Oct 27 How the AP calls races and what to expect on election night By Candice Norwood The coronavirus pandemic and a historic surge in voting early and by mail have sparked a number of questions about election night, among them: What will calling races look like, and when will we have results?… Continue reading
Oct 27 Voters in some states unable to cast early ballots in person By Summer Ballentine, Associated Press More than 21 million voters across the U.S. have taken advantage of early in-person voting amid record-breaking early turnout, according to Associated Press elections research. Continue reading
Oct 27 WATCH: Sen. Kamala Harris makes campaign stops in Nevada By Associated Press She described Joe Biden as a “student of American history” and “a truth teller” who can confront the crises facing the nation. Continue reading
Oct 27 WATCH: Pence speaks at campaign rally in Wilmington, North Carolina By Associated Press On Saturday night, the White House confirmed that Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff, Marc Short, had tested positive for COVID-19, after the news of Short's diagnosis dribbled out. Continue reading
Oct 27 WATCH: Joe Biden holds campaign event in Atlanta By Will Weissert, Alexandra Jaffe, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Joe Biden is going on offense in the final week before Election Day, heading Tuesday to Georgia and planning travel that may put President Donald Trump on defense in other states he won four years ago. Continue reading
Oct 27 WATCH: Trump holds rally in Lansing, Michigan By Associated Press During his final week of campaigning Trump will charge through nearly a dozen states, overlooking a surge of coronavirus cases in the U.S. and a fresh outbreak in his own White House. Continue reading
Oct 27 WATCH: Obama campaigns for Biden in Orlando By Associated Press Former President Barack Obama mocked President Donald Trump's response to the coronavirus pandemic, saying Trump "turned the White House into a hot zone."… Continue reading
Oct 26 Supreme Court won't extend Wisconsin's absentee ballot deadline By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The justices on Monday refused to reinstate a lower court order that called for mailed ballots to be counted if they are received up to six days after the Nov. 3 election. Continue reading
Oct 26 Watch 7:11 Trump, Biden focus on Pennsylvania as race's final week dawns By Judy Woodruff, Kate Grumke, Alexis Cox As President Trump and Joe Biden enter the final week of the presidential campaign, COVID-19 is roiling the race again. At least five of Vice President Mike Pence’s staffers have tested positive for the virus, including one deemed a close… Continue watching
Oct 26 Watch 4:40 How Graham's support for Barrett affects his reelection bid By Gavin Jackson, SCETV South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is himself in the political hot seat. His support for the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court during an election year, after opposing Merrick Garland’s nomination… Continue watching