The Day America Votes

Boeing machinists voted Monday to end a strike that has hobbled the company for the past 53 days. The new contract includes a 38 percent wage increase over the next four years and a $12,000 ratification bonus. According to Boeing, the average machinist will make $119,309 per year at the end of the four years,...

Former President Donald Trump laid out his closing campaign message on Monday at a rally in Pittsburgh: Vice President Kamala Harris broke it, I will fix it.

The most important things to watch for are the race calls in the seven toss-up states that both campaigns agree will decide this close election.

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump blitzed battleground states the day before polls opened for Election Day 2024.

Former President Donald Trump urged supporters to show up and vote for him in his final rally hours before polls open on Election Day.

The Post lays out the complete election night guide as more that 150 million Americans are set to choose between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris to be the next commander in chief.

Who will win the 2024 presidential election between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris when results come in? See the latest updates and stream live coverage here.

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Tuesday night will be a major moment for NewsNation, a cable news channel launched in 2021 that earlier this year hosted a Republican primary debate and has been beefing up its political coverage and news programming in the run-up to the 2024 election.   The cable channel, which has hired hosts such as Chris Cuomo...

A presidential campaign marked by upheaval and rancor is approaching its finale.

The most important things to watch for are the race calls in the seven toss-up states that both campaigns agree will decide this close election.

More than 25 million Californians will be under red flag warnings or fire weather watches this week.

The Biden administration warned Oct. 13 that Israel had 30 days to ensure more humanitarian aid to Gaza or the U.S. would consider restricting weapons transfers.

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In a democracy, patriotism means loving your country because of its politicians sometimes, but despite its politics, always.

Election Day is here. 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.

After months of deciphering polls, betting markets and a historic gender gap, six factors may decide the 2024 election race.

SILVER SHOCK: LITERAL COIN FLIP

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Former President Donald Trump selected Grand Rapids, Michigan, for one last rally on Monday to conclude his 2024 presidential campaign.

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Former national security adviser John Bolton predicted in a recent interview that former President Trump will declare victory in the White House race as early as Tuesday night. When asked on BBC Newsnight if he thinks Trump will accept the outcome of the presidential election if he loses, Bolton replied, "Of course not." "He'll declare...

Former national security adviser John Bolton predicted in a recent interview that former President Trump will declare victory in the White House race as early as Tuesday night. When asked on BBC Newsnight if he thinks Trump will accept the outcome of the presidential election if he loses, Bolton replied, "Of course not." "He'll declare...

China’s approach could be summarized as calibrating its strategies to account for the leader in the Oval Office in the areas of economy, foreign policy and Taiwan.

Election Day kicked off with a tie as Donald Trump and Kamala Harris split the six votes cast in a tiny New Hampshire town with a tradition of counting its ballots just after midnight.

North Korean troops have been fired upon for the first time since sending thousands of soldiers to fight alongside Russians against Ukraine, according to a Ukrainian official. Andrii Kovalenko, Ukraine's head of the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council, said in a Monday post on Telegram that the first North...

Former President Donald Trump selected Grand Rapids, Michigan, for one last rally on Monday to conclude his 2024 presidential campaign.

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Police said they have concluded that their killings were an act of retaliation targeting Indigenous rights activist Bruno Pereira.

The American Bar Association’s past presidents published an open letter condemning election lawsuits brought forth in swing states across the country. “As past presidents of state, local and national bar associations, this flurry of litigation compels us to remind the profession and the public: The courtroom is not a theater for unsubstantiated claims,” the group...

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The former special advisor to Barack Obama was skeptical whether Harris’ final swing-state push will actually convince working class voters.

It's been a stranger than fiction 12 months, with courtroom drama, an assassin's bullet, a new Democratic candidate and shockingly tight polls.

Vice President Harris and former President Trump are awaiting the results of the presidential election, with the race remaining deadlocked and many pundits considering it a jump ball.

Election officials are dealing with widespread problems with their voting machines and software.

Americans can and should have confidence in our elections.

The Alarmingly High, Frustratingly Unknown Stakes of Election 2024

Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly (D) said Vice President Harris has “a lot of energy” in the battleground state in a Monday appearance on Fox News.  "There's a lot of energy here in Arizona," Kelly told Fox News's Neil Cavuto in an interview. "I think she's going to win Arizona." The senator then reflected on a...

All eyes are turning to seven critical battleground states Tuesday that will determine whether former President Trump or Vice President Harris takes the White House. Within those states, different counties can offer us early clues of how both parties are faring, including how well Republicans and Democrats are energizing their bases. Here’s a list of...

The co-founder of Home Depot, Bernie Marcus, has died at the age of 95.

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Voters are facing a stark choice between Trump and Harris, who have offered drastically different temperaments and visions for the country.

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His chain of warehouse-style stores used cavernous interiors, low prices to lure customers.

The “Time of Heroes” program to promote veterans from the Ukraine war is part of the Kremlin’s after to make military service more attractive.

A razor-thin contest comes down to today for Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. See how the race for the prized Electoral College votes shapes up.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg sparred with Fox News's Brian Kilmeade over electric vehicles (EV) during an interview on Tuesday. "Is this an interview or a debate? Can I at least finish the sentence?" Buttigieg asked after the two clashed over reliance on Chinese components for electric vehicles. "Well, I just can't let you throw out...

The Harris campaign is feeling “good” about early ballots in Pennsylvania and other key battleground states as voters headed to the polls on Tuesday, a spokesperson said.  “Listen, we feel good about what we're seeing in Pennsylvania and across the battleground states,” Harris-Walz communications director Michael Tyler said on Fox News when asked about early...

The Republican Party has made inroads into non-white communities, particularly Latinos, Asians and Black men, due to their shared religious values and socio-economic needs, and Democrats must recognize this and end their prejudice towards non-white Americans.

Voters are facing a stark choice between Trump and Harris, who have offered drastically different temperaments and visions for the country.

Team Trump is issuing a final appeal to Black voters as millions around the nation cast their ballots for the next president. In a video with Janiyah Thomas, Black Media Director for the Trump campaign, the campaign argues that it has prioritized Black voters throughout the election cycle. “Trump and Team Trump have been dedicated to the...

Voters are facing a stark choice between Trump and Harris, who have offered drastically different temperaments and visions for the country.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fired his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, an Israeli official confirmed to The Hill. Netanyahu and Gallant have clashed publicly over the course of the more than year-long war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip and escalating conflict on multiple fronts against Iranian-backed proxies in the Middle East.  Developing

Yoav Gallant had emerged as one of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s fiercest and most public critics over the war in Gaza and the failure to reach a hostage deal with Hamas.

Donald Trump has used misogynistic language to refer to Kamala Harris, fostering an environment among his allies that revels in gendered insults.

The world is watching to see how the presidential race between former President Trump and Vice President Harris turns out, with enormous stakes for Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the global South hanging in the balance. “The world is hanging on America” read the headline of the popular, Italian newspaper La Stampa on Tuesday,...

The New York Times’ signature election needle may not be available to the public as results come in Tuesday night amid an ongoing strike by the outlet’s technology staff, the paper’s election analytics team confirmed Tuesday.   The Times’ election night statistical model, dubbed the “Needle,” helps readers understand what to make of the votes...

Psychological propaganda has been used before to undermine democracy, freedom, equality and human rights — should sound eerily familiar to anyone following the 2024 election.

The U.S. Capitol Visitors Center was closed Tuesday afternoon, after Capitol Police arrested a man during their security screening process who was carrying a torch and flare gun.  “Our officers just arrested a man who was stopped during our screening process at the Capitol Visitor Center (CVC),” the Capitol Police wrote in a statement online. ...

The FBI on Tuesday said it appeared Russia was behind discredited bomb threats made in Georgia on Election Day. “The FBI is aware of bomb threats to polling locations in several states, many of which appear to originate from Russian email domains,” the FBI said in a release. “None of the threats have been determined...

Many of former President Donald Trump’s supporters don’t believe he lost in 2020. Despite a close race again in 2024, Trump and allies still falsely claim the only way he loses is because of cheating.

On Election Day former President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged his supporters on Truth Social to “STAY IN LINE!” as millions of Americans have begun hitting polling locations in massive numbers.

Several counties across Pennsylvania and Arizona are investigating batches of improper voter registration forms submitted by an Arizona-based firm in recent weeks. There is no evidence that the forms led to any fraudulent ballots being cast, but former President Trump has latched onto the revelations, telling his supporters “Pennsylvania is cheating.” Officials have tied back the...

Momentum has slightly shifted to Vice President Harris ahead of Election Day in her matchup against former President Trump, according to several major election analysts, but she’ll need a strong showing in key states to get to 270 electoral votes. The conclusion from all of the major analysts emphasizes just how close the race is...

The Libertarian Party of New Hampshire has endorsed 45th President Donald Trump.

Non-credible bomb threats, weather problems, poll watcher difficulties and minor technical issues have occurred, but all disruptions were quickly resolved.

Dick Van Dyke, who is just shy of his 99th birthday, says he's casting a ballot for Vice President Harris in Tuesday's election, while sharing a Civil Rights movement-era message denouncing hatred. "I'm Dick Van Dyke. You may remember I used to sing, dance, and fall down a lot, actually," the former eponymous sitcom star said in...

Former New Jersey governor and GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie said he would "bet about five bucks" on Vice President Harris winning the presidential election during an interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulos. "I'd bet about five bucks on Harris today. For a guy from New Jersey, that's not a lot of conviction," Christie said, per...

Non-credible bomb threats, weather problems, poll watcher difficulties and minor technical issues have occurred, but all disruptions were quickly resolved.

A federal judge ruled against Republicans in a challenge to Democratic strongholds in Georgia that opened locations over the weekend and Monday for voters to return their absentee ballots in person. U.S. District Judge Stan Baker said Tuesday that the Republican National Committee and state Republicans “would not likely succeed” on the merits of their...

Bad Candidates Can't Fix Bad Politics

Follow The Post’s live updates for the latest news, results and more this Election Day.

Voters are facing a stark choice between Trump and Harris, who have offered drastically different temperaments and visions for the country.

The turbulent 2024 campaign has reached its end. Here are some things to keep in mind throughout Election Day and beyond.

Former President Obama on Tuesday urged the country to be patient as election workers count ballots to determine the results of the election. “It took several days to count every ballot in 2020, and it’s very likely we won’t know the outcome tonight either,” Obama wrote in a post on the social platform X. Obama...

A large college student turnout is among the early takeaways. Both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have shared Election Day messages with their voters.

Follow The Post’s live updates for the latest news, results and more this Election Day.

Voters are facing a stark choice between Trump and Harris, who have offered drastically different temperaments and visions for the country.

Final polls before Election Day 2024 show Trump and Harris tied in key battleground states as Americans await results. See the latest updates and stream live coverage here.

Lithuania says an operation to send explosives by mail shouldn’t go unanswered

Vice President Harris and former President Trump are awaiting the results of the presidential election, with the race remaining deadlocked and many pundits considering it a jump ball.

Fewer healthcare workers are getting the most recent COVID-19 booster. Findings from a new CDC survey show that 15.3 percent of the roughly 8 million healthcare workers in hospitals have gotten the most recent COVID-19 booster for the 2023-24 respiratory virus season.   Coverage was lowest — at 12.7 percent — among licensed independent practitioners....

Americans are voting everywhere coast to coast on Tuesday deciding who the nation’s next Commander-in-Chief will be, former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris.

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Moo Deng, the baby hippo that took social media by storm, has predicted former President Trump will defeat Vice President Harris and win the presidential election. In a video shared by Thailand’s Khao Kheow Open Zoo, two fruit cakes are placed in front of Moo Deng's pen. The four-month-old pygmy hippo slowly meanders up to her fruit...

Kamala Harris was caught red handed in an embarrassing Election Day gaffe after flipping her cell phone around to the cameras while “on the phone with a voter,” to reveal she was seemingly not on a call at all.

Voters are facing a stark choice between Trump and Harris, who have offered drastically different temperaments and visions for the country.

Polls in Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, South Carolina, Vermont and Virginia close by 7 p.m. ET. Voting in another 20 states will end by 8pm. Follow for updates.

CNN political analyst and New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman said former President Trump’s campaign is projecting confidence but there’s anxiety “below the surface.” Haberman joined CNN’s Anderson Cooper on Election Night from West Palm Beach, Fla., where Trump is hosting a party. “They’re projecting a lot of confidence, Anderson, I think that there’s some...

Polls in Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, South Carolina, Vermont and Virginia closed at 7 p.m. ET. Voting in another 20 states will end by 8 p.m. Follow for updates.

The Times surveyed officials in all 50 states to learn how they will count the votes, and when we might know the outcome in the battleground states.

Voters are facing a stark choice between Trump and Harris, who have offered drastically different temperaments and visions for the country.

CNN Commentator Van jones said the Puerto Rican vote has been “lit on fire” in Pennsylvania after a comedian at a Trump rally made a joke about the island.  “There is an energy. There is a surge,” Jones said during CNN’s election coverage. “The Puerto Rican vote by itself has been lit on fire.” He...

Prepare To Wait Awhile for Final Election Results

Final polls before Election Day 2024 show Trump and Harris tied in key battleground states as Americans await results. See the latest updates and stream live coverage here.

Polls in Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, South Carolina, Vermont and Virginia closed at 7 p.m. ET. Voting in another 20 states will end by 8 p.m. Follow for updates.

Popular Gov. Jim Justice (R) rolled to an easy victory to pick up retiring Sen. Joe Manchin’s (I) seat in West Virginia, marking the first time Republicans have won the seat since the 1950s. He defeated little-known Democratic challenger Glenn Elliott, the mayor of Wheeling. Democratic leaders in Washington privately conceded months ago that Republicans...

Voters are facing a stark choice between Trump and Harris, who have offered drastically different temperaments and visions for the country.

Follow The Post’s live updates for the latest news, results and more this Election Day.

Vice President Harris and former President Trump are awaiting the results of the presidential election, with the race remaining deadlocked and many pundits considering it a jump ball.

The Times surveyed officials in all 50 states to learn how they will count the votes, and when we might know the outcome in the battleground states.

Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) has won the race to be Indiana's next senator, replacing outgoing Sen. Mike Braun (R), Decision Desk HQ projects. Banks easily defeated Democrat Valerie McCray in the solidly red state, as expected. Braun decided against running for a second term in the Senate to instead run for governor, a race that...

Polls are beginning to close in the 2024 election as voters wait to see whether Donald Trump or Kamala Harris will win a historic presidential race.

Polls in the swing states of Michigan and Pennsylvania closed at 8 p.m. ET.

Polls in the swing states of Michigan and Pennsylvania closed at 8 p.m. ET. West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice won the state’s open Senate seat, according to a race call by the AP, giving Republicans a boost in their fight to regain control of the chamber.

Trump takes early lead as both he and Harris are projected to win multiple states.

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) marched to re-election in Ohio’s 4th Congressional District on Tuesday, Decision Desk HQ projects, securing a 10th term in the House as speculation swirls about a whether he'll make a leadership bid for the next Congress. Jordan, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, beat back a challenge from Democrat Tamie...

Americans are voting everywhere coast to coast on Tuesday deciding who the nation’s next Commander-in-Chief will be, former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris.

Florida’s abortion-rights ballot initiative fell short of passing on Tuesday, leaving in place a six-week abortion ban that has helped restrict access across almost all of the Southern U.S.  The measure’s defeat is a significant victory for Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), who engaged multiple levers of state-sponsored power to oppose it.   The measure needed a...

Americans are voting everywhere coast to coast on Tuesday deciding who the nation’s next Commander-in-Chief will be, former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris.

Former President Trump has won the state of Arkansas in the 2024 presidential election, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. Arkansas carries six electoral votes. The state has gone for the Republican nominee in each presidential race since 1996, when then-President Bill Clinton, an Arkansas native, was on the ballot. Arkansas Gov. Sarah...

Trump takes early lead as both he and Harris are projected to win multiple states.

Final polls before Election Day 2024 show Trump and Harris tied in key battleground states as Americans await results. See the latest updates and stream live coverage here.

Americans are voting everywhere coast to coast on Tuesday deciding who the nation’s next Commander-in-Chief will be, former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris.

Maggie Goodlander, a former Justice Department official under President Biden who’s married to national security adviser Jake Sullivan, will succeed Rep. Annie Kuster (D-N.H.) in the House, according to Decision Desk HQ. Goodlander ran against Republican Lily Williams, a rental property manager, for New Hampshire’s 2nd Congressional District, which includes a large swath of the state,...

Voting in six of the seven swing states has now ended. West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice won the state’s open Senate seat, according to a race call by the AP, giving Republicans a boost in their fight to regain control of the chamber.

Former President Trump has won South Dakota in the 2024 presidential election, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ.  A ruby red state, South Dakota turned out in support of the Republican candidate in high numbers in both his previous bids for the White House. In 2016, Trump won by 30 points against former...

Final polls before Election Day 2024 show Trump and Harris tied in key battleground states as Americans await results. See the latest updates and stream live coverage here.

Former President Trump is projected to win Nebraska's two statewide electoral votes, along with electoral vote for the 1st and 3rd districts, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. Nebraska is one of two states that does not use a winner-take-all system for awarding its electoral votes. Instead, three separate electoral votes are awarded...

Americans are voting everywhere coast to coast on Tuesday deciding who the nation’s next Commander-in-Chief will be, former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris.

The defeat is a political victory for Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, who had become of the face of a well-funded opposition campaign.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) easily won re-election in Louisiana’s 4th Congressional District, Decision Desk HQ projects, securing a fifth term in Congress even as his future in GOP leadership remains uncertain. Johnson beat Republican Joshua Morott, who ran to the right of the Speaker. Morott, for example, advocated for abolishing the Education Department and repealing...

Delaware state Sen. Sarah McBride (D) was projected to win her election Tuesday for Delaware's at-large House district, making history as the first openly transgender person elected to Congress, according to Decision Desk HQ. McBride, who was heavily favored to defeat her Republican opponent, Josh Wahlen, a retired police officer, sailed to victory in the deep-blue state....

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Former President Trump is projected to win the 2024 presidential contest in Utah, according to The Hill/Decision Desk HQ. Trump won the state in 2016 with over 45 percent of the vote. In 2020, he garnered about 58 percent support from the Beehive State.  A red stronghold, Utah has used its six votes in the...

Most polls are now closed across the U.S., and Americans await a winner with all seven swing states yet to be called.

Polls have closed in more than half the nation, including in all seven swing states of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. In the race for Congress, Republicans flipped their first Senate seat.

Americans are voting everywhere coast to coast on Tuesday deciding who the nation’s next Commander-in-Chief will be, former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris.

Former President Trump has won the state of Georgia, Decision Desk HQ projects, flipping the crucial battleground back into his column after narrowly losing the state four years ago. Georgia was one of the most valuable battlegrounds with its 16 electoral votes, and both candidates had spent time there in the closing days of the...

Democrats will keep the battleground Virginia seat being vacated by Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.), who is leaving Congress to run for governor, Decision Desk HQ projects. Democrat Eugene Vindman, a former Army colonel, defeated the GOP candidate, Derrick Anderson, a former Army Green Beret, in a contest that had been considered a “toss up” right...

Missouri Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe (R) has won the governor’s mansion to replace the term-limited Gov. Mike Parson (R), according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. Kehoe was expected to win the Show-Me State’s top office against Democratic state House Minority Leader Crystal Quade, according to polling ahead of the Nov. 5 contest. He was backed by the...

More than half of states across the country have closed their polls as voters wait to see whether Donald Trump or Kamala Harris will win the 2024 election.

The U.S. saw a rash of discredited bomb threats called in at polling places in multiple states on Election Day, in some cases spurring the need for extended voting hours. Faulty bomb threats were called into at least five states, something the FBI later attributed to Russia. At least seven different polling locations in Georgia were...