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First LookFor second time, Donald Trump scores critical win in OhioHistorically, Ohio is a must-win state for Republican presidential bids, and its 18 Electoral College votes are critical for President Donald Trump.聽If Joe Biden wins the 2020 election, he'll be the first Democrat to do so without winning Ohio since 1960.聽
First LookHistoric shift: Why Arizona went to the DemocratsA changing electorate in Arizona handed historic presidential and senate victories to Democrats in the former Republican stronghold.
First LookEyes on Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania as count continuesPresident Donald Trump wins Florida, a hotly contested battleground state, but neither candidate yet has the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win.
First LookBattle for US presidency continues into Wednesday morningPresident Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden were locked in a contest without a declared winner early Wednesday morning. Democrats and Republicans are also vying for control of the Senate, though the House is expected to remain in Democratic hands.
First LookIn South Carolina, Graham defeats Harrison, securing fourth termRepublican Lindsey Graham has successfully fended off Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison to secure his seat in the U.S. Senate. The race was South Carolina's most expensive ever.
First LookMcConnell Senate win called, but no easy sweep for other racesRepublican senators are defending seats in states once considered long shots for Democrats. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has secured a win in Kentucky, but Democrat John Hickenlooper has defeated Republican Sen. Cory Gardner in Colorado.
First LookHow the Associated Press determines election resultsAt 海角大神, we rely on the Associated Press鈥� election results. This is how the AP determines the winners in more than 7,000 races.
First LookUSPS won't comply with order to sweep for 300,000 delayed ballotsThe U.S. Postal Service told a judge it could not comply with his order to sweep mail processing facilities on Tuesday afternoon for delayed election ballots.
Republicans have dominated redistricting. Here鈥檚 why that could change.From Georgia and Texas to Michigan and Arizona, Democrats hope to flip some legislative chambers into their control, just in time for redistricting.
Online misinformation is rampant. Four tips on stopping it.Misinformation 鈥� and its purposeful sibling, disinformation 鈥� is widespread. But ordinary citizens can help stop it.聽
Cover StoryCan friendship be bipartisan? Ask the Janets.How two longtime friends navigate political differences聽and President Trump with civility. Why can鈥檛 everyone?
Election 2020鈥檚 fundamental question: 鈥榃hat defines America?鈥�Democratic elections can be break points that push national politics in a transformative direction, as they did following Watergate or the onset of the Great Depression.
Understanding polarizationElection 2020 comes amid a decades-old trend toward greater political polarization in the United States. But real story is more complicated.
First LookWhy the US election winner may not be known on Tuesday nightMillions of Americans voted by mail this year to avoid gathering during a pandemic. But mail ballots usually take longer to count and states won't be able to tally everything within a day 鈥� which means the final results may not be known until after Nov. 3.
Virginia showdown: What 5th District race says about 2020In Virginia鈥檚 once reliably Republican 5th District, hyperpartisanship and GOP concerns over President Trump鈥檚 coattails are in play in a tight race.
First LookCountdown: US presidential campaigns reach their final hoursPresident Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden are making their final campaign pushes. Mr. Biden is crisscrossing battleground Pennsylvania and Ohio, while Mr. Trump is focusing his last stops in four states he won four years ago.
First LookWhy the 2020 election offers American voters clear choicesPresident Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden offer more than just differing solutions to the most pressing problems. This election is a referendum on the role of the presidency and a test of the democratic process.
First LookWill the National Guard have a role on Election Day?Warnings from President Trump have caused concern over if and how the National Guard could be deployed near Election Day. But direction of the Guardsmen is first a state responsibility, and laws restrict the ways the president could take control.
鈥楾his is a good news story鈥�: Voters turn out early in historic numbersMore than 79 million Americans have voted early in the 2020 presidential election, shattering previous records.
First LookPower of the people: Get-out-the-vote efforts blanket the U.S.In the final days before the Nov. 3 presidential election, grassroots volunteers are pulling out all the stops with texting, phone banking, and holding drive-in聽rallies. One retiree hand wrote 1,260 letters imploring her fellow Americans to get to the polls.
