Voters' poorly marked ovals could lead to contested ballots
Voters marking ballots from home could lead to an increase in the kinds of mistakes that typically would be caught by a scanner or election worker at the polls.
Probe into 'discarded' ballots becomes campaign outrage fuel
A probe into 'discarded' ballots in Pennsylvania has been seized on by President Donald Trump and his supporters.
NASA astronaut will vote from International Space Station
Astronaut Kate Rubins plans to cast her next vote from space – more than 200 miles above Earth.
States prepare after Trump declines to commit to peaceful transfer of power if he loses election
States, including Virginia, are making plans on what to do if President Trump loses the election and refuses to leave office.
Voters struggling with witness rules in early voting
Voters in a handful of states, including Wisconsin, are facing a requirement that already is tripping up thousands.
Trump with the edge over Biden in Arizona, Florida and Georgia battlegrounds: polls
The president holds a 1-point edge over the former vice president among likely voters in Arizona, according to ABC News/Washington Post public opinion surveys.
Trump lays out health care vision, signs executive order in swing state NC
President Donald Trump is laying out his health care agenda Thursday amid a global pandemic and growing uncertainty about the future of the Affordable Care Act, the Obama-era law he vowed to replace with a much better plan.
USPS lawyers, state attorneys general spar in court over mail slowdown ahead of election
Officials from six states and the District of Columbia have asked a federal judge to halt what they say are slowdowns at the U.S. Postal Service that threaten the upcoming presidential election.
McConnell, Pelosi dispute Trump, vow peaceful power transfer
Politicians are pushing back after President Donald Trump declined to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses the presidential election.
‘We are Republicans, Democrats, and Independents’: 489 retired military leaders endorse Joe Biden
Nearly 500 retired military leaders signed an open letter in support of Democratic nominee Joe Biden. President Donald Trump has also received recent support from retired military leaders.
Wisconsin authorities investigate trays of mail, absentee ballots found in ditch
Police are investigating how three trays of mail, including absentee ballots, ended up in a ditch in Wisconsin.
President Trump asks Supreme Court for fast action in census case ahead of January deadline
The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court for fast action on its effort, blocked by a lower court, to exclude people in the U.S. illegally from the numbers used to determine how many congressional seats each state gets.
Trump declines to commit to peaceful transfer of power if he loses election
Trump told reporters Wednesday that he would “have to see what happens" when asked about whether he’d commit to a peaceful transfer of power.
Judge rules Eric Trump must testify in NY probe into family’s businesses before election
A judge ruled Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s son Eric Trump must testify in a New York investigation into the family’s businesses before the November election.
Poll: Less than half of registered voters plan to vote in-person
Less than half of registered voters say they will vote in-person on Election Day, according to a new poll from Quinnipiac University.
Despite long stretch of Democratic victories, Wisconsin has been a battleground for decades
America’s Dairyland is a swing state, and it has been for generations.
2020 election: Requesting ballots by email is safe, cybersecurity experts say
In a filing late Monday, eight experts in computer information and engineering joined the American Civil Liberties Union and the Brennan Center for Justice in asking a state appellate court to allow the ballot applications to be accepted by electronic means.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia: An unlikely friendship and an elephant ride in India
The genuine friendship between the liberal Ginsburg and conservative Justice Antonin Scalia, who died in 2016, puzzled many audiences. Ginsburg explained: “The number one reason why I loved Justice Scalia so is he made me laugh.”
Senate GOP report on Joe Biden's son alleges conflict of interest
Two Republican-led Senate committees issued a politically charged report on Wednesday alleging that the work Joe Biden’s son did in Ukraine constituted a conflict of interest for the Obama administration at a time when Biden was engaged in Ukraine policy as vice president.
Cindy McCain rebukes fellow Republican Trump to back Biden for president
Cindy McCain, the widow of Republican Senator and the GOP's 2008 nominee John McCain, has endorsed Democrat Joe Biden for president in a rebuke of President Donald Trump by the widow of the Republican Party’s 2008 nominee.