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Trump wants the presidential winner to be declared on election night. Why that's unlikely

Nov. 04, 2024 17:39 PM EST

Former President Donald Trump is stepping up his demands that the winner of the presidential race be declared shortly after polls close Tuesday, well before all the votes are counted. Trump set the pattern in 2020, when he declared that he had won during the early morning hours after...

Here's what to watch as Election Day approaches in the U.S.

Nov. 04, 2024 00:13 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Election Day is nearly upon us. In a matter of hours, the final votes in the 2024 presidential election will be cast. In a deeply divided nation, the election is a true toss-up between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump. We know...

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

Nov. 04, 2024 00:06 AM EST

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida's election will test whether the state maintains its new reputation as a Republican stronghold, or whether Democrats make some gains by tapping into the support for abortion and marijuana ballot questions and the new energy Vice President Kamala Harris brings to...

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

Nov. 03, 2024 20:25 PM EST

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Two days out from Election Day, Kamala Harris dashed through four stops across battleground Michigan on Sunday without uttering Donald Trump’s name, while urging voters not to fooled by the GOP nominee’s disparagement of the electoral system that he falsely claims...

Trump will rally backers every day until the election in North Carolina, a swing state he won twice

Nov. 02, 2024 22:47 PM EDT

GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) — Donald Trump will rally supporters in North Carolina every day until Tuesday's election, a flurry of late activity in the only swing state that he won in both his 2016 and 2020 campaigns. Even as Trump looks to expand the electoral map and project strength...

Georgia judge rejects GOP lawsuit trying to block counties from accepting hand-returned mail ballots

Nov. 02, 2024 21:55 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge on Saturday rejected a Republican lawsuit trying to block counties from opening election offices on Saturday and Sunday to let voters hand in their mail ballots in person. The lawsuit only named Fulton County, a Democratic stronghold that includes...

It's a fight to the finish in races that will determine control of Congress

Nov. 02, 2024 15:38 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The final doors are being knocked, ads are blaring and candidates are making a last pitch to voters. Even with the high-energy final push, the races for control of Congress are at a stalemate, essentially a toss-up for the House and fight to the finish for the Senate. ...

Arkansas' 4 Republican US House members face challenges from Democratic rivals

Nov. 02, 2024 00:17 AM EDT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas' four Republican U.S. House members face challenges in this year's election from Democratic rivals who are mounting uphill battles to break the GOP's hold on the state's federal delegation. Republican U.S. Reps. Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve...

Trump is using election lies to lay the groundwork for challenging 2024 results if he loses

Nov. 02, 2024 00:09 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has spent months laying the groundwork to challenge the results of the 2024 election if he loses — just as he did four years ago. At rally after rally, he urges his supporters to deliver a victory “too big to rig," telling them the only way he can...

Donald Trump gambles with late-stage trips to Democratic New Mexico and Virginia

Nov. 01, 2024 23:23 PM EDT

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Donald Trump is traveling to New Mexico and Virginia in the campaign's final days, taking a risky detour from the seven battleground states to spend time in places where Republican presidential candidates have not won in decades. The former president...