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Nov. 6, 2012
Voters are heading to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballots for local and national offices, including for president of the United States. Here are some scenes from polling places.
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Nov. 6, 2012
As is tradition, the small New Hampshire hamlet of Dixville Notch held its vote right at midnight Tuesday, and its residents rendered a split decision, with President Obama and Mitt Romney receiving five votes apiece. It's the first-ever tie recorded there. Is it a harbinger of a long night?
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Nov. 6, 2012
Follow Election Day activities, starting at 7 a.m. ET Tuesday, in our live blog. We'll have on-the-ground reports from our local PBS stations, results as they roll in, and analysis from a cast of NewsHour guests. On Wednesday, watch this space for reaction to results, beginning again at 7 a.m.
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Nov. 6, 2012
I try not to get too carried away on Election Day every four years, because, after all, I have a job to do. But the truth is I'm walking an emotional tightrope all day long.
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Nov. 6, 2012
A friend of mine who just moved to Mexico City emailed me recently to remind me of the importance of the work we do here at the NewsHour.
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Nov. 5, 2012
The spotlight on Wisconsin and their 10 electoral votes grew stronger on Monday. President Obama campaigned alongside Bruce Springsteen in Madison and the Associated Press added the states to its list of tossups.
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Nov. 5, 2012
Judy Woodruff talks to Jennie Bowser of the National Conference of State Legislatures about the top state ballot measures to be decided in the 2012 election. Bowser says the polarized political atmosphere could be one reason why there are more initiatives at stake today than any other presidential election in the last 20 years.
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Nov. 5, 2012
Lawyers gear up to monitor polling stations on Election Day to ensure voter fraud is limited and voter rights are protected. Jeffrey Brown talks to The Associated Press' Curt Anderson and Brennan Center for Justice's Michael Waldman on what to expect, especially in light of legal battles on early voting and new voter I.D. laws.
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Nov. 5, 2012
Gwen Ifill talks to Pew Research Center's Andy Kohut, the Rothenberg Political Report's Stu Rothenberg and USA Today's Susan Page about the momentum leading into Election Day, plus historical trends that tend to signal which candidate will win a presidential election.
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Nov. 5, 2012
In an election season colored by the intense negative tone of political ads, infantries of Obama and Romney campaign supporters hope to act as a positive force, making sure that everyone who has not yet voted early or by absentee ballot gets out to the polls on Election Day. Judy Woodruff reports.
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Nov. 5, 2012
The candidates and their running mates made final stops in key battleground states to claim the last undecided voters. Ray Suarez reports on the Obama campaign's focus on getting supporters to the polls. Then Margaret Warner reports on the Romney campaign, which is counting on supporters' enthusiasm for an election win.
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Nov. 5, 2012
Eighteen months of campaigning, highly energetic debates, hot button ballot initiatives and it's all come down to this. Starting at 7 a.m. Tuesday, you'll get the PBS NewsHour's full Election Day coverage. Here's how you can watch.
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Nov. 5, 2012
For months now, the Romney campaign has been putting together a high-tech voter monitoring operation to use on Election Day that will identify which of their committed supporters have voted --- and then corral those who haven't. They call it the Orca Project, named for the powerful killer whale.
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Nov. 5, 2012
Expatriates don't exactly have the greatest track record when it comes to casting their vote, but in neck-and-neck contests such as this one, the overseas vote could prove much more than a numerical afterthought.
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Nov. 5, 2012
One day before Election Day, the most important issue for most young voters is still the economy -- but that's far from the only thing on their minds. We spoke to these voters as part of our Listen to Me project. Watch their responses.
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Nov. 5, 2012
A preview of some of the major questions voters will decide on Election Day 2012.
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Nov. 5, 2012
President Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney crisscrossed the country looking to shore up support during the final days of the campaign.
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Nov. 5, 2012
In a game that's all about numbers, President Obama and Mitt Romney are looking at 83. Those are the combined Electoral College votes up for grabs in states the Associated Press dubs tossups: Colorado, Florida, New Hampshire, Ohio, Virginia and Wisconsin.
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Nov. 5, 2012
Picture this: More than 1,000 African-Americans marching in unison for over seven miles. "A voter-less people is a powerless people," they chant, holding banners that read "We Will Vote." Now quick, guess the year.
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Nov. 2, 2012
Mark Shields and David Brooks met up Friday in the NewsHour newsroom for a final Doubleheader before the 2012 election.
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Nov. 2, 2012
Judy Woodruff talks to NewsHour political analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks for analysis on the top news of the week, including the chances of immigration reform being addressed in the next presidential term, the latest jobs numbers and the political aftermath of superstorm Sandy.
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Nov. 2, 2012
Hispanics may be only 5 percent of Iowa's population, but that number represents a boom of 110 percent in 10 years, driven partly by the meat industry jobs. While immigration was a big topic for the Republican caucuses, Iowa Public Television's Paul Yeager reports on why the presidential candidates have been quiet on the issue.
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Nov. 2, 2012
U.S. employers across various sectors are hiring, signaling slow but steady growth. Still, the unemployment rate rose in October and many Americans continue to leave the labor force completely. Jeffrey Brown talks to two economists, John Taylor and Austan Goolsbee, about what economic challenges the next president will face.
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Nov. 2, 2012
Brandy Bauer is co-owner of Fran's Cafe, where politics is on the menu.
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Nov. 2, 2012
The economic mood of the country is pretty well set heading into Election Day, but Friday's Labor Department report showing a better than expected 171,000 jobs added in October will certainly be welcome news for President Obama and his re-election team.
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Nov. 2, 2012
The days tick down to a precious few, and partisans on both sides of the political divide are asking the same essential question: What's gonna happen? Sadly, my crystal ball remains permanently unreadable. But you can join me as I look for signs of things to come between now and Election Day.
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Nov. 1, 2012
The campaigns are pushing their last get-out-the-vote drive on social media and via email. If you're online, you are probably being tracked by the Romney and Obama campaigns, who use browsing history to target voters. Margaret Warner gets the scoop from Daily Download's Howard Kurtz.
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Nov. 1, 2012
Former U.S. Surgeon Gen. Richard Carmona hopes to achieve what no Arizona Democrat has done in more than 15 years: Win a Senate seat. Special correspondent Axel Gerdau reports on the race between Carmona and Republican challenger Rep. Jeff Flake to win the open seat, which is being vacated by retiring Sen. Jon Kyl.
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Nov. 1, 2012
For the 2012 elections, Democrats and Republicans are focused on taking control of the Senate by winning a majority of seats. Jeffrey Brown talks to NPR's Tamara Keith, who breaks down the money -- millions of dollars -- being poured into competitive Senate races by political parties and, significantly, by outside groups.
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Nov. 1, 2012
National polls show Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama in a dead heat. For every last minute until Election Day, the candidates will be on the trail fighting for an edge in the states considered too close to call. Judy Woodruff gets analysis from Politico's Jonathan Martin and Bloomberg's Margaret Talev.