Politics

da-kuk (WASHINGTON) — Election eve has arrived with the race for the White House still very tight — with the latest ABC News/Ipsos poll out Sunday showing Kamala Harris slightly ahead nationally but Donald Trump ahead in some key swing states — and the two candidates deadlocked in Pennsylvania. Harris is spending her last full […]

Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Anyone who has watched Election Day coverage in the past, or is excited to do so in the hotly contested 2024 election, has probably heard anchors or analysts refer to exit polls. But what are they and how do they work? Exit polls are surveys conducted as voters leave their […]

da-kuk (WASHINGTON) — Election eve has arrived with the race for the White House still very tight — with the latest ABC News/Ipsos poll out Sunday showing Kamala Harris slightly ahead nationally but Donald Trump ahead in some key swing states — and the two candidates deadlocked in Pennsylvania. Harris is spending her last full […]

Joe Raedle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Election workers across the country are being bombarded with threats, and law enforcement agencies nationwide are dedicating “substantial resources” to ensure public safety during the election, according to a new threat assessment obtained by ABC News. The document, transmitted Monday by the NYPD Intelligence Bureau, encapsulates the full picture […]

FRRC (TALLAHASSEE, FL) — Desmond Meade was recalling to a church congregation in Apopka, Florida, earlier this month a dark time in his life. “Not too long ago, I was standing in front of the railroad tracks, waiting for a train to come so I could jump in front of it,” he said. That was […]

Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Election officials across the country are trying to prepare for what’s out of their control. When millions of Americans head to the polls on Tuesday, some voters might encounter minor issues including equipment malfunctions or delays. Election officials say that they are prepared for those inevitable challenges, which can […]

Allison Joyce/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — All eyes will be on the key swing states as votes are counted in the match-up between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. Both candidates have crisscrossed the seven key swing states — Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — and worked […]

Kristin Gambardella speaks to ABC News. (ABC News) (PHOENIX) — Kristin and Dave Gambardella never expected the journey of growing their family to include an abortion procedure, but in summer 2023, the married couple nevertheless found themselves in a Planned Parenthood parking lot in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a seven-hour drive from their home in Tucson, […]

Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With three days to go until Election Day — and the candidates engaging in their final push — Donald Trump is lashing out at Liz Cheney, who’s supporting Kamala Harris. Thursday night in Arizona, he called her a “war hawk” and said she should face “nine barrels,” appearing to suggest […]

adamkaz/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Democratic National Committee on Saturday is launching a new ad campaign targeted at rural voters to boost turnout in two southern battlegrounds in the final days of the presidential election. The effort, backed by a six-figure media buy, comes as Democrats are especially concerned that early vote turnout is low […]