Americans head to polls with historic election on a knife edge

Will the polls be more accurate this election year?

Major poll providers across the country are tweaking their methods to ensure better accuracy ahead of the 2024 general election, after former President Trump's surprise win in 2016, and President ...

Politics - NBC News - October 20

More Americans favor Trump for their personal finances and the economy: Poll

More Americans think the economy would fare better under former President Trump than Vice President Harris in a new survey, even as many economists say they expect higher inflation and slower ...

Politics - The Hill - October 15

Arab Americans slightly favor Trump over Harris, says new poll

Poll shows a deadlock in Michigan, a key state on the path to the White House with a large Arab American population. Arab Americans are slightly more likely to vote for Donald Trump than Kamala ...

World - The Guardian - October 22

Poll Shows Dead Heat, and Biden to Apologize for Native American School Abuses

Plus, a World Series with baseball’s biggest stars.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 25

Majority of voters say American democracy is 'currently under threat': Poll

More than three-quarters of Americans say democracy is currently under threat, according to the latest New York Times/Siena College poll. Seventy-six percent of likely voters say democracy is ...

Politics - The Hill - October 27

Many Americans have no plans to celebrate Halloween in 2024: Poll

Roughly one-third of adults don't plan to do anything to celebrate Halloween on Thursday, the latest Economist/YouGov poll found. The survey found that 31 percent of adults said they don't expect ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

Burst of trades inflates Trump’s margin in election prediction markets

Small group of bettors lifts odds of Republican victory to 62 per cent on cryptocurrency-based Polymarket

Business - Financial Times - October 18

Village in India where Harris is ‘daughter of the land’ on edge as US election looms

Billboards with Harris’s face wishing her good luck erected across sleepy village and daily prayers held at local temple. Kamala Harris may never have visited Thulasendrapuram, a sleepy village ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

Oil prices edge higher as traders await U.S. election results

Oil futures edged higher in quiet trade early Tuesday as investors await the outcome of a contentious and close U.S. presidential election.

Business - MarketWatch - 59 minutes ago

Candidates go head-to-head in battleground states as Election Day nears

With one week to go before Election Day, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris take the stage in dueling rallies while campaign rhetoric heats up in key battleground ...

Army, Navy ranked both ranked in AP poll for first time since 1960 as rival programs enjoy historic starts

The Black Knights and Midshipmen have ridden stellar offenses to 6-0 starts

Sports - CBS Sports - October 13

"Win With Black Women" founder on group's role in historic election

Jotaka Eaddy founded"Win With Black Women," a virtual network that started meeting by Zoom every Sunday during the pandemic to support and advance the policy agenda of Black women.

The election result investors fear historically is the best for the stock market

Evercore strategists led by Julian Emanuel crunched the numbers and it turns out unified government actually is the best for the stock market.

Business - MarketWatch - 1 hour ago

Xenophobia and Hate Speech Are Spiking Heading into the Election

Leading Republican politicians and lax social media controls have contributed to a proliferation of hate rhetoric and anti-immigrant sentiment.

World - The New York Times - 4 days ago

Xenophobia and Hate Speech Are Spiking Heading Into the Election

Leading Republican politicians and lax social media controls have contributed to a proliferation of hate rhetoric and anti-immigrant sentiment.

Top stories - The New York Times - 3 days ago

Election anxiety is scrambling Americans’ travel plans

Concerns about potential political unrest and economic fallout in the weeks around Election Day are reshuffling vacation dates, holiday plans and business trips.

Politics - NBC News - October 26

Breaking down election law as Americans vote in 2024

The Supreme Court said Virginia can continue with removing about 1,600 people from its voter roll in what the State's Republican governor said is an effort to stop non-citizens from voting. CBS ...

This election year, Americans are dedicating their vote to their children, grandchildren

As Americans across the country voted early in record numbers ahead of Tuesday's election, it has become clear that they are motivated, arguably like never before.

Election workers on the front line of American democracy

Harassment, threats & intimidation of local officials is increasing ahead of the election

How Americans Feel About the Election: Anxious and Scared

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald J. Trump have framed the presidential race as an existential battle. Voters are heeding their warnings.

Top stories - The New York Times - 14 hours ago

Tuesday Briefing: Americans brace for Election Day

Plus, remembering Quincy Jones.

World - The New York Times - 16 hours ago

What polls are saying three weeks from the election

Ultimately, with three weeks left before the election, the polls reflect one fundamental point: This race will be extremely close.

Politics - The Hill - October 14

Vance addresses gender gap indicated by election polls

Addressing the potentially historic gender gap in public polling between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris for the first time, Ohio Senator JD Vance pitched the Republican ticket to an audience of ...

Politics - NBC News - October 16

When do polls open and close on Election Day?

Millions of Americans have voted early, but millions more will vote in person on Election Day 2024. Here's what time the polls open and close in each state.

What time do polls close on Election Day?

Election Day just a day away, and many voters have already cast their ballots in what polls show could be one of the closest presidential elections of all time. Former President Trump and Vice ...

Politics - The Hill - 19 hours ago

Google to block election ads after polls close on Election Day

Google announced it will block ads about the general election on Nov. 5 after the last polls close. “As we’ve done in the past, we will temporarily pause ads related to U.S. elections after the ...

Politics - The Hill - October 17

Iceland is headed for a snap election after its governing coalition collapses

Iceland appears headed for a snap election after Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson pulled the plug on the Nordic nation’s fragile governing coalition

World - ABC News - October 14

Trump and Harris teams head to court in flurry of pre-election lawsuits

With two weeks until Election Day, officials say the 2024 race is already the most litigated in history as the Trump and Harris campaigns face off over election claims.

Harris campaign co-chair on strategy heading into Election Day

Election Day is 12 days away. So what is Vice President Kamala Harris' strategy over the coming days? Mitch Landrieu, co-chair of the Harris-Walz campaign, joins "America Decides" to discuss.

Uruguay presidential election heads to runoff with center-left candidate in lead

Yamandú Orsi came out ahead of two conservative rivals as voters rejected a controversial pension reform plan. Uruguay is heading for a tight presidential election runoff next month after a ...

World - The Guardian - October 28

Trump and Harris face a persistent gender gap heading into Election Day

Female voters are much more likely to say they support Harris, with some polls showing the vice president holding a double-digit advantage. Surveys show Trump leading with men.

Politics - NBC News - 13 hours ago

Historic Black Belt congressional district could elect first Republican since 1883

The district is home to the oldest town incorporated by freed African Americans.

Politics - CBS News - October 15

False narratives on election integrity seek to divide, scare Americans

Former secretaries of state Natalie Tennant and Kim Wyman have written an op-ed assuring Americans that their elections are secure, fair and accurate, and urging them to seek out reliable sources ...

Politics - The Hill - October 18

Majority of Americans are stressed by the election, survey finds. Here's how to cope.

A new survey from the American Psychological Association is shining a light on election-related stressors for Americans.

A messy election could end market’s era of ‘American exceptionalism’

“We can envision a post-election scenario where uncertainty rises and trust in U.S. institutions declines,” Macquarie strategist Thierry Wizman said.

Business - MarketWatch - October 23

Pentagon: No, troops not authorized to use force against Americans during election

The Pentagon clarified in a statement Thursday that U.S. troops are not authorized to use force against American citizens during the election. In doing so, the Pentagon pushed back at suggestions ...

Politics - The Hill - October 25

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