Looking beyond Election Day, Capitol Hill is on edge

• By Justin Papp, CQ-Roll Call
• Nov. 5, 2024

Blanca de Leon won’t be closing up shop or boarding up the windows of her beauty parlor on Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast because of fears about the election, even as other businesses around the city brace for the worst. Read more

Republicans win control of U.S. Senate, make gains in House

• By Andy Sullivan, Reuters
• Nov. 5, 2024

Republicans won control of the U.S. Senate with victories in West Virginia and Ohio on Tuesday, ensuring that Donald Trump’s party will control at least one chamber of Congress next year. Read more

Donald Trump elected U.S. president in stunning comeback

• By Reuters
• Nov. 5, 2024

Trump, 78, recaptured the White House on Wednesday by securing more than the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the presidency, Edison Research projected, following a campaign of dark rhetoric that deepened the polarization in the country. Read more

FBI: Multi-state hoax bomb threats tied to Russia hit polling sites

• By Tim Reid, Rich McKay and Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters
• Nov. 5, 2024

At least two polling sites targeted by the hoax bomb threats in the election battleground state of Georgia were briefly evacuated today. Read more

States worried about election unrest take security precautions

• By Brad Brooks, Gabriella Borter, Peter Eisler, Nathan Layne and Andrew Hay / Reuters
• Nov. 5, 2024

Concerns about potential political violence have prompted officials to take a variety of measures to bolster security during and after Election Day. Read more

Trump vs. Harris: Voters head to polls after heated campaign

• By Joseph Ax / Reuters
• Nov. 5, 2024

The first ballots cast on election day mirrored the nationwide divide. Overnight, the six registered voters in the tiny hamlet of Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, split their votes between Harris and Trump in voting just past midnight. Read more

Harris campaigns in Pennsylvania before Election Day

• Nov. 4, 2024

Trump campaigns in Pennsylvania before Election Day

• Nov. 4, 2024

Pennsylvania judge allows Musk’s $1 million voter giveaway

• By Jack Queen / Reuters
• Nov. 4, 2024

Pennsylvania Judge Angelo Foglietta’s decision came after a surprising day of testimony in Philadelphia state court in which Musk’s aides acknowledged hand-picking the winners of the contest based on who would be the best spokespeople for his super PAC’s agenda, despite the billionaire’s assertion that they would be chosen randomly. Read more

Harris, Trump campaigns race to get vote out on election eve

• By Steve Holland and Nandita Bose / Reuters
• Nov. 4, 2024

Even after the astonishing blur of events over the last few months, the electorate is divided down the middle, both nationally and in the seven battleground states expected to determine the outcome. Read more

Trump hints at new vaccine, fluoride policies if elected

• By Rebecca Davis O’Brien / New York Times
• Nov. 4, 2024

The remarks, in an interview with NBC News, suggest that Kennedy, a former independent candidate, has assumed an elevated role in Trump’s orbit, and that Trump is keen, in the waning days of the presidential campaign, to appeal to a segment of his base that is deeply skeptical of such public-health interventions. Read more

Trump holds a rally in Macon, Georgia

• Nov. 3, 2024

Harris campaigns in Michigan

• Nov. 3, 2024

NYT/Siena poll: Harris and Trump in tight race in swing states

• By Leah Douglas / Reuters
• Nov. 3, 2024

The opinion poll showed Vice President Harris with marginal leads in Nevada, North Carolina and Wisconsin and former President Trump just ahead in Arizona. Read more

Harris talks to Black church in Michigan, Trump in Pennsylvania

• By Nandita Bose and Steve Holland / Reuters
• Nov. 3, 2024

“Here’s all you need to know: Kamala broke it and we’re going to fix it,” said Trump, his voice raspy. In a speech where he repeatedly criticized the U.S. election process, he added, “It’s a damn shame and I’m the only one who talks about it because everyone is damn afraid to talk about it.” Read more

Trump’s microphone trouble in Milwaukee leaves him ‘seething’

• By Michael Gold / New York Times
• Nov. 2, 2024

The rally was Trump’s final scheduled event in Wisconsin, but his closing pitch was derailed just minutes into his remarks, when members of the crowd began chanting, “Fix the mic!” Read more

U.S. blames Russia for fake video alleging Georgia voting fraud

• By Rami Ayyub, Susan Heavey, Katie Paul and Sheila Dang / Reuters
• Nov. 1, 2024

Georgia is one of seven battleground states expected to determine the winner in Tuesday’s U.S. presidential election between Republican former President Donald Trump and Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris. Read more

Arizona prosecutor investigating Trump for saying Cheney should face gunfire

• By Susan Heavey and Andy Sullivan / Reuters
• Nov. 1, 2024

Trump has drawn outrage for comments he made about former lawmaker Liz Cheney at a campaign event in the battleground state of Arizona on Thursday. Read more