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People express their anger at a Loudoun County School board meeting in Ashburn

Politics Nov 01

McAuliffe, Youngkin’s dead heat may be decided by Virginia voters’ views on education

By Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman

Politics Nov 07

Watch 3:42
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

Politics Nov 04

Watch 17:37
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…

Politics Nov 02

Watch 2:11
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…

Politics Oct 30

Watch 7:30
Why Arizona’s Latino vote could be making a ‘big change’ this year

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…

By Stephanie Sy, Lena I. Jackson, Casey Kuhn

Oct 29

Watch 3:23
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

Watch 5:27
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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Nov 05

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As election approaches, taking North Carolina’s pulse

By PBS NewsHour

North Carolina is among the top tier of battleground states this election, with 15 electoral votes up for grabs. Since the nominating conventions, not a week has gone by without the candidates or their running mates paying a visit to…

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Aug 27

Nevada becomes one of Trump’s big hopes for swing state win

By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

Nevada's competitiveness is reflected in private surveys, the tightness of Nevada's races for the U.S. Senate and House, and the observations of seasoned political operatives.

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Aug 26

Watch 13:45
Six Virginia residents share their election perspectives — and voting plans

By PBS NewsHour

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