Nov 02 Watch 2:51 Why some Americans have chosen not to vote this year By Matt Loffman In most recent American elections, about four in 10 eligible voters didn’t cast ballots. Tens of millions are poised to do the same this year. What are non-voters saying about their rationale for sitting out the election -- one that… Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch 7:14 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on suburban voters, election results timing NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest in politics, including which voter demographics will be critical in the 2020 election, how President Trump is reaching out to his supporters… Continue watching
Nov 02 Gulf storm damage causes polling place moves, power outages By Melinda Deslatte, Kim Chandler, Associated Press Thousands of voters in southwest Louisiana will be casting ballots in different locations Tuesday because Hurricane Laura wrecked their traditional polling sites in late August. Continue reading
Nov 02 Polling places are latest front in battle over face masks By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press Most states, even ones with broad mask mandates, are stopping short of forcing voters to use a face covering. Continue reading
Nov 02 Judge rejects GOP effort to throw out 127,000 Houston votes By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press The county is the nation's third largest and a crucial battleground in Texas, where President Donald Trump and Republicans are bracing for the closest election in decades on Tuesday. Continue reading
Nov 02 Trump decries FBI probe of supporters surrounding Biden bus By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press On Sunday night, Trump retweeted a screenshot of the FBI statement, adding: “In my opinion, these patriots did nothing wrong."… Continue reading
Nov 02 WATCH: Pence speaks at campaign rally in Erie, Pennsylvania By Candice Norwood In a Monmouth University poll released on Monday, 50 percent of registered voters in Pennsylvania said they prefer Biden and 45 percent said they favor Trump. Continue reading
Nov 02 Trump promises court fight over Pennsylvania absentee votes By Associated Press President Donald Trump and his reelection campaign are signaling they will pursue an aggressive legal strategy to try to prevent Pennsylvania from counting mailed ballots that are received in the three days after the election. Continue reading
Nov 02 Trump suggests he will fire Fauci in rift with disease expert By Associated Press Speaking at a campaign rally in Opa-locka, Florida, Trump expressed frustration that the surging cases of the virus that has killed more than 231,000 people in the United States this year remains prominent in the news. Continue reading
Nov 02 In Pennsylvania, mail-in ballots and legal battles could put our electoral system to the test By William Brangham, Daniel Bush, Leah Nagy, Ryan Connelly Holmes, Vika Aronson, Erica R. Hendry, Emily Carpeaux The pandemic, a nationwide shift toward voting by mail and a flurry of pre-election lawsuits are upending how voters and election officials prepare for the election. Nowhere is that uncertainty more evident than in Pennsylvania… Continue reading