Election 2024

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a CNN town hall in Aston, Pa., Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Harris says Trump ‘is a fascist’ after John Kelly says the former president wanted generals like Hitler’s

Vice President Kamala Harris says she believes Donald Trump “is a fascist.” Her comment comes after Trump’s his longest-serving chief of staff said the former president praised Adolf Hitler while in office and put personal loyalty above the Constitution.

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Donald Trump tells supporters to ‘just vote’ at Georgia rally organized by Charlie Kirk

Abortion bans are top of mind for young women in North Carolina as they consider Harris or Trump

The top election official in a politically crucial Nevada county says she was forced out

Key moments: Trump wraps up Las Vegas mega-rally

Decision notes

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

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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 Nevada on Election Day

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

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

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

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

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Voting

12 Colorado mail ballots were stolen and filled out. 3 of them were counted

Colorado officials say at least 12 mailed ballots were stolen in a rural county and then sent in with fraudulent votes.

Major Michigan city decides against verifying mail ballots early, potentially slowing results

New Hampshire officials tout history of safeguarding voting process

North Carolina lawmakers approve $600M more for Helene recovery, order more voting sites

Pennsylvania high court gives voters provisional option if their mail ballots get rejected

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,

Two Pennsylvania counties are known for picking presidents

With the 2024 election in its final days, all eyes are on two Pennsylvania bellwether counties that could hold clues about how the battle between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will play out. (Video: Dan Huff, Patrick Aftoora Orsagos) (Production: Kelly Daschle)

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Trump says the U.S. has become ‘Garbage can for the world’ as he campaigns in Arizona

Harris says Trump wants a military that would be loyal to him above all, not to the American people

Explaining Election Day

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

Yes, voter fraud happens. But it’s rare and election offices have safeguards to catch it

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Where are the voters who could decide the presidential election?

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How voting before Election Day became so widespread and so political

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

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GARY FIELDS

How elections forecasters became political ‘prophets’

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LEAH ASKARINAM

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

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LEAH ASKARINAM

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

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

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NICHOLAS RICCARDI

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

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

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STEPHEN OHLEMACHER

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

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MAYA SWEEDLER, DAVID SHARP

What is the Electoral College and how does the US use it to elect presidents?

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MARY CLARE JALONICK

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

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

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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

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

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CHRISTINE FERNANDO

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

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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

How a poll can represent your opinion even if you weren’t contacted for it

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LINLEY SANDERS, AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX

Why and how AP counts the vote for thousands of US elections

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

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Election officials are fighting a tsunami of voting conspiracy theories

With less than two weeks before Election Day, a resurgence of misinformation and conspiracy theories about voting is forcing state and local election officials to spend their time debunking rumors and explaining how elections are run.

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Harris to give her campaign’s closing argument at the Ellipse, where Trump helped spark Capitol riot

Efforts by Russia, Iran and China to sway US voters may escalate, new Microsoft report says

Trump targets hardcore partisans, Harris goes after moderates: Inside the campaign’s final sprint

Full results from the AP

The race for Congress

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

Democrats backing Rep. Colin Allred’s bid to defeat Texas Sen. Ted Cruz are investing $5 million in an ad campaign focused on abortion.

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

Flyaway metal from Missouri Democratic Senate candidate’s rifle grazes reporter at campaign event

Scott Perry led a conservative House takeover. Now he’s in a tough race against a moderate Democrat

Former Ohio Gov. Bob Taft, scion of Republican family, backs Democrat Sherrod Brown for Senate

More Election 2024 news

Allies hope a Trump win changes the system for mortgages. Some warn it will make them pricier

If Donald Trump wins the presidential election, Republicans hope he will fulfill a longstanding GOP goal of privatizing the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Two Virginia candidates for Congress say democracy is at stake. It’s there the campaigns part ways

Two candidates in Virginia are competing to take over a U.S. House seat being vacated by Rep. Abigail Spanberger.

Biden heads to Indian Country as Harris steps up appeal to Native American voters

President Joe Biden is at last making his way to Indian Country. He’s paying a long-promised visit to a reservation in Arizona that Democrats hope could provide a boost to Vice President Kamala Harris’ turnout effort in a key battleground state.

Harris, Beyoncé team up for a Texas rally on abortion rights — hoping battleground states hear them

Vice President Kamala Harris is teaming up with Beyoncé for a rally in solidly Republican Texas. It’s aimed at highlighting the perilous medical fallout from the state’s strict abortion ban and putting the blame squarely on Donald Trump.

Progressives warn Harris must change her closing message as the election looms

Progressive Democrats are warning Kamala Harris that she risks losing the support of a small, but significant portion of her political base unless she changes her campaign’s closing message — and its messengers — immediately.

To fight misinfo, news outlets are putting plans in place to combat false election night stories

In election night planning, news outlets are being mindful that they have to keep watch on what doesn’t happen along with what does.

Conservatives could win control of Kansas and Nebraska state school boards

Conservatives could win majorities on the Kansas and Nebraska school boards this year, which would make it easier for them to shape what’s taught in classrooms.

Trump says China’s leader will bully Harris ‘like a baby’ as his allies try to infantilize her

Donald Trump has said China’s leader would handle Vice President Kamala Harris “like a baby” if she’s elected to the White House.

Like Biden, Harris puts focus on Trump as Election Day draws near

When Joe Biden was running for reelection, his strategy was to keep the focus squarely on Donald Trump and his treat to democratic institutions.

In rare move, Pentagon denies falsehood about troops allowed to use force during election

In a rare move, the Pentagon is strongly pushing back against misinformation spread on social media that falsely suggests U.S. troops have been authorized to use force against American citizens during the election.

What is fascism? And why does Harris say Trump is a fascist?

Vice President Kamala Harris was asked during this week’s CNN town hall if she thought Donald Trump was a fascist and replied, “Yes, I do.” Do historians agree?

Rain, humidity have sealed some mail-in ballot return envelopes shut, elections officials say

Some voters living in areas that have seen rainy or humid weather have reported receiving ballot return envelopes that are already sealed shut.

Obama and Springsteen boost Harris as she warns of ‘brutally serious’ consequences if Trump wins

Bruce Springsteen and Barack Obama lent their star power to Kamala Harris’ quest for the presidency on Thursday as the vice president implored Georgia voters to consider the “brutally serious” consequences if Donald Trump wins a second term in the White House.

Republican election official in crucial Georgia appeals order saying she must certify results

A Republican official in Georgia is appealing a judge’s order that she and other election leaders in the state’s most populous county must vote to certify results by the deadline set in law.

Trump says if he takes office, he’ll fire special counsel Jack Smith ‘within 2 seconds’

Donald Trump says that if wins the White House, he’ll fire special counsel Jack Smith “within two seconds” of taking office.

Georgia officials say they thwarted an attempt to crash a state election website

The Georgia secretary of state’s office said it acted quickly earlier this month to thwart an attempt to flood the state’s absentee voter portal in an apparent attempt to crash the site.

Elections board deadlocks in dispute over Ohio congresswoman’s residency

An elections board is deadlocked about whether a Democratic member of Congress from Ohio resides in her Akron district.

Beyoncé, whose ‘Freedom’ is Harris’ campaign anthem, is expected at Democrat’s Texas rally on Friday

Beyoncé is expected to appear Friday in her hometown of Houston at a rally for Vice President Kamala Harris. That’s according to three people familiar with the matter.

An artist summons Superman to remind people the power of voting

David Alcantar is a mild-mannered artist by day. But in election years, the 46-year-old Texas resident transforms into Superman, dressing up as the Man of Steel in hopes of motivating people to get to the polls.

Voters trust Harris on a number of issues. But is that what they’ll vote on?

If the presidential election hinged on abortion or climate change, Kamala Harris might be feeling pretty comfortable right now, based on the polls.

The RNC is rebuilding its legal operation after Trump allies’ failed effort to undo the 2020 race

The last time Donald Trump ran for president, some of the lawyers most directly involved in his efforts to overturn the election wound up disbarred, criminally prosecuted or sued for millions.

With 2 women running, the New Hampshire governor’s race is both close and personal

None of the nation’s 12 female governors are up for reelection, but five women are competing as major party gubernatorial nominees in four states.

How will abortion laws motivate women in North Carolina to vote in this election?

Two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, tensions over abortion have only intensified, setting the presidential election up as a referendum on fundamental rights for tens of millions of women.

By moving to podcasts, Harris and Trump are turning away from legacy media to spread their messages

Donald Trump bypassed “60 Minutes,” but he’s sat down with the bros on various popular podcasts. Kamala Harris has similarly appeared on podcasts like “Call Her Daddy” and “All the Smoke.”

Four memorable moments from Kamala Harris’ CNN town hall

Kamala Harris went to a Philadelphia suburb for a CNN town hall to take questions from undecided voters.

Rudy Giuliani is ordered to turn over assets to 2 Georgia election workers. How will that work?

Rudy Giuliani has been ordered to turn over his Manhattan apartment, luxury watches and a Mercedes to two Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation judgment against him.

Postal Service reassures on mail ballots, says all centers operating in regions hit by hurricanes

The U.S. Postal Service says it has reopened all of its mail processing centers in areas of Florida and North Carolina hit by recent hurricanes.

Iowa finds several dozen instances of noncitizens voting in a past election

Iowa’s top election official says several dozen people who identified themselves as noncitizens voted in a past election or registered to vote despite being ineligible.

What to know about how Helene’s aftermath is affecting voting in western North Carolina

Poll workers and voters in western North Carolina are overcoming several obstacles to participate in the election after Hurricane Helene’s destruction in the region.

Suspected drunken driver arrested after passing Harris’ motorcade the wrong way in Wisconsin

A sheriff’s official says a suspected drunken driver heading the wrong way passed within feet of Vice President Kamala Harris’ motorcade following a campaign stop this week in Wisconsin.