Election 2024

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AP VoteCast: How Americans voted in 2020, and what it could mean for 2024

As Election Day draws nearer, Vice President Kamala Harris is trying to maintain the racially diverse coalition of voters who were driven four years ago by fierce opposition to Donald Trump and anxiety over a surging, deadly pandemic.

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

Florida will vote on marijuana, abortion in an election that will test GOP’s dominance

A presidential campaign unlike any other ends on Tuesday. Here’s how we got here

Harris team warns CEOs that Trump is a threat to economy, while Trump says tariffs can drive growth

Harris and Trump set sights on Pennsylvania in final push before Election Day

Here’s what to watch on Election Day in the US

Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes can proceed, a Pennsylvania judge says

A look at the weather expected in battleground states on Election Day

In dash across Michigan, Harris contrasts optimism with Trump’s rhetoric without uttering his name

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to reporters after delivering remarks at a church service at Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church of God in Christ, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Harris won’t say how she voted on California measure that would reverse criminal justice reforms

Battleground states: President

Battleground states: U.S. Senate

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A miner gathers his thought before taking part in a rescue mission, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006, in Tallmansville, W.Va. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, Pool, File)

Things to know about the US Mine Safety and Health Administration and the coal industry

This undated photo provided by the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts in December 2024 shows North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge Jefferson Griffin. (North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts via AP)

This undated photo provided by the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts in December 2024 shows North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge Jefferson Griffin. (North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts via AP)

Republican candidate for the North Carolina Supreme Court suffers legal setbacks in close race

The trailing Republican in a tight North Carolina Supreme Court race has suffered legal setbacks in his bid to overtake his Democratic rival.

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A trailing North Carolina Supreme Court candidate asks the court to get involved in his race

Wisconsin Republicans will cast electoral votes for Trump in line with federal, not state, law

One of the last undecided 2024 races is going to court

The election for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court is one of the last unresolved 2024 races in the country. One voter whose ballot has been challenged calls it “tantrum politics.” (AP video/Allen Breed)

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Kamala Harris to oversee certifying her 2024 election loss to Donald Trump

Next steps for Trump’s White House return involve Harris helping certify her election loss

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The Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn. which contains the state Supreme Court chamber, is shown before sunrise on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)

A court ruling could tip the majority to Republicans in the Minnesota House

Minnesota House Republicans could start the 2025 legislative session in the majority after a judge ruled that a Democratic candidate didn’t meet the residency requirements for his suburban district.

North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice Allison Riggs speaks to reporters after the State Board of Elections dismissed protests filed by her Republican opponent in last month's court election and by three GOP legislative candidates on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024 in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson)

Republican protests in close North Carolina races dismissed by elections board

North Carolina’s elections board has dismissed protests filed by several Republican candidates trailing narrowly in their races last month who have questioned well over 60,000 ballots cast this fall.

North Carolina state Democratic Party Chair Anderson Clayton, left, speaks at a news conference about the pending election for a state Supreme Court seat on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, on Capitol Square in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson)

Another recount won’t be ordered in a North Carolina court race, but protests are ahead

Another recount won’t be ordered by North Carolina election officials in a close state Supreme Court race after a partial hand recount failed to suggest the trailing Republican candidate could overtake the Democratic incumbent.

FILE - Supporters of former President Donald Trump with signs and t-shirts that read "Blacks for Trump" gather near the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse, Aug. 3, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Young Black and Latino men say they chose Trump because of the economy and jobs. Here’s how and why

Black and Latino voters moved toward Republican Donald Trump in this year’s presidential election, and some of the biggest shifts were among men under age 45, and that helped expand his margin over Democrat Kamala Harris.

FILE - April McClain-Delaney, Democratic candidate for Maryland's 6th Congressional District, poses for a portrait, Oct. 10, 2024, in Gaithersburg, Md. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, File)

Democrat April McClain Delaney wins a US House seat in a competitive Maryland race

Arizona 2nd Congressional District Republican Rep. Eli Crane waves to supporters as he is introduced by Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, in Prescott Valley, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Republican US Rep. Eli Crane wins second term in vast Arizona congressional district

Republican U.S. Rep. Eli Crane has won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District.

FILE - Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash., speaks during a Washington 3rd District debate at KATU studios, Oct. 7, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez wins reelection in Washington’s closely watched 3rd District

First-term Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez has won reelection in Washington state’s closely watched 3rd Congressional District. Her victory Saturday means she survived a rematch with Republican Joe Kent.

Two of the "I Voted" stickers that are mailed, one for each ballot mailed, with mail in ballots in Maricopa County shown here Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

ACLU asks Arizona Supreme Court to extend ‘curing’ deadline after vote-count delays

Voter rights groups have petitioned the Arizona Supreme Court to extend the deadline for voters to fix problems with their mail-in ballots.

Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, walks down a hallway before addressing the media Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 6, 2024, during a press conference at his campaign office in Lewiston, Maine. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal via AP)

Ranked voting tabulation in pivotal Maine congressional race to begin Tuesday

Election officials say a ranked-choice voting tabulation aimed at determining the winner of a key congressional race in Maine starts in the coming week. Democratic U.S. Rep.

FILE - Maricopa County Recorder candidate Arizona state Rep. Justin Heap, R-Phoenix, speaks during a campaign event Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, in Peoria, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Arizona Republican lawmaker Justin Heap is elected recorder for the state’s most populous county

Republican Arizona legislator Justin Heap has been elected to oversee elections in the state’s most populous county.

Voters arrive and depart precinct 573 at the Rene Janeiro Recreation Center in Shenandoah Park during Election Day in Miami, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Al Diaz//Miami Herald via AP)

Trump made gains in heavily Hispanic areas all over the map. Here’s how he did it

From Pennsylvania to Florida to Texas, areas with high numbers of Hispanics often had little in common on Election Day other than backing Republican Donald Trump over Democrat Kamala Harris for president.

FILE - Supporters of democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump campaign outside a polling place, Nov. 5, 2024, in McAllen, Texas.(Joel Martinez/The Monitor via AP, File)/The Monitor via AP)

Democracy was a motivating factor for both Harris and Trump voters, but for very different reasons

Inflation and immigration emerged as the dominant themes in this year’s presidential race. But democracy was also prominent in the minds of voters. Half of voters identified democracy as the single most important motivating factor for their vote.

Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., gives a victory speech at the Teamsters Local 631 meeting hall Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP)

Democratic US Sen. Jacky Rosen is reelected in Nevada, securing battleground seat

U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen of Nevada has won reelection. The Democrat won her second term over Republican challenger Sam Brown, who was endorsed by President-elect Donald Trump.

Supporters of Kentucky's Amendment 2 wave signs and foam fingers as Kelley Paul speaks at the Americans for Prosperity—Kentucky rally for Amendment 2 alongside her husband, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, and former Kentucky Attorney Gen. Daniel Cameron at La Gala in downtown Bowling Green, Ky., Monday, Oct. 28, 2024. (Grace Ramey McDowell/Daily News via AP)

A push for school choice fell short in Trump’s first term. He may now have a more willing Congress

The election of Donald Trump returns an ally of school choice to the White House, this time with a Republican-controlled Senate — and potentially House — that could be more supportive of the kind of initiatives that fizzled during his first term.

FILE - Republican gubernatorial candidate Kelly Ayotte, who faces Democrat Joyce Craig in the November 2024 election, smiles during a visit to a local concrete coating business, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

A record 13 women will be governors next year after New Hampshire elected Kelly Ayotte

A record 13 women will serve as governor next year after the election of New Hampshire Republican Kelly Ayotte, breaking the record set in 2023.

FILE - Bill Burr, a cast member in "Unfrosted," poses at the premiere of the Netflix film at the Egyptian Theatre, April 30, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

‘Saturday Night Live’ to Trump: ‘We’ve been with you all along’

The first episode of “Saturday Night Live” since the election of Donald Trump struck a somber tone at the beginning. Cast members, most of them women and minorities, declared they found the new reality “horrifying.”

FILE - Andrea Salinas celebrates her Democratic Party primary win over Carrick Flynn for Oregon's 6th Congressional District at Symposium Coffee in downtown Tigard, Ore. on May 17, 2022. (Dave Killen/The Oregonian via AP, File)

Democrat Andrea Salinas wins reelection in Oregon’s 6th District

Democratic U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas has won reelection in Oregon’s 6th Congressional District. The freshman incumbent beat Republican Mike Erickson for a second term in Congress after outraising him by millions of dollars.

FILE - U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., speaks following a closed-door GOP meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Oct. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Republican Don Bacon wins fifth term to US House representing Nebraska’s Omaha-based district

Republican Don Bacon has been elected to a fifth House term representing Nebraska’s Omaha-based 2nd District, nearly three days after the polls closed. Bacon held a news conference Wednesday morning declaring victory.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks at Eagan High School in Eagan, Minn., Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (Ayrton Breckenridge/Star Tribune via AP)

Gov. Tim Walz vows to fight Donald Trump’s agenda while working to understand his appeal

Gov. Tim Walz has vowed make Minnesota a safe haven for the values that drove the Democratic presidential ticket he helped lead. Walz also promised to work harder to understand the concerns of President-elect Donald Trump’s voters.

Daniel Lurie speaks at a news conference accompanied by his wife, Becca Prowda, left, in San Francisco, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie pledges to make San Francisco safer as mayor

Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie says he will make streets safer, help small businesses and squash the open-air drug markets that have tarnished San Francisco’s image in recent years.

House Maj. Whip Reena Szczepanski, D-Santa Fe, left, Rep. D. Wonda Johnson, D-Church Rock, center, and Rep. Cristina Parajon, D-Albuquerque, talk before the start of a special session, in Santa Fe, N.M., Thursday, July 18, 2024. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

Women win majority of seats in New Mexico Legislature in showcase of determination and joy

Women won a majority of seats in the New Mexico Legislature in the general election, stirring expressions of vindication and joy. New Mexico now joins a small cadre of states that have achieved gender parity or elected female majorities.

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, joined by Melania Trump, left, and Barron Trump, arrives to speak at an election night watch party, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Judge cancels court deadlines in Trump’s 2020 election case after his presidential win

The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case has canceled any remaining court deadlines after prosecutors said they need time to assess “the appropriate course going forward” after the Republican’s presidential victory this week.

FILE - FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 24, 2020. (Tom Williams/Pool via AP, File)

Trump’s election may usher in leadership change at FBI

Donald Trump lavished Christopher Wray with praise when he named him FBI director in 2017, introducing him as an “impeccably qualified individual” and a “model of integrity.” So much has changed in the seven years since.

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