Election Season America

Election Season in America: Scenes From Around the Country

The most online election in history has been snapped, shared, and memed into oblivion. WIRED’s photo department has curated moments across the country from the last few months.

Tech - Wired - 10 hours ago

Trump is trashing America's elections

Former President Donald Trump has been spreading the claim that Democrats are cheating in the election, and has been supported by Tucker Carlson and Elon Musk, while a poll shows that 62% of ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

50-50 elections are bad for America

It doesn't strain credulity to imagine that a close race could lead to a disputed outcome, which could then lead to violence.

Politics - The Hill - October 16

America’s dead heat Trump-Harris election

In a country divided into mutually hostile camps, no easy resolution to the polarisation seems likely

World - Financial Times - October 15

US election: The other races that could shape America

Beyond the president, Americans will also choose governors, representatives, and senators

America’s gender-gap election has a long history

The question of whether the US can stomach a woman as president remains open

World - Financial Times - 5 days ago

Consumers are anxious ahead of the election. Corporate America is feeling it

Like it or not, there’s an election on Tuesday. Voters are stressed. And to at least a small degree, so are corporations.

Business - MarketWatch - 2 days ago

The most significant threat to fair elections in America

Election officials in the U.S. are becoming increasingly partisan, raising concerns about the fairness of our elections and the potential for voter fraud, while reforms are needed to ensure ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

How violence became a theme of America’s election

Voters are on edge after a campaign season characterised by ‘unprecedented’ levels of extreme rhetoric

Business - Financial Times - Yesterday

America’s reckoning: will gender decide the US election?

Deep divisions in the electorate have been exposed in a tumultuous race for the White House

World - Financial Times - 15 hours ago

What the vote means for corporate America

The result will have big consequences for companies spanning energy, cars and pharmaceuticals

World - Financial Times - 15 hours ago

The good news no one is talking about this election season

The solution to climate change is to switch from fossil fuels to clean energy; thanks to the Biden administration and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), clean energy is putting down deep roots in ...

Politics - The Hill - October 28

Biden's election season draws quietly to a close

For President Joe Biden, the 2024 campaign ended much as it began, in a room full of union members.

Politics - NBC News - 17 hours ago

What the polls can’t tell us about America’s election

A torrent of data on the presidential race seems to get us no closer to predicting the result. Is addiction to polling distracting people from the issues at stake?

World - Financial Times - October 26

What’s really behind America’s men v women election

With polls showing a stark gender divide, the race is shaping up to be a battle of the sexes. Why?

Europe prepares for 'America First' push no matter who wins the U.S. election

Trump's first tenure at the White House was a challenging time for some European leaders.

Business - CNBC - 6 days ago

In her closing message to America before Election Day, Harris pledges to fight

In her speech at DC's Ellipse last night, Kamala Harris showed herself the worthy head of a nearly flawless campaign — and the worthy leader of a nation in need of the kind of president she will be.

Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago

America's European allies face challenging times, whoever wins the presidential election

The United States’ European allies are bracing for an America that’s less interested in them no matter who wins the presidential election — and for old traumas and new problems if Donald Trump ...

World - ABC News - 5 days ago

Elon Musk's America PAC Has Created an Election Denial Cesspool on X

The group has nearly 50,000 members, many enthusiastically sharing debunked claims about voting fraud. “It's just an election denier jamboree,” says one expert.

Tech - Wired - 5 days ago

If Trump wins the election, he could seize control of America’s courts

Trump, emboldened by the immunity ruling, wants to strengthen his grip on the courts. ‘With a supreme court that has basically said Donald Trump can be a king, there will be no checks on him’. If ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

All eyes are on America as an uncertain world awaits election result

Across the world, all eyes are on the election battle between former President Donald Trump and Vice President which will have implications for almost everyone.

Sarah Smith: US braces as two starkly opposing visions clash

After a history-making year, a divided country will soon face the reality of elections: there has to be a winner.

The Trump/Harris Election: Four Columnists Imagine America’s Future

Who will win the presidency, House and Senate? What is the election about? And what happens next for America?

Top stories - The New York Times - 1 hour ago

In ‘Vladimir,’ a Russian Reporter’s Fight Is an Apt Election Season Tale

The writer Erika Sheffer takes a big swing in a Manhattan Theater Club production examining “the point at which a society finds itself on the brink.”

World - The New York Times - October 16

Retailers brace for DEI blowback in lead-up to election, holiday shopping season

Some companies are concerned about attending public DEI events while others are strategizing on how to avoid criticism over their policies and programs.

Business - CNBC - Yesterday

Election season may be causing stress, anxiety: Here's how to cope

As Election Day draws near, many Americans may be experiencing stress and anxiety. Here's how to cope.

Polls open in stable Uruguay in a vote free of political hostility seen elsewhere in the region

Polls have opened in the small South American nation of Uruguay in a remarkably civilized general election that pits an incumbent conservative coalition against a moderate left-wing alliance

World - ABC News - October 27

Polls open in Uruguay in a general election free of the deep political divisions seen elsewhere in South America