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PHOTO COLLECTION: US Election 2024 America Votes

Nov. 05, 2024 10:20 AM EST
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AP PHOTOS: Election Day voting underway as Americans chose between Harris or Trump

Nov. 05, 2024 10:14 AM EST

Voters are heading to the polls to cast their ballots for either Donald Trump or Kamala Harris in one of the nation’s most historic presidential races. It’s raining across much of the nation’s midsection Tuesday morning and forecasters say storms are possible in large swaths of...

Pennsylvania election officials weighing in on challenges to 4,300 mail ballot applications

Nov. 05, 2024 10:08 AM EST

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — More than 4,000 mail ballot applications have been challenged across 14 Pennsylvania counties, leaving election officials to decide voter eligibility during hearings that will extend well past Election Day. State elections officials say the “mass...

The Latest: Trump and Harris cede stage to voters who'll also decide control of House and Senate

Nov. 05, 2024 10:05 AM EST

Election Day is here. Voters are gearing up to head to the polls to cast their ballots for either Donald Trump or Kamala Harris in one of the nation’s most historic presidential races. They'll also be determining which party will control the House and Senate. Follow the AP’s...

Tennessee's US Sen. Blackburn seeks reelection against Democratic state Rep. Gloria Johnson

Nov. 05, 2024 09:58 AM EST

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee voters will decide whether to reelect Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn to a second term or choose Democratic state Rep. Gloria Johnson. Tennessee hasn't elected a Democrat to a statewide position in nearly two decades, but Johnson is hoping...

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

Nov. 05, 2024 09:56 AM EST

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes that Elon Musk 's political action committee is hosting in swing states can continue through Tuesday’s presidential election, a Pennsylvania judge ruled Monday. Common Pleas Court Judge Angelo Foglietta — ruling after...

Puerto Rico holds general election that promises to be historic

Nov. 05, 2024 09:51 AM EST

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico is holding elections that will be historic regardless of which of the top two gubernatorial candidates wins. If Jenniffer González of the pro-statehood New Progressive Party wins Tuesday's election, it will mark the first time in the...

Stock market today: Wall Street ticks higher on Election Day

Nov. 05, 2024 09:50 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes are ticking higher Tuesday as voters head to the polls on the last day of the presidential election. The S&P 500 was up 0.4% in early trading, inching closer to its record set last month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 66 points, or...

Qataris decide whether to end limited voting for legislative seats in shadow of US election

Nov. 05, 2024 09:40 AM EST

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar voted in a snap poll Tuesday to decide whether to end its limited voting for legislative seats, a measure likely to pass and end the country's short-lived experiment in electing members of the advisory Shura Council. Voting took place as...

The final day of voting in the US is here, after tens of millions have already cast their ballots

Nov. 05, 2024 09:30 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Election Day voting was underway across much of the U.S. on Tuesday morning after tens of millions of Americans had already cast their ballots. Those early votes included record numbers in Georgia, North Carolina and other battleground states that could decide the winner. ...