Election 2024

BATTLEGROUND STATES TAKE CENTER STAGE

Trump and Harris notch easy wins as focus shifts to contests that are too early to call

Live updates: Walz is expected to accept the party’s nomination for vice president at DNC Day 3

Vice presidential nominee Tim Walz and former President Bill Clinton will headline the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday night.
 
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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

 

  1. Harris, Obamas and voting rights leaders work to turn out Black voters in run-up to Election Day

     
    Democratic candidates, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, left, and unincorporated Miami-Dade voters dance to the sounds of the Bahamian Junkanoo band during a festive visit to the polls at the Joseph Caleb Center during the "Souls to the Polls" event on the last day of early voting Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in Miami. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald via AP)

  2. Trump wants to narrow his deficit with women but he’s not changing how he talks about them

     
    Lilly Mullens of the Roanoke College Swim Team, is hugged by Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, at a campaign rally, Saturday Nov. 2, 2024, in Salem, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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Vuthy Tha, a Cambodian reporter at Radio Free Asia who spent 7 years in a Thai refugee camp before arriving in the United States, poses for a portrait, Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at the RFA office in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Foreign journalists at US-backed media fear being sent to repressive homelands after Trump’s cuts

 

  1. Trump goes all in with bet that the heavy price of tariffs will pay off for Americans

  2. The frenzied 24 hours when Venezuelan migrants in the US were shipped to an El Salvador prison

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)

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

 

Investigator finds Colorado voter system passwords were not intentionally posted online

 

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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Members of Wisconsin's Electoral College cast their votes at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, Pool, File)

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

Wisconsin Republicans will meet on Tuesday as required under federal law to cast the state’s Electoral College votes for President-elect Donald Trump, not a day earlier as state law calls for.
 
Members of Wisconsin's Electoral College cast their votes at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, Pool, File)

Wisconsin Republicans sue to resolve conflict of when Electoral College votes must be cast for Trump

Wisconsin Republicans have filed a lawsuit seeking a court order to resolve a discrepancy between state and federal law about what date the state’s presidential electors must meet to cast Wisconsin’s 10 Electoral College votes for President-elect Donald Trump.
 

The legal fray builds in a very close North Carolina Supreme Court election

An extremely close North Carolina Supreme Court race is the subject of more litigation as election protests filed by the trailing Republican candidate remain pending.
 
FILE - An American flag flies outside Merrimack County Superior Courthouse in Concord, N.H., Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

New Hampshire rejects allowing judges to serve until age 75

New Hampshire’s requirement that judges retire at age 70 will remain in place after voters rejected allowing them to serve until they are 75.
 
Election workers process ballots at the Maricopa County Tabulation Center Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

The US election was largely trouble-free, but a flood of misinformation raises future concerns

A relatively trouble-free presidential election was good news for those working to restore faith in the system.
 
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 will determine the winner of Maine’s 2nd Congressional District

The ranked choice voting process in Maine will now determine the winner of a key congressional race.
 
Republican Pennsylvania Senate candidate David McCormick arrives to speak during an election night watch party, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Trump rebuilds Democrats’ ‘blue wall’ states with red bricks. Especially Pennsylvania

Republicans landed historic victories in Pennsylvania, winning the battleground state’s valuable presidential electoral votes, posting a two-seat gain in its U.S.
 
A cutout of Jesus watches over voters at the voting station at Redeemer Lutheran Church on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Lincoln, Neb. (Kenneth Ferriera/Lincoln Journal Star via AP)

AP VoteCast shows Trump boosted his level of support among Catholic voters

Among several blocs of religious voters, including his loyal evangelical base, Donald Trump fared roughly as well in his victory over Kamala Harris as he did in his loss to Joe Biden four years ago.
 
FILE - A voter deposits his voting machine activation card into a box after casting his ballot at a polling site at Henderson City Hall Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Henderson, Nev. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP, File)

AP VoteCast: How Donald Trump built a winning 2024 coalition

Big shifts with small groups and small shifts with big groups helped return Donald Trump to the White House.
 
Migrants walk along the highway in Huixtla, southern Mexico, heading toward the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Trump victory spurs worry among migrants abroad, but it’s not expected to halt migration

 
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives at an election night watch party at the Palm Beach Convention Center, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

The story of how Trump went from diminished ex-president to a victor once again

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Voters fill out their ballots on Election Day Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine. (AP Photo/Joel Page)

A voter-approved Maine limit on PAC contributions sets the stage for a legal challenge

Maine is testing the legal limits of restrictions on so-called super PACs. Voters on Election Day approved a referendum limiting donations to political action committees that spend independently in candidate elections, setting the stage for a legal showdown.
 
FILE - People demonstrate outside the Supreme Court, June 30, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Trump’s win brings uncertainty to borrowers hoping for student loan forgiveness

President-elect Donald Trump has not said what he would do on student loan forgiveness, leaving millions of borrowers facing uncertainty over what will happen with their payments once President Joe Biden leaves office.
 
Mayor London Breed speaks during an election night watch party at Little Skillet in San Francisco on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

San Francisco’s first Black female mayor concedes to Levi Strauss heir

San Francisco’s first Black female mayor conceded the race for mayor to Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie after a brutal campaign over homelessness and public safety.
 
FILE - Stephen Parlato of Boulder, Colo., holds a sign that reads "Hands Off Roe!!!" as abortion rights advocates and anti-abortion protesters demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Abortion-rights groups see mixed success in races for state Supreme Court seats

An expensive campaign by abortion-rights advocates for state Supreme Court seats has yielded mixed results. Candidates backed by progressive groups won seats in Montana and Michigan in Tuesday’s election.
 
Election workers process ballots at the Maricopa County Tabulation Center Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

What to know about the 2024 presidential election and what comes next

The 2024 presidential election is over, but the path to Inauguration Day on Jan. 20 is just beginning. States are required to certify their presidential winners by Dec. 11 in advance of the Electoral College meeting six days later.
 
FILE - The Michigan State Capitol is photographed May 24, 2023, in Lansing, Mich. Federal judges gave final approval to a new map of Michigan state Legislature boundaries Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Republicans make gains in numerous state legislatures. But Democrats also notch a few wins

Republicans running on the ballot underneath President-elect Donald Trump have made gains in numerous state legislatures. But Democrats also notched a few wins in an expensive battle for state power.
 
The U.S. Capitol is seen from Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

GOP picks up more key House seats while Democrats insist they still have a path to a majority

House Republican leaders are projecting confidence that they will keep control of the U.S. House. More more races are being decided their way, but Democrats insist they still see a path to the House majority.
 
Portland mayoral candidate Keith Wilson with his wife, Katherine, watch local news election returns on a large screen at Old Town Brewing in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian via AP)

In Portland, Oregon, political outsider Keith Wilson elected mayor after homelessness-focused race

Voters in Portland, Oregon, have elected political outsider Keith Wilson as their next mayor. Wilson, a Portland native and CEO of a trucking company, ran on an ambitious pledge to end unsheltered homelessness within a year of taking office.
 
Republican Pennsylvania Senate candidate David McCormick speaks during an election night watch party, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Republican David McCormick flips pivotal Pennsylvania Senate seat, ousts Bob Casey

Republican David McCormick has won Pennsylvania’s pivotal U.S. Senate seat, beating three-term Democratic Sen. Bob Casey. The victory pads Republicans’ majority in the Senate, which they wrested from Democratic control this week.
 
Michael Mireles, Votes Director of Civic Engagement for La Unión del Pueblo Entero (LUPE), listens as the group holds a news conference to talk about yesterday's election in San Juan, Texas, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

A Texas border county backed Democrats for generations. Trump won it decisively

Republicans had a big night in South Texas, flipping predominately Hispanic counties along the US-Mexico border. The area has been a backdrop of Donald Trump’s promises for tougher border measures.
 
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump gestures as he walks with former first lady Melania Trump at an election night watch party at the Palm Beach Convention Center, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump victory renews interest in ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ and other fictional dystopias

“The Handmaid’s Tale” is selling again. Since President-elect Trump clinched his return to the White House, Margaret Atwood’s dystopian classic about a country in which women are brutally repressed has been high on the Amazon.com best seller list.
 
People watch results come in on a television screen at the DFL electionnight party, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Election night television viewership drops sharply from 2020 and 2016

The idea of watching election night returns on television wasn’t as appealing as it used to be. The Nielsen company said that 42.3 million people watched returns come in Tuesday, at least through 11 p.m., on 18 different networks.
 
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