Nov 05 An Electoral College check-in By Joshua Barajas With most polls now closed, all eyes turn to the battleground states as the presidential race is still too early to call. Former President Donald Trump picked up North Carolina’s 16 electoral votes and has a current lead… Continue reading
Nov 05 Trump wins North Carolina By News Desk Donald Trump wins North Carolina, a key battleground state, according to the Associated Press. This is the third time Trump has won the state – and the fourth straight win for a Republican ticket, going back to Mitt Romney in… Continue reading
Nov 05 Polling hours extended at nine precincts in eastern Arizona county By Associated Press Apache County Superior Court Judge Michael Latham agreed to keep the polls open at the request of the Navajo Nation, which filed a lawsuit asking for extended hours due to the problems. Continue reading
Nov 05 PBS News/NPR/Marist poll finds reshaping of support along racial lines By Matt Loffman In our latest poll, Donald Trump leads Harris 54 percent to 45 percent among white voters, but her 9-point deficit is a slight improvement over the 12-point advantage Trump had with this group in 2020. Harris instead has seen some… Continue reading
Nov 05 Large turnout in North Carolina: ‘We really are at play this year’ By News Desk North Carolina saw a large turnout and long lines at the polls on Election Day, with some of the biggest numbers seen at universities. PBS News Hour’s Amna Nawaz spoke with Colin Campbell, a reporter for The News &… Continue reading
Nov 05 Where Trump stands on abortion By Erica R. Hendry During his 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump said “you have to ban” abortion and advocated for “some form of punishment” for women who get illegal abortions. A major part of his campaign platform in 2016 was to appoint Supreme Court… Continue reading
Nov 05 Florida rejects abortion and marijuana ballot measures as state sees major shift to the right By Stephany Matat, Associated Press Florida voters rejected ballot measures Tuesday to protect abortion rights and legalize marijuana, handing victories to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who used state resources and campaigned heavily to defeat the issues. Continue reading
Nov 05 Voting hours extended at five polling places in Georgia’s Fulton County disrupted by bomb threats By Associated Press Officials in the overwhelmingly Democratic suburb said voting had been suspended at those locations until police confirm there are no bombs. County officials say they’re seeking a court order to extend voting, which is routine in Georgia when a polling… Continue reading
Nov 05 Republicans mark first Senate win, flipping Sen. Manchin’s West Virginia seat By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Jim Justice easily notched the West Virginia seat to succeed retiring Sen. Joe Manchin. Continue reading
Nov 05 Philadelphia DA disputes Trump’s claim of ‘massive cheating’ in city By Associated Press Ahead of poll closures in Pennsylvania, former President Donald Trump said on his social media platform that there was “talk about massive cheating in Philadelphia” and said law enforcement was on the way. He did not provide details, and there… Continue reading