Nov 09 Voters encounter problems, but not the ones most feared By Derek Willis, ProPublica For all of the ways the 2016 presidential election was extraordinary - particularly Donald Trump’s repeated assertion that the vote was being “rigged” - the actual balloting on Tuesday was largely without serious incident. Continue reading
Nov 08 An anxious Clinton campaign waits for election returns By Lisa Lerer and Ken Thomas, Associated Press Anxious aides to Democrat Hillary Clinton watched key swing states Ohio and Florida go for Republican Donald Trump on Tuesday night, and they kept a close eye on Michigan and Wisconsin — two states that had seemed like safe bets… Continue reading
Nov 08 Trump captures crucial victories over Clinton in Florida, Ohio and North Carolina By Julie Pace and Robert Furlow, Associated Press Donald Trump captured crucial victories over Hillary Clinton Tuesday night in Florida, Ohio and North Carolina, showing remarkable strength in three of the nation's most fiercely fought battleground states in an unexpectedly tight race for the presidency. Continue reading
Nov 08 Democrats' chances of retaking the Senate are slipping away By Erica Werner, Associated Press Democrats' chances of retaking the Senate majority were slipping away early Wednesday as Republicans hung onto key seats in Wisconsin, North Carolina, Indiana and Florida. Democrats kept their seat in Nevada, where Catherine Cortez Masto's win will make her the… Continue reading
Nov 08 If you're in line, you get to vote By Robin Fields, ProPublica If you’re on line at a polling place at the time it’s supposed to close on Election Day, you get to vote. Doesn’t matter how long it takes. Doesn’t matter how long the line is. Continue reading
Nov 08 Trump wins key states, moves within reach of White House Donald Trump scored victories in the nation's premier battleground states — and threatened even more in the industrial Midwest — as his White House prospects improved early Wednesday with a handful of battleground states still too close to call. Continue reading
Nov 08 What we know so far about voting problems By Robin Fields, ProPublica On Election Day, reports from polling places across America reveal how it is playing out in real time. Continue reading
Nov 08 Watch After the election, how can America heal its political divide? By PBS News Hour As election results near, syndicated columnist Mark Shields, New York Times columnist David Brooks, Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report, Democratic strategist Cornell Belcher, Republican strategist Stuart Stevens and Andra Gillespie of Emory University join Judy Woodruff and Hari… Continue watching
Nov 08 Watch RNC strategist Sean Spicer offers election night predictions By PBS News Hour As the first polls begin to close, we get predictions from both sides of the aisle. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Sean Spicer, chief strategist for the Republican National Committee, about a last-minute advertising blitz, outreach to minority voters and what… Continue watching
Nov 08 Watch 5:32 Are voters having problems at the polls? By PBS News Hour The integrity of the election has been a major theme this election season. William Brangham speaks with Jessica Huseman of ProPublica about lines and security at the polls, what we are seeing in terms of voter intimidation, who’s allowed to… Continue watching