Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo / AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- In the tumultuous weeks following the 2020 election, former President Donald Trump and his allies scrambled to challenge his election loss with a flurry of lawsuits.Their efforts failed, with judges...
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Election updates: More than 1.5M have voted early in battleground Georgia
Bridget Bennett for The Washington Post via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The race for the White House is heading into the final stretch with most polls showing Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump neck-and-neck in key states with just about...
Arnold Palmer’s daughter calls Trump’s remarks about her father ‘disrespectful’
Arnold Palmer at the Bay Hill Club and Lodge on March 17, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. Via Chris Condon/PGA TOUR/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Arnold Palmer's daughter, Peg Palmer Wears, reacted to former President Donald Trump's vulgar comments about her late father,...
DOD, FBI investigating suspected major intelligence leak
Digital Vision./Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The FBI and Defense Department are investigating what could be a significant intelligence breach, disclosing what appears to be classified information about Israel’s plans to strike Iran, U.S. officials said Monday.Here's...
Harris holding moderated conversations with Liz Cheney in three battleground states
Joel Angel Juarez for The Washington Post via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Vice President Kamala Harris is doing a series of moderated conversations with former Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney in suburban cities in the battleground states of Pennsylvania, Michigan...
Harris holding moderated conversations with Liz Cheney in 3 battleground states
Joel Angel Juarez for The Washington Post via Getty Images(WASHINGTON, DC) -- Vice President Kamala Harris is doing a series of moderated conversations with former Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney in suburban cities in the battleground states of Pennsylvania,...
Tim Walz says Trump is ‘spiraling down,’ pitches Harris’ message of change
ABC NewsMinnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate, said Donald Trump is "spiraling down" after being asked on ABC's "The View" about the former president's recent lewd comments."It's very clear that, as you said, Donald Trump is spiraling...
Harris to have moderated conversations with Liz Cheney in 3 battleground states
Joel Angel Juarez for The Washington Post via Getty Images(WASHINGTON, DC) -- Vice President Kamala Harris will do a series of moderated conversations with former Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney in suburban cities in the battleground states of Pennsylvania,...
2024 election updates: Harris, Trump in virtual dead heat in battleground states
ABC NEWS/MICHAEL LE BRECHT II(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- The race for the White House is heading into the final stretch with most polls showing Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump neck-and-neck in key states with just about two weeks to go.Harris,...
Democratic ‘Blue Wall’ governors make case for Harris in final stretch
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...
Protecting Your Vote: Nevada’s ‘swingiest’ county emerges as key battleground in election certification fight
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...
Advocates for overseas military families, ex-pats push back against GOP suits against absentee votes
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...
AI deepfakes a top concern for election officials with voting underway
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,...
Trump and Harris trade jabs at Al Smith Dinner, though Harris wasn’t there
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...
Trump asks judge in Jan. 6 case to delay release of additional immunity filing
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump's attorneys have asked the judge overseeing his federal election interference case to further delay the release of a redacted appendix containing evidence amassed by special counsel Jack Smith in...
‘Without reform’ to the Secret Service ‘another Butler can and will happen again,’ DHS independent review finds
400tmax/Getty(WASHINGTON) -- There were many mistakes made on the day of the July assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump by the Secret Service, but an independent review by the Department of Homeland Security revealed systemic issues within the...
Amid ongoing Helene recovery, early voting set to begin in North Carolina
adamkaz/Getty Images(RALEIGH, N.C.) -- As North Carolinians continue to recover from the devastating impacts of Hurricane Helene, early voting begins Thursday in the critical swing state.State election officials expect a majority of North Carolina voters to cast their...
Georgia judge invalidates more controversial election rules
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...
Vance says ‘no’ Trump didn’t lose the 2020 election
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...
Georgia sees 2nd day of record early voting turnout
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...