Nov 03 Voters say pandemic top issue in election, AP survey finds By Tammy Webber, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press With the coronavirus now surging anew, voters ranked the pandemic and the economy as top concerns in the race between President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden, according to AP VoteCast, a national survey of the electorate. Continue reading
Nov 03 WATCH LIVE: Election 2020 - PBS NewsHour special coverage The PBS NewsHour live election coverage begins at 6 p.m. EST. Continue reading
Nov 03 WATCH: Trump visits RNC Annex in Arlington on Election Day By Associated Press More than 100 staffers, almost all wearing masks, lined up against the back wall of the operations center to hear from their candidate. Some masks were emblazoned with “Trump” and “MAGA” for Trump’s “Make America Great Again” campaign slogan. Continue reading
Nov 03 Election Day shadowed by threats of legal challenges By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Since the 2000 presidential election, which was ultimately decided by the Supreme Court, both parties have enlisted legal teams to prepare for the possibility that voting wouldn’t settle the contest. Continue reading
Nov 03 WATCH: First lady Melania Trump casts ballot in Florida By Associated Press First lady Melania Trump waved and smiled to reporters. She was the only person not wearing a mask to guard against the coronavirus when she entered the Morton and Barbara Mandel Recreation Center to vote. 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 Nation by nation, the world watches Election Day in the U.S. By Associated Press For countries around the planet, the presidency of Donald Trump in its first term has been, it is safe to say, a singular experience to watch. Nation by nation, how is Election Day in the United States being watched, considered,… 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 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 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