How the ballot counting rules differ across the key battleground states

Trump makes an unconventional swerve outside of battleground states in final week

Former President Donald Trump is swerving off the battleground map this week to host rallies in New Mexico and Virginia.

Harris, Trump back in battleground states; Biden "garbage" comment sparks outrage

Republicans seized on comments made by President Biden appearing to refer to Trump supporters as "garbage."

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How redistricting challenges shape some 2024 ballots

By Wednesday, 57 million Americans had voted early in the 2024 election, some of whom did so in brand-new congressional districts. CBS News' Lindsey Reiser explains how redistricting legal ...

Georgia's controversial hand count rule blocked by judge: 'Too much, too late'

Georgia’s controversial hand count rule blocked by a judge, "too much, too late."

Abortion is on the ballot in 10 states. Here's where the measures stand

Voters in 10 states will decide this November whether to adopt constitutional amendments that could shape the future of abortion access in their states. Most of the measures seek to protect ...

Politics - The Hill - October 18

Swing state election officials ensure security for ballots, workers

Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes (D) and Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Al Schmidt (R) joined CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday and ensured voters, ballots and election ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

Ballot boxes in Oregon, Washington state set on fire: Police

Portland police responded to reports of a fire at a ballot box around 3:30 a.m. PT on Monday.

FBI investigating fires at ballot drop boxes in Oregon and Washington state

The FBI is investigating fires set at two ballot drop boxes that destroyed hundreds of ballots one week before Election Day. One happened in Portland, Oregon, and the other was in Vancouver, ...

Almost 500 damaged ballots retrieved from burned box in Washington state

Almost 500 damaged ballots were retrieved from a burned ballot box in Washington state, according to a county official. Clark County Auditor Greg Kimsey said that about 475 ballots were recovered ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Why Texas Democrats see this local race as key to turning state blue

Democratic Party activists have been on a mission to flip all of the state’s urban counties — once Republican bulwarks — as they look to chip away at the GOP’s decades-long hold on the state. ...

Politics - The Hill - October 16

Revealed: Trump ground game in key states flagged as potentially fake

Data suggests canvassers linked to Elon Musk’s America Pac falsely claimed to have visited homes of potential voters. Donald Trump ’s campaign may be failing to reach thousands of voters they hope ...

World - The Guardian - October 19

Trump allies spending millions to dissuade voters in key states from polls

In critical battlegrounds, Maga allies mounting lawsuits to ‘lay the groundwork’ to challenge election if he loses. US politics – live updates Key rightwing legal groups with ties to Donald ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

DNC launches bus tour to mobilize Black voters in key states

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) launched a bus tour on Tuesday urging Black voters to hit the polls for November’s approaching election. The “We Vote, We Win” southern bus tour, led by DNC ...

Politics - The Hill - October 22

Harris, Trump deadlocked in seven key swing states: Polling

Vice President Harris and former President Trump are deadlocked in the key battleground states ahead of November, new polling shows. The survey, released Wednesday by Bloomberg News/Morning ...

Politics - The Hill - October 24

Trump, Harris rally in key states 12 days from Election Day

On Thursday, former President Donald Trump is setting his sights on the battleground states of Arizona and Nevada, both of which he lost in 2020. Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris is also ...

Democrats and Republicans focus on key Sun Belt states as Election Day approaches

As Election Day nears, Democrats and Republicans are shifting focus to key Sun Belt states like Georgia, Arizona, and North Carolina. Both parties are intensifying efforts with door-to-door ...

Politics - NBC News - 5 days ago

In key swing states, the lines at food banks are growing longer

Across the rural communities and industrial towns of western Michigan, semitrucks hauling thousands of pounds of food are pulling up to church parking lots and community centers where growing lines ...

Politics - NBC News - 4 days ago

Libertarian candidate emerges as wild card in key swing states

Libertarian nominee Chase Oliver’s presence on the ballot in key battlegrounds is sparking concern among some nervous observers that he could tilt the election should it end up being extremely ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Harris campaign hits key states, Trump to rally in Wisconsin

Vice President Kamala Harris is campaigning in three key states a day after delivering what her campaign billed as her closing argument in a speech yesterday in Washington D.C. First, the vice ...

The Monday Read: Dan Lanning's fearlessness has burned Oregon before, but it was the difference vs. Ohio State

Analytics are a hot-button issue in football, but Lanning was rewarded for trusting the process

Sports - CBS Sports - October 14

Bird flu cases in people quietly tick up, with dozens reported across 6 states

Four new cases of bird flu were detected in farmworkers in Washington state this week. Human infections have cropping in six states as the virus spreads among farm animals.

E. coli cases linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders rise to 75 across 13 states: CDC

The number of cases in a deadly E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders has risen to 75, the CDC said on Friday.

Michelle Obama introduces Kamala Harris at Michigan rally; across state, Trump joined by Arab and Muslim leaders – as it happened

Obama urges crowd to ‘turn the page on the ugliness’ as Michigan voters pledge support for Trump because ‘he promised to end war’. This blog is now closed.. At his rally in Novi, Donald Trump was ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

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