Politics

Robyn Beck via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Politicos in Washoe County, Nevada, proudly refer to their home as “the swingiest county in the swingiest state,” where voters in the sprawling and sparsely populated swath of desert might very well tilt the scales of a deadlocked presidential election in November. But Washoe has also carved out […]

Jim Vondruska/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With just 16 days until Election Day, the Democratic governors of the three “Blue Wall” battleground states touted the strength of Vice President Kamala Harris’ ground game, and predicted she would prevail in their states but acknowledged how close the presidential race is. “I think Kamala Harris wins, but make […]

Scott Cunningham/Getty Images (ATLANTA) Former President Jimmy Carter has voted in the 2024 election, the Carter Center confirmed Wednesday. Carter, the oldest living president, voted by mail on Wednesday, according to a statement from the Carter Center. Jason Carter, the former president’s grandson, told ABC News earlier this week that the former president planned on […]

Brandon Bell / Staff/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday hammered former President Donald Trump as thin-skinned and a threat to U.S. democracy in a combative interview with Fox News. The interview marked an opportunity for Harris to appear on a network that frequently criticizes her and praises her opponent, a […]

Spiderstock via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Some ex-pats living abroad, including active-duty service members and their family members, are sounding the alarm after Republicans in three swing states have tried to delay accepting and counting overseas absentee ballots. And there is already fear among Americans at home and abroad that no matter what the result, […]

SimpleImages/Getty Images (GEORGIA) — Gabriel Sterling, the Chief Operations Officer of Georgia’s office of Secretary of State, noted in a statement on X that early votes cast Wednesday set a record for a second day. “So, with the rest of today and absentees we could get close to 600,000 votes cast in Georgia. We continue […]

Meg Oliphant / Stringer/Getty Images (Williamsport, Pennsylvania) — In his most direct answer yet of this election cycle, GOP vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance said he does not believe former President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election. Vance’s response occurred when a reporter asked, “What message do you think it sends to Independent voters […]

seng kui Lim / 500px/Getty Images (GEORGIA) — One day after a Georgia judge invalidated the state’s controversial “hand count” rule, a separate judge Wednesday evening invalidated even more rules that were passed by the Republican-led state election board, declaring them “unlawful and void.” Fulton County Judge Thomas Cox ruled after an hours-long hearing to […]

Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A presidential election tradition dating back to 1960 brought some laughs in New York City on Thursday night, but for the first time in 40 years, only one candidate will be on the dias. Former President Donald Trump spoke at the New York Archdiocese’s annual Alfred E. Smith […]

State election officials who will oversee voting for the November general election prepare for disruptions from artificial intelligence during a training session in Phoenix, Ariz.. Via ABC News (PHOENIX) — In the final weeks of a divisive, high-stakes campaign season, state election officials in political battleground states say they are bracing for the unpredictable and […]