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The Latest: Trump wins North Carolina and Georgia, GOP reclaims Senate majority
Read full article: The Latest: Trump wins North Carolina and Georgia, GOP reclaims Senate majorityRepublican Donald Trump won North Carolina, capturing one of the seven heavily contested battlegrounds while votes in six other swing states are still being counted.
Why AP called the Texas Senate race for Ted Cruz
Read full article: Why AP called the Texas Senate race for Ted CruzThe Associated Press declared that Republican Sen. Ted Cruz successfully defended his seat against Democratic Rep. Colin Allred based on the incumbentโs competitive showing in the stateโs large population centers, bolstered by his overwhelming leads in more conservative rural areas across the state.
Why AP called the Ohio Senate race for Bernie Moreno
Read full article: Why AP called the Ohio Senate race for Bernie MorenoFormer car salesman Bernie Moreno clinched victory after securing a 4 percentage point lead in Ohioโs Senate race, ousting three-term Democrat Sherrod Brown, who was the last in his party elected statewide in what was once a premier electoral battleground.
Why AP called the Maryland Senate race for Angela Alsobrooks
Read full article: Why AP called the Maryland Senate race for Angela AlsobrooksDemocrat Angela Alsobrooks racked up a big lead with Marylandโs large early vote share and kept it close with Republican Larry Hogan among Election Day voters, at the time The Associated Press called the race.
Early election takeaways: Trump weakens Democrats' coalition
Read full article: Early election takeaways: Trump weakens Democrats' coalitionEven with a final outcome uncertain Tuesday night, the 2024 presidential election has already exposed the depths of a fractured nation as the candidates navigated a political realignment based on gender and class under the near-constant threat of misinformation and violence.
Black women notch historic Senate wins in an election year defined by potential firsts
Read full article: Black women notch historic Senate wins in an election year defined by potential firstsFor the first time ever, two Black women have been elected to serve simultaneously in the U.S. Senate.
Unexpectedly, news outlets wind up having a relatively traditional election night experience
Read full article: Unexpectedly, news outlets wind up having a relatively traditional election night experienceAfter months of reporting on what polls described as a remarkably close race, news outlets finally have the chance to report on actual results.
AP VoteCast: Harris voters motivated by democracy, Trump supporters by inflation and immigration
Read full article: AP VoteCast: Harris voters motivated by democracy, Trump supporters by inflation and immigrationVoters for Kamala Harris and Donald Trump who cast their ballots for Tuesdayโs presidential election had vastly different motivations โ reflecting a broader national divide on the problems the United States faces.
Beyoncรฉ channels Pamela Anderson in 'Baywatch' for Halloween video asking viewers to vote
Read full article: Beyoncรฉ channels Pamela Anderson in 'Baywatch' for Halloween video asking viewers to voteIn a new video posted early Election Day, Beyoncรฉ channels Pamela Anderson in the television program โBaywatchโ โ red one-piece swimsuit and all โ and asks viewers to vote.
Bernie Marcus, The Home Depot co-founder and billionaire philanthropist, dies at 95
Read full article: Bernie Marcus, The Home Depot co-founder and billionaire philanthropist, dies at 95Bernard โBernieโ Marcus, the co-founder of The Home Depot, a billionaire philanthropist, and a big Republican donor, has died.
Trump wins Georgia and North Carolina, moving closer to reclaiming the White House
Read full article: Trump wins Georgia and North Carolina, moving closer to reclaiming the White HouseDonald Trump has won the battleground state of Georgia, the onetime Republican stronghold that had voted for Democrats four years ago.
The Latest: Trump wins North Carolina and GOP reclaims Senate majority
Read full article: The Latest: Trump wins North Carolina and GOP reclaims Senate majorityRepublican Donald Trump won North Carolina, capturing one of the seven heavily contested battlegrounds while votes in six other swing states are still being counted.
A tiny village in India where Kamala Harris has ancestral roots is praying for her victory
Read full article: A tiny village in India where Kamala Harris has ancestral roots is praying for her victoryAs millions of Americans gear up to cast ballots in U.S. elections, Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for president, has people rooting for her from thousands of miles away in a tiny south Indian village.
Bomb threats in swing states disrupt a mostly smooth Election Day
Read full article: Bomb threats in swing states disrupt a mostly smooth Election DayA series of bomb threats across multiple battleground states and baseless claims of wrongdoing by former President Donald Trump disrupted an otherwise smooth Election Day in a tumultuous presidential election.
Abortion rights advocates win in 4 states and clear way to overturn Missouri ban but lose in Florida
Read full article: Abortion rights advocates win in 4 states and clear way to overturn Missouri ban but lose in FloridaAbortion rights advocates lost on a Florida ballot measure but prevailed in four other states, including Missouri, where an amendment clears the way to undo one of the nation's strictest bans.
On the night before Election Day, Kamala Harris brings in celebrities. Donald Trump is unimpressed
Read full article: On the night before Election Day, Kamala Harris brings in celebrities. Donald Trump is unimpressedOn the night before Election Day, at campaign events across the country, celebrities turned out in force for Kamala Harris' presidential campaign.
Harris campaign spends final hours reminding Pennsylvania of a Trump ally's joke about Puerto Rico
Read full article: Harris campaign spends final hours reminding Pennsylvania of a Trump ally's joke about Puerto RicoKamala Harris devoted much of her final full day on the campaign trail to reaching Latino voters in Pennsylvania, a swing state that Democrats consider part of their โblue wallโ in the Electoral College.
Trump called Megyn Kelly 'nasty' 9 years ago. She just helped deliver his closing message
Read full article: Trump called Megyn Kelly 'nasty' 9 years ago. She just helped deliver his closing messageConservative podcaster Megyn Kelly delivered a fiery speech supporting Donald Trump before he gave what was billed as his โclosing message."
Federal agencies say Russia and Iran are ramping up influence campaigns targeting US voters
Read full article: Federal agencies say Russia and Iran are ramping up influence campaigns targeting US votersThe nationโs federal law enforcement and election security agencies are debunking two new examples of Russian election disinformation on the eve of Election Day.
3-term Democratic lawmaker tries to hold key US Senate seat in GOP-friendly Montana
Read full article: 3-term Democratic lawmaker tries to hold key US Senate seat in GOP-friendly MontanaThree-term incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester of Montana is facing perhaps his toughest reelection challenge yet.
Pennsylvania election officials weighing in on challenges to 4,300 mail ballot applications
Read full article: Pennsylvania election officials weighing in on challenges to 4,300 mail ballot applicationsMore than 4,000 mail ballot applications have been challenged across 14 Pennsylvania counties, leaving election officials to decide eligibility during hearings that will extend well past Election Day.
Marijuana legalization fails in Florida as numerous states approve citizen voting amendments
Read full article: Marijuana legalization fails in Florida as numerous states approve citizen voting amendmentsA costly campaign to legalize marijuana has failed in Florida, falling short of the supermajority needed for passage.
Competitive Virginia races could play a critical role in the battle for Congress
Read full article: Competitive Virginia races could play a critical role in the battle for CongressDemocrat Eugene Vindman and Republican Derrick Anderson remained locked in a close contest early Wednesday in a U.S. House race in Virginia for the seat being vacated by three-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger.
Trump wants the presidential winner to be declared on election night. Why that's unlikely
Read full article: Trump wants the presidential winner to be declared on election night. Why that's unlikelyFormer President Donald Trump is stepping up calls for a winner to be declared shortly after polls close Tuesday night.
Some Republican-led states refuse to let Justice Department monitors into polling places
Read full article: Some Republican-led states refuse to let Justice Department monitors into polling placesSome Republican-led states say they they will block Justice Departmentโs election monitors from going inside polling places on Election Day, pushing back on federal authoritiesโ decades-long practice of watching for violations of federal voting laws.
Florida voters reject measures to protect abortion rights and legalize recreational marijuana
Read full article: Florida voters reject measures to protect abortion rights and legalize recreational marijuanaFlorida voters rejected ballot measures to protect abortion rights and legalize marijuana.
Elon Muskโs $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes can proceed, a Pennsylvania judge says
Read full article: Elon Muskโs $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes can proceed, a Pennsylvania judge saysA Pennsylvania judge has ruled that Elon Muskโs $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes can continue through Tuesdayโs presidential election.
Supreme Court will weigh in on new mostly Black Louisiana congressional district, after election
Read full article: Supreme Court will weigh in on new mostly Black Louisiana congressional district, after electionThe Supreme Court is taking up a new redistricting case involving Louisianaโs congressional map with two mostly Black districts.
The Latest: All eyes on Pennsylvania as candidates spend final day campaigning there
Read full article: The Latest: All eyes on Pennsylvania as candidates spend final day campaigning thereThe presidential campaign comes down to a final push across a handful of states on the eve of Election Day.
A presidential campaign unlike any other ends on Tuesday. Here's how we got here
Read full article: A presidential campaign unlike any other ends on Tuesday. Here's how we got hereElection Day marks the final chapter in one of the most bewildering, unpredictable and consequential sagas in political history.
Harris and Trump set sights on Pennsylvania in final push before Election Day
Read full article: Harris and Trump set sights on Pennsylvania in final push before Election DayKamala Harris and Donald Trump closed out this yearโs presidential race with a fierce battle for Pennsylvania on Monday, making their final pitch to voters across a state that could prove decisive in the campaign for the White House.
Harris, Obamas and voting rights leaders work to turn out Black voters in run-up to Election Day
Read full article: Harris, Obamas and voting rights leaders work to turn out Black voters in run-up to Election DayDemocrats, Republicans and voting rights advocates launched a wide array of efforts to boost Black voter turnout over the last week of the presidential campaign.
In dash across Michigan, Harris contrasts optimism with Trump's rhetoric without uttering his name
Read full article: In dash across Michigan, Harris contrasts optimism with Trump's rhetoric without uttering his nameOn the last Sunday before Election Day, Democrat Kamala Harris did not mention Donald Trumpโs name.
Harris won't say how she voted on California measure that would reverse criminal justice reforms
Read full article: Harris won't say how she voted on California measure that would reverse criminal justice reformsVice President Kamala Harris won't say how she voted on a ballot measure in her home state of California that would reverse criminal justice reforms approved in recent years.
Trump talks about reporters being shot and says he shouldn't have left White House after 2020 loss
Read full article: Trump talks about reporters being shot and says he shouldn't have left White House after 2020 lossOn the final Sunday of a rollercoaster presidential contest, Republican nominee Donald Trump is asking voters in Pennsylvania again to make him leader of a โfailed nationโ while also unleashing a profane, conspiracy-laden rant asserting U.S. elections are not legitimate in the first place.
North Carolina sees turnout record with more than 4.2M ballots cast at early in-person voting sites
Read full article: North Carolina sees turnout record with more than 4.2M ballots cast at early in-person voting sitesNorth Carolina elections officials say that more than 4.2 million voters cast ballots at early in-person voting sites, with turnout in western counties hit by Hurricane Helene outpacing the rest of the state.
Local representatives speak at Trumpโs rally in Salem
Read full article: Local representatives speak at Trumpโs rally in SalemHouse representatives Ben Cline and Morgan Griffith, both up for re-election, told the crowd that with a strong turnout in this part of the state, Trump could carry Virginia.
Trump wants to narrow his deficit with women but he's not changing how he talks about them
Read full article: Trump wants to narrow his deficit with women but he's not changing how he talks about themWhen it comes to women, Donald Trump has stuck to a world view in the campaign's final days that his critics consider to be dated and paternalistic.
Who will replace Mitch McConnell as Senate GOP leader? It remains deeply uncertain
Read full article: Who will replace Mitch McConnell as Senate GOP leader? It remains deeply uncertainSenate Republicans vying to replace longtime leader Mitch McConnell have been crossing the country to campaign and fundraise for colleagues, making their final arguments before an important upcoming Senate vote.
Nevada lithium mine will crush rare plant habitat US said is critical to its survival, lawsuit says
Read full article: Nevada lithium mine will crush rare plant habitat US said is critical to its survival, lawsuit saysConservationists and a Native American advocacy group are suing to block a Nevada lithium mine they say will drive an endangered wildflower to extinction, disrupt groundwater flows and threaten cultural resources.
Harris appears on 'Saturday Night Live' as mirror image of Maya Rudolph with election looming
Read full article: Harris appears on 'Saturday Night Live' as mirror image of Maya Rudolph with election loomingKamala Harris made a surprise appearance on โSaturday Night Liveโ as she took a brief break from the battleground states where she's been campaigning.
Biden suggests he'd like to smack 'macho guys' during final campaign stop
Read full article: Biden suggests he'd like to smack 'macho guys' during final campaign stopPresident Joe Biden has returned to his birthplace in Scranton, Pennsylvania, making a final campaign stop for Vice President Kamala Harris.
Abortion rights at forefront of Women's March rallies in runup to Election Day
Read full article: Abortion rights at forefront of Women's March rallies in runup to Election DayThousands of women have rallied in the U.S. capital and elsewhere with abortion rights at the forefront of their demonstrations.
Georgia judge rejects GOP lawsuit trying to block counties from accepting hand-returned mail ballots
Read full article: Georgia judge rejects GOP lawsuit trying to block counties from accepting hand-returned mail ballotsA Georgia judge has rejected a Republican lawsuit trying to block county election offices from opening on Saturday and Sunday to let voters return their mail ballots in person.
Washington voters uphold landmark climate law against challenge from conservatives
Read full article: Washington voters uphold landmark climate law against challenge from conservativesVoters in Washington state have upheld a groundbreaking law that is forcing companies to cut carbon emissions while raising billions of dollars for programs that include habitat restoration and preparing for climate change.
Listen to business owners and voters in Erie, Pennsylvania. They could help decide the White House.
Read full article: Listen to business owners and voters in Erie, Pennsylvania. They could help decide the White House.Both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have campaigned in the Rust Belt city of Erie, Pennsylvania.
Harris and Trump focus on Sunbelt states during final weekend push for votes
Read full article: Harris and Trump focus on Sunbelt states during final weekend push for votesDemocrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump are zeroing in on Sunbelt states as they embark on one last weekend quest to sway undecided voters in battleground states that will determine the next president.
Trump will rally backers every day until the election in North Carolina, a swing state he won twice
Read full article: Trump will rally backers every day until the election in North Carolina, a swing state he won twiceDonald Trump will rally supporters in North Carolina every day until Tuesdayโs election.
Debate over abortion rights leads to expensive campaigns for high-stakes state Supreme Court seats
Read full article: Debate over abortion rights leads to expensive campaigns for high-stakes state Supreme Court seatsThe debate over abortion rights is leading to expensive campaigns for state Supreme Courts in several states this year.
Trump is using election lies to lay the groundwork for challenging 2024 results if he loses
Read full article: Trump is using election lies to lay the groundwork for challenging 2024 results if he losesDonald Trump has spent months laying the groundwork to challenge the results of the 2024 election if he loses.
What to watch over the final weekend of the 2024 presidential campaign
Read full article: What to watch over the final weekend of the 2024 presidential campaignThe 2024 presidential contest speeds into its final weekend with Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump locked in a razor-thin contest.
Top House Republicans seeking documents regarding Biden's 'garbage' comment
Read full article: Top House Republicans seeking documents regarding Biden's 'garbage' commentTop House Republicans are seeking documents and internal communications regarding President Joe Bidenโs statement earlier this week in which he appeared to take a swipe at supporters of Donald Trump.
Letโs Talk Election: 10 News sits down with Virginia Tech students for their perspective on the election.
Read full article: Letโs Talk Election: 10 News sits down with Virginia Tech students for their perspective on the election.Election day is just days away and as the countdown continues, 10 News has been working to get a feel for the political climate.
Secret Service report offers new details on failures during Trump assassination attempt
Read full article: Secret Service report offers new details on failures during Trump assassination attemptA new Secret Service report into the July assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump says multiple staffers knew about clear line-of-sight risks but found them โacceptable."
Harris leads Trump by 10 points in Roanoke Collegeโs latest poll
Read full article: Harris leads Trump by 10 points in Roanoke Collegeโs latest pollRoanoke College released a poll on Aug. 2 that asked likely Virginian voters multiple questions regarding their opinions on candidates, who they would vote for, if they feel the country is on the right path, among others.
Early voting reaches such heights that some Georgia polls may be Election Day 'ghost town'
Read full article: Early voting reaches such heights that some Georgia polls may be Election Day 'ghost town'Record levels of early voting are making it so polls in Georgia might be a โghost townโ on Election Day.
FBI links video falsely depicting voter fraud in Georgia to 'Russian influence actors'
Read full article: FBI links video falsely depicting voter fraud in Georgia to 'Russian influence actors'U_S_ intelligence officials say a video that purports to show election fraud in Georgia is fake and the work of โRussian influence actors."
Harris team warns CEOs that Trump is a threat to economy, while Trump says tariffs can drive growth
Read full article: Harris team warns CEOs that Trump is a threat to economy, while Trump says tariffs can drive growthKamala Harrisโ campaign is actively warning business leaders that Donald Trump has a pattern of disregard for democracy and the rule of law that would threaten U.S. economic growth.
Israel is falling far short of a US ultimatum to surge aid to Gaza
Read full article: Israel is falling far short of a US ultimatum to surge aid to GazaAn Associated Press review shows that Israel is falling far short of U.S. demands to surge the level of humanitarian assistance allowed into Gaza or risk possible restrictions on U.S. military funding.
Supreme Court allows Pennsylvania to count contested provisional ballots, rejecting Republican plea
Read full article: Supreme Court allows Pennsylvania to count contested provisional ballots, rejecting Republican pleaThe Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal from Republicans that could have led to thousands of provisional ballots not being counted in Pennsylvania.
Jodi Picoult's 'Nineteen Minutes' tops PEN America of books banned in schools
Read full article: Jodi Picoult's 'Nineteen Minutes' tops PEN America of books banned in schoolsJodi Picoult's โNineteen Minutesโ has topped a list compiled by PEN America of the books most often pulled from school shelves.
Trump and Harris host dueling rallies in the Milwaukee area in a final push to win Wisconsin
Read full article: Trump and Harris host dueling rallies in the Milwaukee area in a final push to win WisconsinVice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have hosted dueling rallies within miles of each other in a fevered final push for votes in swing state Wisconsinโs largest city.
Harris assails Trump for saying Liz Cheney should have rifles 'shooting at her'
Read full article: Harris assails Trump for saying Liz Cheney should have rifles 'shooting at her'Kamala Harris says it was โdisqualifyingโ for Donald Trump to say former Rep. Liz Cheney should have rifles โshooting at herโ to see how she feels about sending troops to fight.
Trump and Vance make anti-transgender attacks central to their campaign's closing argument
Read full article: Trump and Vance make anti-transgender attacks central to their campaign's closing argumentDonald Trump has made his opposition to transgender rights central to his closing argument before Election Day.
Peeking behind the curtain: News outlets are conscious of the need to explain election reporting
Read full article: Peeking behind the curtain: News outlets are conscious of the need to explain election reportingAt The Associated Press, election night is a massive undertaking, with thousands of people involved in counting the vote nationwide and calling winners and losers.
AP-NORC poll finds skepticism of nationwide election tallies, especially among Republicans
Read full article: AP-NORC poll finds skepticism of nationwide election tallies, especially among RepublicansThe nationโs deep partisan divisions extend to trust in the vote tallies for this yearโs election.
AP sources: White House altered record of Biden's 'garbage' remarks despite stenographer concerns
Read full article: AP sources: White House altered record of Biden's 'garbage' remarks despite stenographer concernsWhite House press officials altered the official transcript of a call in which President Joe Biden appeared to take a swipe at supporters of Donald Trump, drawing objections from the federal workers tasked with recording the presidentโs remarks for posterity.
Trump meets with Arab Americans in Dearborn, Michigan, but top community leaders skipped the event
Read full article: Trump meets with Arab Americans in Dearborn, Michigan, but top community leaders skipped the eventDonald Trump met with Arab Americans in the nationโs largest Arab-majority city as the Republican presidential nominee works to court the potentially decisive group despite his history of Islamophobic rhetoric and policy.
Cornel West loses Supreme Court bid to get on the Pennsylvania presidential ballot
Read full article: Cornel West loses Supreme Court bid to get on the Pennsylvania presidential ballotThird-party presidential candidate Cornel West has lost a Supreme Court bid to be included on the presidential ballot in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania.
US employers added just 12,000 jobs last month as hurricanes and strikes sharply reduce payrolls
Read full article: US employers added just 12,000 jobs last month as hurricanes and strikes sharply reduce payrollsAmericaโs employers added just 12,000 jobs in October, a total that economists say was held down by the effects of strikes and hurricanes that left many workers temporarily off payrolls.
Chicago school board head ousted because of social media posts deemed antisemitic, misogynistic
Read full article: Chicago school board head ousted because of social media posts deemed antisemitic, misogynisticThe president of the Chicago school board resigned Thursday just a week after he was appointed because of social media posts deemed antisemitic, anti-women and lending credence to a conspiracy theory about the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Virginia citizens make plans to vote after finding they've been wrongly purged from rolls
Read full article: Virginia citizens make plans to vote after finding they've been wrongly purged from rollsSome voters in Virginia are making alternate plans to cast ballots after learning that their registrations were mistakenly canceled by the state.
Moving company expected at Giuliani's NYC apartment after missed deadline for asset handover
Read full article: Moving company expected at Giuliani's NYC apartment after missed deadline for asset handoverA moving company representative and lawyers were expected to be given access to Rudy Giulianiโs Manhattan apartment after he missed a deadline to turn over belongings to two former Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation lawsuit against him.
Kamala Harris says Trump's comment on women 'is offensive to everybody'
Read full article: Kamala Harris says Trump's comment on women 'is offensive to everybody'Kamala Harris says Donald Trumpโs comment that he would protect women whether they โlike it or notโ shows that the Republican presidential nominee does not understand womenโs rights to make decisions about their own lives.