Nov 05 How the AP is able to declare winners in states where polls just closed By Robert Yoon, Associated Press Sometimes it’s possible to declare winners at poll closing time in noncompetitive races with multiple candidates in areas where one political party has an established history of lopsided victories. Continue reading
Nov 05 The future of democracy is driving voters By Josh Boak, Associated Press Voters said the economy and immigration are the top issues facing the country, but the future of democracy was also a leading motivator for many Americans casting a ballot in Tuesday’s presidential election. AP VoteCast, an expansive survey of more… Continue reading
Nov 05 Trump supporters pack watch Mar-a-Lago party By News Desk Former President Donald Trump is at his Mar-a-Lago resort Tuesday to watch election results, while his supporters are maintaining an “anxious, nervous, but joyful” demeanor as polls on the East Coast close. PBS News Hour’s William Brangham reported that the… Continue reading
Nov 05 Mar-a-Lago’s X-tra special guest By Josh Barajas Elon Musk, the tech billionaire and self-described “dark, gothic MAGA,” will be spending election night with Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. Musk has spent millions on a super PAC that has supported the former president in… Continue reading
Nov 05 Watch 14:21 Harris and Trump wrap up campaigns as Americans cast ballots and votes are counted By Amna Nawaz, Geoff Bennett, Lisa Desjardins After a long and contentious election season, it's now the last chance for voters to weigh in on political races across the country. Polls close Tuesday night and the counting will begin. Lisa Desjardins reports. Continue watching
Nov 05 Federal, state officials say no evidence to back up claims of election fraud in Pennsylvania By Associated Press A senior official at the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency says no nationwide security problems are threatening the integrity of the elections, and is pushing back on claims of fraud in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania. Continue reading
Nov 05 Pelosi: Attacks have ‘no place in a political process’ By Erica R. Hendry Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday former President Donald Trump’s continued attacks against her, Vice President Kamala Harris and others have “no place in a political process.” “I don’t know why people just think that’s funny — when my… Continue reading
Nov 05 A technical glitch meant long waits in Apache County, Arizona By Associated Press The Native vote helped push Biden over the top in Arizona in 2020. Trump drew a diverse crowd, including Navajo families from neighboring Arizona, when he visited New Mexico last week. Continue reading
Nov 05 Watch 4:16 The early results from battlegrounds and key races we’ll be watching By Lisa Desjardins, Shrai Popat We'll be digging into data from some of the battlegrounds and key races of this election. Lisa Desjardins has a preview. Continue watching
Nov 05 Watch 13:16 Election night panel on what we’ll learn about the country from the results By Geoff Bennett, Amna Nawaz, Ian Couzens We'll be watching the election results all night with our panel. Joining Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett to discuss the race, Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter, Republican strategist Kevin Madden, Democratic strategist Fahz Shakir, David… Continue watching