Nov 05 Control of Congress is at stake and with it a president's agenda By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Senate Republicans launched a wide-open map of opportunities, recruiting wealthy newcomers to put Democratic incumbents on defense in almost 10 states across the country. Continue reading
Nov 05 Abortion is on the ballot in nine states and motivating voters across the U.S. By Geoff Mulvihill, Christine Fernando, Associated Press Abortion rights advocates have prevailed on all seven measures that have appeared since 2022, when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and ended the nationwide right to abortion. Continue reading
Nov 05 WATCH: Harris meets supporters, makes calls at DNC phone bank on Election Day By Associated Press Kamala Harris used her visit to a phone bank hosted by the Democratic National Committee in Washington on Tuesday to both thank the supporters working to turn out the vote and make calls herself. Continue reading
Nov 05 Voters face dozens of ballot measures affecting life, death, taxes and more By David A. Lieb, Associated Press Voters are deciding dozens of state ballot measures affecting the way people live, work and die. Continue reading
Nov 05 News media don't run elections. Why do they call the winners? By Robert Yoon, Associated Press In counting the vote, the AP isn't actually tabulating the results of individual voters' actual ballots. That work is performed by the local government election officials who administer elections in the United States. Continue reading
Nov 05 Here's when polls are closing in your state Americans across the nation are casting ballots on the final day of voting in the 2024 election. Continue reading
Nov 05 FBI says bomb threats to several states are non-credible, sent from Russian domains By Associated Press The FBI did not identify the states in question, but Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said earlier Tuesday that the state’s election process had snuffed out some bomb threats that he said came from Russia. Continue reading
Nov 05 WATCH: Election 2024 PBS News special coverage - LIVE ASL PBS News will offer live ASL for its election special coverage, thanks to interpreters from DPAN.tv . Watch live in the player above starting at 6 p.m. EST. Millions of voters head to the polls Tuesday for their final chance… Continue reading
Nov 05 Man arrested when trying to enter U.S. Capitol with a torch and flare gun, police say By Associated Press U.S. Capitol Police say the man was stopped Tuesday during a security screening at the Capitol Visitor Center. Authorities say he smelled of fuel and was carrying the flare gun and torch. Officials have canceled public tours of the Capitol… Continue reading
Nov 05 Election Day unfolds relatively smoothly after massive turnout by early voters By Christina A. Cassidy, Ali Swenson, Associated Press The final day of voting in the 2024 presidential election arrived with tens of millions of Americans having already cast their ballots. Those include record numbers in battleground states like Georgia and North Carolina. Continue reading