Nov 05 The cost of this election By Hannah Grabenstein The 2024 presidential election was the second most expensive since at least 1998. In total, $5.5 billion dollars was spent on the race by presidential candidates, political parties and independent interest groups trying to influence federal elections, according to… Continue reading
Nov 05 Federal, state officials say no evidence to back up claims of election fraud in Pennsylvania By Associated Press A senior official at the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency says no nationwide security problems are threatening the integrity of the elections, and is pushing back on claims of fraud in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania. Continue reading
Nov 05 Watch 10:37 Pelosi on election expectations: ‘We will win the House, Hakeem will be speaker’ By Amna Nawaz, Geoff Bennett, Alexa Gold Election Day is here and votes are being counted in what is expected to be one of the closest elections in living memory. Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett sat down with former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and discussed… Continue watching
Nov 05 First polls will close at 7 p.m. EST By News Desk We’re minutes away from the first polls closing. Election polls will close at 7 p.m. EST in Georgia, a closely watched battleground state, along with Indiana, Kentucky, South Carolina, Virginia and Vermont. Follow all of our live election… Continue reading
Nov 05 Pelosi: Attacks have ‘no place in a political process’ By Erica R. Hendry Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday former President Donald Trump’s continued attacks against her, Vice President Kamala Harris and others have “no place in a political process.” “I don’t know why people just think that’s funny — when my… Continue reading
Nov 05 A technical glitch meant long waits in Apache County, Arizona By Associated Press The Native vote helped push Biden over the top in Arizona in 2020. Trump drew a diverse crowd, including Navajo families from neighboring Arizona, when he visited New Mexico last week. Continue reading
Nov 05 13 states gained or lost electoral votes since 2020 By News Desk The most recent U.S. census was conducted in 2020, and more than a dozen states lost or gained their congressional districts and – along with them – electoral votes. (Reminder: Each state’s electoral votes are determined by adding the state’s… Continue reading
Nov 05 Watch 4:16 The early results from battlegrounds and key races we’ll be watching By Lisa Desjardins, Shrai Popat We'll be digging into data from some of the battlegrounds and key races of this election. Lisa Desjardins has a preview. Continue watching
Nov 05 Watch 13:16 Election night panel on what we’ll learn about the country from the results By Geoff Bennett, Amna Nawaz, Ian Couzens We'll be watching the election results all night with our panel. Joining Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett to discuss the race, Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter, Republican strategist Kevin Madden, Democratic strategist Fahz Shakir, David… Continue watching
Nov 05 Why we use the AP to call races By News Desk Many newsrooms – including PBS News – rely on The Associated Press on election night. The AP gathers and standardizes data from local and state election agencies to make it publicly available as quickly and accurately as possible. Using a… Continue reading