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Early Voting in Wisconsin

Politics Nov 02

A look at the state of the race in the critical battleground of Wisconsin

By John Yang, Harry Zahn

Politics Oct 26

Michigan holds Republican and Democratic presidential primaries
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How Harris and Trump are trying to reach voters in the battleground state of Michigan

Saturday is the first day of statewide early voting in Michigan, and both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are in the state trying to energize their supporters. Chad Livengood, politics editor and columnist at The Detroit News, joins John Yang…

By John Yang, Harry Zahn

Politics Oct 19

Harris vs. Trump: Ground game in Erie County
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A look at the battleground state of Pennsylvania’s key races in the 2024 election

This fall, Pennsylvania is living up to its name as the Keystone State. Both the Harris and Trump campaigns see the state’s 19 electoral votes as key to reaching the 270 needed to win the presidential election, while contests there…

By John Yang, Harry Zahn

Politics Nov 01

People express their anger at a Loudoun County School board meeting in Ashburn
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McAuliffe, Youngkin’s dead heat may be decided by Virginia voters’ views on education

The Virginia governor's race has become a big-name, big-dollar fight. It pits a former chairman of the democratic party, Terry McAuliffe, against a former private equity CEO, Glenn Youngkin. The gubernatorial election is a test of Democrats' enthusiasm as well…

By Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman

Politics Nov 07

Former Georgia House of Representatives Minority Leader Stacey Abrams speaks ahead of former President Barack Obama's address in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., one day before the election, November 2, 2020. Picture taken November 2, 2020. Photo by Brandon Bell/REUTERS
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Georgia to be ‘center of the American political universe’ during recount, runoff election

Nearly 5 million ballots were cast in Georgia, where razor-thin margins in the presidential election mean the state will enter a recount process in the coming weeks, and a January runoff will decide the fate of both the state’s Senate…

By PBS NewsHour

Nov 04

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Presidential election updates from 5 key states

Several U.S. states were still counting ballots Wednesday, and some of them will decide the outcome of the presidential race. We get updates from Daniel Bush in Pennsylvania, William Brangham in Michigan, Zac Schultz of PBS Wisconsin, Miles O’Brien in…

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Nov 02

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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…

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Oct 30

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Why Arizona’s Latino vote could be making a ‘big change’ this year

By Stephanie Sy, Lena I. Jackson, Casey Kuhn

Arizona has emerged as a surprising battleground state in this year’s presidential election, considering President Trump beat Hillary Clinton there by 3.5 percent in 2016. Latinos make up a quarter of the state’s eligible voters -- and while polls indicate…

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Oct 29

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Trump, Biden campaign in Florida, which has backed winning candidate for decades

By Yamiche Alcindor, Alexis Cox

With Election Day in less than a week, the Trump and Biden campaigns are increasingly holding events in the same battleground states, on the same days. At a Thursday rally in Tampa, Florida, President Trump continued to downplay the national…

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Oct 29

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What Supreme Court decision means for counting Pennsylvania ballots

The Supreme Court is playing a key role in the 2020 election in these final days of the campaign. Just this week, it handed down rulings on absentee ballot deadlines in three crucial battleground states: North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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