Election 2024

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Tony Hinchcliffe arrives to speak before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Democrats escalate attacks on Trump after comedian calls Puerto Rico ‘floating island of garbage’

Democrats are stepping up their attacks on Donald Trump a day after a comedian opening a Trump rally called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage.”
 
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Here’s what to watch in the final full week of the presidential campaign

 

US voters concerned about post-election violence and efforts to overturn the results: AP-NORC poll

 

Harris courts Michigan’s working-class voters on her second visit to the battleground since Saturday

 
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Ground Game: What to watch in campaign’s final week

 

  1. Live election updates: Democrats seize on racist rally remarks in the campaign’s final week

  2. Americans in Puerto Rico can’t vote for US president. Their anger at Trump is shaping the race

Decision notes

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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Michigan on Election Day

 
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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Louisiana on Election Day

 
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MIKE STOBBE, MAYA SWEEDLER
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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Nevada on Election Day

 
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ROBERT YOON
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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in New York on Election Day

 
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LEAH ASKARINAM
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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in North Carolina on Election Day

 
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ROBERT YOON
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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Pennsylvania on Election Day

 
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ROBERT YOON
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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Wisconsin on Election Day

 
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Battleground voter angst

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In Nevada, immigration is a nuanced issue. But the politics of it is painted in black and white

 
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WILL WEISSERT
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American despair: In Arizona, high home prices and limited prospects shape voters’ presidential pick

 
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AAMER MADHANI, JOSH BOAK
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In Pennsylvania, an influx of college graduates could push a key county toward Harris

 
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CHRIS MEGERIAN, FATIMA HUSSEIN
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How will abortion laws motivate women in North Carolina to vote in this election?

 
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AMANDA SEITZ, DARLENE SUPERVILLE
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In battleground Georgia, some poor people see no reason to vote. That decision could sway election

 
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GARY FIELDS

Voting

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Nevada high court decides mail ballots with smudged or missing postmarks can be counted

Mail-in ballots with smudged or missing postmarks can be counted for up to three days after polls close on Election Day in Nevada.
 
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Republicans ask US Supreme Court to block counting of some provisional ballots in Pennsylvania

 
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Fires set in drop boxes destroy hundreds of ballots in Washington and damage 3 in Oregon

 
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Biden casts 2024 election ballot near his Delaware home, waiting in line with other voters

 
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Virginia asks US Supreme Court to reinstate removals of 1,600 voter registrations

 

Almost two-thirds of voters cast an early ballot in 2020, a pandemic-driven spike in America’s decades-long shift to favor voting in advance of Election Day. Every state allows some way to cast a ballot before Election Day,

US voters concerned about efforts to overturn the 2024 election results: AP-NORC Poll

A new poll finds that American voters are approaching the presidential election with deep unease about what could follow. They are worried about the potential for political violence, attempts to overturn the results, and the implications for democracy.
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Vance urges voters to get ‘a sense of humor’ after comedian makes Puerto Rico slur at Trump rally

Harris tours computer chip factory in Michigan

Explaining Election Day

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Where are the voters who could decide the presidential election?

 
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MAYA SWEEDLER
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Want to follow election results like a pro? Here’s what to watch in key states

 
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LEAH ASKARINAM
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Don’t count on a recount to change the winner in close elections this fall. They rarely do

 
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STEPHEN OHLEMACHER
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Will the polls be right in 2024? What polling on the presidential race can and can’t tell you

 
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LINLEY SANDERS, AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX
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Yes, voter fraud happens. But it’s rare and election offices have safeguards to catch it

 
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ALI SWENSON
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How voting before Election Day became so widespread and so political

 
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ROBERT YOON
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Not everything will run perfectly on Election Day. Still, US elections are remarkably reliable

 
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GARY FIELDS
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How elections forecasters became political ‘prophets’

 
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LEAH ASKARINAM
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Florida has nearly all ballots counted on Election Day, while California can take weeks. This is why

 
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MAYA SWEEDLER
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Not all elections look the same. Here are some of the different ways states run their voting

 
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MAYA SWEEDLER
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Election certification is a traditionally routine duty that has become politicized in the Trump era

 
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NICHOLAS RICCARDI
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Courts could see a wave of election lawsuits, but experts say the bar to change the outcome is high

 
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LINDSAY WHITEHURST
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Ranked choice voting could decide which party controls the US House. How does it work?

 
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MAYA SWEEDLER, DAVID SHARP
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What is the Electoral College and how does the US use it to elect presidents?

 
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MARY CLARE JALONICK
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The AP has called winners in elections for more than 170 years. Here’s how it’s done

 
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ROBERT YOON
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How AP uses expected vote instead of ‘precincts reporting’ when determining a winner

 
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ROBERT YOON
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Who can vote in US elections, and what steps must you take to do so?

 
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DAVID A. LIEB
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Election conspiracy theories fueled a push to hand-count votes, but doing so is risky and slow

 
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CHRISTINE FERNANDO
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On a screen near you: Officials are livestreaming the election process for more transparency

 
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MIKE CATALINI
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Voting systems are targets of conspiracy theories, but get tested for accuracy and security

 
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CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY
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How AP VoteCast works, and how it’s different from an exit poll

 
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LINLEY SANDERS, ROBERT YOON
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How a poll can represent your opinion even if you weren’t contacted for it

 
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LINLEY SANDERS, AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX
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Why and how AP counts the vote for thousands of US elections

 
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MAYA SWEEDLER
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If the polls just closed, how can AP already declare a winner?

 
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ROBERT YOON

What it’s like in a ‘chaos’ Congress and why these lawmakers keep coming back

Polarizing. Challenging. A lot of wasted time. That’s how lawmakers describe what it is like being in the U.S. House these days.
 
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Where Trump and Harris stand on key issues

 

Trump’s Madison Square Garden event features crude and racist insults

 

Harris rallies Philadelphia voters at church, barbershop, bookstore, restaurant and basketball court

 
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Full results from the AP

 

  1. How the AP counts the vote and declares winners in US elections

  2. How the AP calls election winners and why it matters

The race for Congress

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Jim Justice looks past his business struggles and declares himself a Senate winner in West Virginia

More than a month before the election, Jim Justice declared victory in his U.S. Senate race in deep red West Virginia.
 
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This independent candidate is worrying Republicans in deep-red Nebraska’s Senate race

 
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Wisconsin’s GOP Senate candidate Hovde defends not knowing much about the farm bill in a dairy state

 
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Democrats invest $5 million to try to defeat Republican Ted Cruz in Texas Senate race

 
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In the fight for control of the House, Democrats home in on a district in central New York

 

More Election 2024 news

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Democrats go after Jill Stein, Cornel West in digital ads aimed at young voters

Democrats are spending about $500,000 for a last-minute push to persuade voters in battleground states to reject third-party candidates Jill Stein and Cornel West.
 
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Biden looks to maintain relevance in political conversation in final sprint to Election Day

President Joe Biden’s 50 years in elected office are nearing their end. That doesn’t mean he’s ready to quietly exit the politics stage.
 
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GOP works to turn out pro-Trump Jewish voters in swing states to trim Democrats’ edge

A Republican group is undertaking a new effort this year to do door-to-door outreach to those Jewish voters who have a history of backing GOP candidates.
 
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As Democrats court Haley supporters, the former UN ambassador is still waiting to hear from Trump

Nikki Haley received more Republican primary votes than anyone who challenged Donald Trump for this year’s presidential nomination and has said she’s voting for him.
 
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A Minnesota woman is accused of turning in a ballot for her dead mother. A routine check caught it

A northern Minnesota woman accused of trying to submit a mail ballot for her recently deceased mother has been charged with three felonies.
 
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Four things to know from Kamala Harris’ latest podcast interviews

Kamala Harris recently went on two podcasts in hopes of reaching more voters as Election Day approaches.
 
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Philadelphia DA sues Elon Musk’s America PAC over its $1 million giveaway

Philadelphia’s district attorney is suing to halt Elon Musk’s $1 million giveaway that’s part of his political organization’s effort to boost Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.
 
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Jon Stewart will remain ‘Daily Show’ host on Mondays through 2025

Jon Stewart isn’t done skewering the news. He’s signed on to continue hosting “The Daily Show” on Mondays through the end of next year.
 
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Who is comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, who insulted Puerto Rico at Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally?

Of the nearly 30 speakers who recently warmed up the crowd for Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden, one has gotten most of the attention — comedian Tony Hinchcliffe.
 
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Brian Williams and Amazon are asking election night news-seekers to take a leap of faith with them

Former NBC News anchor Brian Williams is asking people interested in election night news to take a leap of faith with him.
 
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Republicans seek votes among the Amish, who rarely cast them, in swing-state Pennsylvania

The Amish are numerous in the all-important swing state of Pennsylvania, and yet only a small minority of them vote in elections.
 
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The trajectory of Ukraine’s fight against Russia hangs on the outcome of the US election

The decisions of the next U.S. president will determine the trajectory of Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s invasion.
 
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Latin superstar Bad Bunny backs Harris for president after comedian’s racist jokes at Trump event

Bad Bunny threw his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris Sunday by sharing a video of the Democratic presidential nominee shortly after a comedian at Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally made crude jokes about Latinos and called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage.”
 
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Biden calls out Musk over a published report that the Tesla CEO once worked in the US illegally

President Joe Biden has slammed Elon Musk for hypocrisy on immigration after a published report that the Tesla CEO once worked illegally in the United States.
 
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Vance calls Russia an American adversary but won’t label Moscow as an enemy

Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance says Russia is a U.S. adversary but suggests it’s counterproductive to approach Moscow as an enemy.
 
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Georgia prosecutor who brought election case against Trump faces rare Republican challenger

The Democratic Georgia prosecutor who brought charges against former President Donald Trump over efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election faces a rare Republican challenger in her bid for reelection.
 
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2 US House members seek to become North Carolina’s attorney general

The two men seeking to become North Carolina’s next attorney general are both outgoing members of Congress who have represented the Charlotte area on Capitol Hill and previously in the state legislature.
 
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Harris stays quiet on student loans as cancellation loses its political luster

In just a few years, the issue of student loan cancellation has gone from being a pillar of the Democratic Party to a political liability.
 
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Harris tries out new ways of reaching voters, but she’s running out of time

The election is little more than a week away, and Vice President Kamala Harris is still trying to help voters feel like they truly know her.
 
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Swing-state priest teaches ancient techniques for surviving today’s political turmoil

The Rev. David Peck is an Episcopal priest in the heartland of Pennsylvania, a swing state at the center of the tense presidential election.
 
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Elon Musk says the real threat to democracy is the people who accuse Trump of endangering it

Tech mogul Elon Musk is playing down the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. At a town hall in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on Saturday night, he said people “who say Trump is a threat to democracy are themselves a threat to democracy.”
 
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State alien land laws drive some China-born US citizens to rethink their politics

At least two dozen states have passed or proposed “alien land laws” targeting Chinese nationals and companies from purchasing property or land because of China’s status as a foreign adversary.
 
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Trump’s deportation plans worry families with relatives in US illegally

Donald Trump has promised to stage the largest mass deportation in U.S. history if elected. The move would disrupt families with relatives living in the U.S. illegally.
 
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North Dakota voters may end most property taxes. Government programs could face huge cuts

North Dakota voters this fall could end the property tax by approving a ballot measure that opponents say would drastically slash a variety of state services.
 
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Missouri sports betting ballot measure highlights national debate about tax rates

Missouri voters are considering whether to make the state the 40th jurisdiction to legalize sports betting.
 
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Trump refers to CNN’s Anderson Cooper by a woman’s first name

Former President Donald Trump is referring to CNN anchor Anderson Cooper by a woman’s first name. Since Cooper hosted a town hall with Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday, Trump has referred to Cooper as “Allison” three times, including in a Friday post on his social media network.
 
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Trump again denigrates Detroit while appealing for votes in a suburb of Michigan’s largest city

Donald Trump has further denigrated Detroit while appealing for votes in a suburb of the largest city in swing state Michigan.
 
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Foreign threats to the US election are on the rise, and officials are moving faster to expose them

Foreign threats to the upcoming U.S. election are on the rise as Nov. 5 approaches, and U.S. officials are moving more aggressively to call them out.
 
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‘Take our lives seriously,’ Michelle Obama pleads as she rallies for Kamala Harris in Michigan

Michelle Obama delivered a searing speech in support of Kamala Harris during a rally in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
 
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FACT FOCUS: Trump repeated election lies in his interview with Joe Rogan. Here are the facts

Donald Trump used a lengthy interview with podcaster Joe Rogan to dig in on his false claims about voting, election fraud and his loss in the 2020 presidential election.