PHILADELPHIA — U.S. Rep Brian Fitzpatrick, a Republican, is seeking his fifth term in Congress and is facing a rematch against Democrat and Army veteran Ashley Ehasz.

Fitzpatrick, 50, a former FBI agent who is known for being moderate, ran a quiet campaign, avoiding the press and questions about whether he supports former President Donald ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — U.S. Rep Brian Fitzpatrick, a Republican, is seeking his fifth term in Congress and is facing a rematch against Democrat and Army veteran Ashley Ehasz.

Fitzpatrick, 50, a former FBI agent who is known for being moderate, ran a quiet campaign, avoiding the press and questions about whether he supports former President Donald ...Read more

Election nights are always simultaneous moments of triumph and tragedy. One group of voters’ dreams are dashed, while another set of voters see their hopes realized.

Every election is also unique. The United States has had some critical presidential elections that reshaped the way Americans think about politics. This Election Day, ...Read more

It’s Election Day in America.

Voters are heading to the polls in one of the most consequential elections in American history. In a politically polarized country, potential delays in reporting results might further fuel conspiracy theories that have spread widely.

Across the country, more than 77 million voters already cast their ballots ...Read more

Republican leaders in several key states are vowing to keep federal election monitors away from voting sites in the name of election integrity, spurring anger from many who say the party is doing the opposite of protecting voters’ rights.

In Texas, Democrats are calling for the involvement of federal election monitors as an added layer of ...Read more

When the founders of the United States designed the Constitution, they were learning from history that democracy was likely to fail – to find someone who would fool the people into giving him complete power and then end the democracy.

They designed checks and balances to guard against the accumulation of power they had found when ...Read more

With U.S. voters across the political spectrum strongly concerned about border security, presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have been trying to one-up each other on who can reduce migration at the nation’s southern border fastest and most effectively.

Trump’s rhetoric is more extreme: He’s called the U.S. a �...Read more

If Americans could choose one word to describe their feelings about the 2024 race, it would be anxious, a new poll found.

The poll, conducted by YouGov on Sunday, asked 4,373 U.S. adults to choose one of 12 words that best describes how they feel about the presidential election. The top word chosen was “anxious,” with 31% of respondents ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia law enforcement officials said Monday they are prepared for Tuesday's election and issued steep warnings to anyone who may seek to interfere with the democratic process.

"F around and find out," Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner repeated three times, referring to people who may try to intimidate voters, ...Read more

NEW YORK — On the eve of a historic presidential election that’s being painted by the Democratic Party as a battle for the soul of the nation, New York Mayor Eric Adams on Monday encouraged New Yorkers to vote and said he is limited in what he can say about the race by legal concerns.

Adams has upset fellow Democrats over the past few weeks...Read more

ATLANTA — The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday ordered that Cobb County may only count absentee ballots received by 7 p.m. on Election Day.

The court sided with the Republican National Committee, removing the relief a lower court ordered that originally gave more than 3,000 voters — all of whom had received their ballots late — a few extra...Read more

ATLANTA — The presidential candidates have left town and the ad blitz is about to finally end. The final votes in the White House campaign will be cast Tuesday, and Georgia could decide whether Kamala Harris or Donald Trump wins the presidency.

Never mind the plethora of polls that show a toss-up. The candidates themselves are bracing for a ...Read more

HUEHUETOCA, Mexico — In a forlorn stretch of high desert outside Mexico City, a dozen migrants trudged along beside a set of railroad tracks, hoping to jump on a freight train that would take them closer to the United States. They said they were only vaguely aware of the U.S. presidential election — which was a just few days away — and ...Read more

NEW YORK — NBC honored a request by former President Donald Trump's campaign for equal time on the network following Vice President Kamala Harris' appearance on "Saturday Night Live" just days before Tuesday's election.

Harris performed in the opening sketch Saturday with Maya Rudolph, who has frequently played the Democratic presidential ...Read more

ATLANTA — Former President Donald Trump’s most devout supporters gathered last week at the inaugural National Faith Summit in Powder Springs to pray for him and for his campaign.

The audience was more diverse than his usual rallies, an indication of the diversity among evangelical Christians that make up a key component of Trump’s base. ...Read more

Former President Trump spent his last full day of campaigning Monday saying that only he can save America from an apocalyptic future dominated by out-of-control government, an “invasion” of criminal immigrants and amoral liberals — messages of dark foreboding much like the ones that have powered the Republican’s decade on the national ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The head of the nation’s cyberdefense agency said Monday there is no way a technical hack could change the final outcome of the presidential race, but Americans are facing a “fire hose” of disinformation leading into Election Day.

Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said there’s...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Election Day is Tuesday, and the California Highway Patrol is standing by in case this year sees a recurrence of the violent political protests of 2020.

Days after Joe Biden won the U.S. presidential election in 2020, supporters of then-President Donald Trump clashed with counter-protesters at the California Capitol. That...Read more

Which celebs are supporting Kamala Harris and Donald Trump?

With the 2024 U.S. presidential election just hours away, both candidates are flaunting their rosters of celebrity endorsements ahead of the polls.

While some stars intentionally stay out of the political mix, several have publicly taken a stand, announcing their pick for the 47th ...Read more