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How has the Electoral College survived, despite being perennially unpopular?
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.
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Trump wants the presidential winner to be declared on election night. That’s highly unlikely
One reason why we are unlikely to know the winner quickly on election night is that GOP lawmakers in two key swing states have refused to change laws that delay the count.
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Trump vows to use local police to deport migrants. Could he do it?
Trump says he would use local law enforcement to carry out mass deportations of undocumented immigrants. But this tactic is unpopular with many sheriffs in border counties.
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The race for the Senate: Here are the top races to watch
Republicans are favored to take control of the chamber thanks to a 2024 map of races that tilts disproportionately in the GOP’s favor. Here are the races to watch.
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Trump and Harris are in Reading, Pa., today, thanks to a bad joke about Puerto Rico
The candidates are both spending time on the last day of the campaign in Reading — a majority-Latino city — where that bad joke about Puerto Rico has resonated.
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Harris and Trump set sights on Pennsylvania in final push before Election Day
The election is likely to be decided across seven states. Trump won Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin in 2016 only to see them flip to Biden in 2020.
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Here’s what to watch as Election Day approaches in the U.S.
In a deeply divided nation, the election is a true toss-up between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump.
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A simple truth is at the root of many false election claims: Voter rolls are imperfect
In the decentralized U.S., voter lists are maintained at the state and local level, which leaves election officials trying to keep up with a population that changes every day.
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Trump talks about reporters being shot and says he shouldn’t have left White House after 2020 loss
On the last Sunday before the election, Donald Trump asked Lancaster County voters to make him leader of a “failed nation” while casting doubt on U.S. elections.
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10 key demographic groups that could decide the presidential election
A guide to the groups to pay closest attention to on election night that could tell the story of how — and why — former President Donald Trump or Vice President Harris wins.
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How the next U.S. president could change the course of Israel’s wars
Resolving the conflicts in Lebanon and Gaza could help Kamala Harris in the election. But it’s no secret Netanyahu would be more at ease with Trump, once his close ally.
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When polls close in Pennsylvania, other battleground states on Election Day
It will be a game of hopscotch to keep up with key times Tuesday in Pennsylvania, Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina and Wisconsin.
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Harris appears on ‘Saturday Night Live’ as mirror image of Maya Rudolph with election looming
She told Rudolph's version of Harris “you got this” and the pair in sync delivered the signature “Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!”
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Michelle Obama visits Montgomery County high school to rally for Kamala Harris
Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump's team stopped by Glenmoore, Broomall and Lansdale over the weekend, with a planned rally in Lancaster County on Sunday.
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Trump says Liz Cheney might not be such a ‘war hawk’ if she had guns pointed at her
Trump made the comment at an event late Thursday in Arizona with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
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