New Mexico sets a new record and a Nebraska health official says every hospital in the state ‘could be at capacity in a very short period of time.’
Election 2020
Wins in Wisconsin and Michigan put Biden one state away from the White House
The former vice president says he expects to win the election, even as President Trump prepares lawsuits in three states and requests a recount in Wisconsin.
Statewide and town-by-town Maine results for Election 2020
Real-time statewide and town-by-town results from the 2020 election. Use the navigation below to view maps and results for each race. Search for towns in the field below. Polls close at 8 p.m.
Election Day voting opens with some lines, scattered glitches and ample anxiety across the nation
Americans lined up for a long election season’s final day of voting Tuesday, breezing through cavernous facilities in some cities and waiting by the hundreds in others, and contending with only few scattered glitches in the first hours of Election Day. Nearly 100 million people had already cast ballots as voting got underway, a stunning […]
Potential for uncounted military votes looms large in swing states
Several factors could make it harder to count all ballots on time, whether mailed or cast in person.
Election Day shadowed by threats of legal challenges
President Donald Trump says he’s planning an aggressive legal strategy to try prevent Pennsylvania from counting mailed ballots that are received in the three days after the election
‘Vote and get home’: Anxious voters say on Election Day
Americans lining up to vote on Election Day are exhausted from constant crises, on edge amid volatile political divisions and anxious about what’s to come.
Suspicious robocall campaign warning people to ‘stay home’ spooks voters nationwide
The torrent of calls illustrated the wide array of technologies that voters say are being used to convince and confuse them in the closing days of a dizzying presidential campaign.
The Latest: More Nevada results will come Thursday morning, election official says
The latest on the election around the U.S.
Maine on track for historic turnout in unprecedented election
While there were long lines early in the day at many polling places, poll workers generally reported that the process was going smoothly despite the pandemic precautions and the heavy turnout.