Bush is on the ground in the swing state, and he joins Judy Woodruff to discuss why Philadelphia and its surrounding suburbs are so… Continue watching