Politics

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump is projected to win the presidential race by ABC News, defeating Vice President Kamala Harris in a frenzied contest to stage an improbable historic comeback. Trump ended up with at least 279 electoral votes after clinching wins in the swing states of Pennsylvania, Georgia and Wisconsin. […]

Brandon Bell/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris will not be speaking as election night went into Wednesday morning, according to Harris Campaign co-chair Cedric Richmond who took the stage at a Harris watch party at Howard University. Photos show partygoers thinning out and Harris supporters crying as results continued to come in. The […]

Facebook / Orland Park Police Department (ORLAND PARK, IL) — A 24-year-old Illinois man has been arrested after allegedly causing a disturbance in a voting line before punching an election judge in the face, police said. The incident occurred on Sunday at approximately 11 a.m. when Orland Park police officers were dispatched to the Orland […]

da-kuk (WASHINGTON) — From the polling place to the courtroom, ABC News tracks the latest election security developments as experts warn about the spread of misinformation and disinformation from within the U.S. and abroad. Security experts stress that the nation’s voting infrastructure is highly secure, and that isolated voting issues do not indicate widespread election […]

ABC/Lorenzo Bevilaqua (WASHINGTON) — For the better part of 2023 and 2024, President Joe Biden plotted a course to Nov. 5, 2024. As the incumbent, the veteran politician was the presumptive Democratic nominee, clinching enough delegates in March, and locked in a tight race with former President Donald Trump. But instead of spending Election Day preparing for […]

da-kuk (WASHINGTON) — From the polling place to the courtroom, ABC News tracks the latest election security developments as experts warn about the spread of misinformation and disinformation from within the U.S. and abroad. Security experts stress that the nation’s voting infrastructure is highly secure, and that isolated voting issues do not indicate widespread election […]

Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — While tens of millions of early votes have already been cast, there are still millions of Americans who will be heading to the polls on Election Day. Experts predict the 2024 election will be one of the closest in history, with several key states still in contention that could determine […]

da-kuk (WASHINGTON) — From the polling place to the courtroom, ABC News tracks the latest election security developments as experts warn about the spread of misinformation and disinformation from within the U.S. and abroad. Security experts stress that the nation’s voting infrastructure is highly secure, and that isolated voting issues do not indicate widespread election […]

Olivier Touron via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A historic election that saw an incumbent president drop his campaign, a woman rise to the top of the Democratic ticket and multiple assassination attempts against the Republican candidate will come to an end on Nov. 5. But the outcome may not be known on election night. It […]

ABC News Since Nov. 1, an FBI command post has been operating 24/7 and will continue to for at least nine days to to ensure the election is safe and secure. “This command post is an opportunity for us to bring people together, all the different subject matter experts here in the FBI at headquarters […]