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Milwaukee is recounting about 34,000 ballots due to human error

5 November 2024 at 20:47
Workers count ballots at the Baird Center in Milwaukee on Tuesday.

Milwaukee election officials are retabulating some 34,000 ballots because the voting machine doors weren't properly secured this morning. They say the issue has been resolved but will delay results.

(Image credit: Stacy Revere)

Russia, Iran and China are all trying to sway American voters this election

5 November 2024 at 20:16
Foreign adversaries are expected to boost election fraud claims after Nov. 5.

America's geopolitical adversaries, particularly Russia, Iran and China, have been active in trying to influence the election, as part of their larger goals to sow chaos and discredit democracy.

(Image credit: Brian Munoz)

Which states are swing states? Here are the results to watch this year

5 November 2024 at 20:06
Voters wait in line to vote at the Lowrey School on Tuesday in Dearborn, Mich.

Seven states have been the focus for pollsters and campaigns in this presidential election: The "Blue Wall" and the Sun Belt.

(Image credit: Gregory Shamus)

Jim Justice wins West Virginia Senate race, flipping seat for Republicans

5 November 2024 at 20:02
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice in 2017.

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has won the state’s open Senate seat, according to a race call by the Associated Press, giving Republicans a boost in their fight to regain control of the chamber.

(Image credit: Justin Merriman)

Hurricane Rafael forms in the Caribbean Sea and expected to enter the Gulf of Mexico

5 November 2024 at 19:54
The National Hurricane Center says Rafael has strengthened into a hurricane as it approaches the Cayman Islands. The storm will move across Cuba and enter the Gulf of Mexico as a hurricane.

An active 2024 Atlantic Hurricane season continues as Rafael strengthens into a category 1 storm. It's expected to batter Cayman Islands and Cuba before swinging into the Gulf of Mexico.

(Image credit: National Hurricane Center)

You've heard of swing states. Here are 7 swing counties to watch

5 November 2024 at 19:15
Residents cast in-person absentee ballots at a polling place set up at the Warner Park recreation center on October 30, 2024 in Madison, Wisconsin.

Here seven counties to watch β€” one in each swing state β€” that might give some idea how the race is going and why one candidate or the other won:

(Image credit: Scott Olson)

Republican Mike Braun wins Indiana governor’s race

Republican Senate candidate Mike Braun speaks during a campaign stop on November 3, 2018 in Greenwood, Indiana. Braun is locked in a tight race with incumbent Democrat Sen. Joe Donnelly.

The first-term senator’s campaign pitch centered on his experience starting and growing an auto parts business into a multi-million-dollar company.

(Image credit: Aaron P. Bernstein)

Photos: See what Election Day looked like across the country

5 November 2024 at 18:39
Iris and Burt Foster take a selfie after voting Dr. Henry A. Wise, Jr., High School in Upper Marlboro, Md.

The final day of election season is coming to an end as polling stations around the U.S. close. See what Election Day looked like across the country.

(Image credit: Tyrone Turner)

Hours are extended for certain Georgia polling places after threats

5 November 2024 at 18:37
An election staffer works at the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center on Tuesday in Atlanta, Ga.

Voting hours have been extended by up to 45 minutes at five locations in Georgia's Fulton County, after hoax bomb threats that officials tied to Russian sources.

(Image credit: John Bazemore)

Follow NPR for 2024 election night coverage

5 November 2024 at 18:00
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Tune in to NPR starting at 7 p.m. ET on Nov. 5 as polls begin to close, and stay with us throughout the night as results come in.

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States and cities beef up security to prepare for potential election-related violence

4 November 2024 at 19:56
People walk past a boarded-up store in downtown Washington, D.C., on Monday. Some areas are preparing for possible election-related violence.

Washington state's governor activated the National Guard to stand by to help local law enforcement as needed. Meanwhile, extra security is in place at locations across Washington, D.C.

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When will mail-in and absentee ballots be counted?

4 November 2024 at 18:06
Candidates for president and vice president of the United States, Democrats Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, and Republicans former President Donald Trump and Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, are seen on part of a mail-in election ballot in New York on Sunday.

Various state rules regarding when election officials can process and count mail ballots means it will likely take some time after Election Day before the results from these ballots are fully known.

(Image credit: Patrick Sison)

When do polls close in every state? Here's a timeline

4 November 2024 at 16:03
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The Associated Press can't call any races until polls close in their respective state. Here's a breakdown of when that will happen.

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How has the Electoral College survived, despite being perennially unpopular?

4 November 2024 at 16:01
A Pennsylvania state elector casts his vote in the 2020 presidential election in Harrisburg on Dec.14, 2020.

Despite its substantial-sounding name, the Electoral College isn’t a permanent body: It’s more of a process. For decades, a majority of Americans have wanted it to be changed.

(Image credit: Michael M. Santiago)

Thousands of Pennsylvania voters have had their mail ballot applications challenged

4 November 2024 at 15:58
Mail-in ballots are displayed during a processing demonstration on Sept. 30 at the Bucks County Board of Elections office in Doylestown, Pa. Across Pennsylvania, more than 4,000 mail ballot challenges have been filed, mainly against overseas voters.

Thousands of last-minute challenges to voters’ mail ballot applications, along with baseless claims by former President Donald Trump, are adding pressure on Pennsylvania county officials.

(Image credit: Hannah Beier)

No more fluoride in the water? RFK Jr. wants that and Trump says it 'sounds OK'

4 November 2024 at 15:54
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a campaign rally for Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump at Macomb Community College on November 01, 2024 in Warren, Michigan. Kennedy has called for an end to fluoride in the water supply, a practice that saves billions each year in dental care.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s claims about fluoride in the drinking water are linked to Cold War conspiracy theories about the substance.

(Image credit: Chip Somodevilla)

β€˜Divine Nine' historically Black organizations hope efforts will turn out the vote

4 November 2024 at 15:48
Linda Chapman, left, a member of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., talks with U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Conn., at a Souls to the Polls voting rally at Grace Baptist Church on  Oct. 26 in Waterbury, Conn.

With more than 2 million members, the "Divine Nine" organizations have launched many get-out-the-vote initiatives in this historic election involving one of their members, Vice President Harris.

(Image credit: Jessica Hill)

Impossible, you say? Try asking a toddler

4 November 2024 at 15:02
Scientists used a gumball machine filled with toys to test how toddlers learned when they thought something was impossible or just improbable.

Green eggs and ham? Even toddlers know when an event appears to be impossible, not just improbable.

(Image credit: Pawel Kajak/Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Trump is hoping to win non-consecutive terms. Only one president has done it

4 November 2024 at 14:45
This cartoon illustrates the campaign of 1888 when Republican Benjamin Harrison and Democrat Grover Cleveland were the candidates.

If reelected, Trump would only be the second president to serve non-consecutive terms after Grover Cleveland in the late 1800s. Here's a look at how that happened β€” and who else has tried.

(Image credit: Ezekiel Jones/AP)

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