Ten days after Election Day the registrar is still counting close races in Los Angeles County that are up in the air.
In the 2024 election, two states have had more than three-quarters of their eligible voting population cast a ballot so far, according to the Election Lab’s 2024 data. They are Minnesota (76.41%) and Wisconsin (76.37%), who had the highest rates of voter turnout among the states
Heading into the second weekend after Election Day, these local races in Orange County remain tight. Other races might not be as close, but with an estimated 74,700 ballots still to count in the county,
Calls to a voting helpline increased massively relative to the 2020 election, according to data shared exclusively with Newsweek.
A large batch of absentee-ballot results reported late on election night from Milwaukee was normal under Wisconsin counting procedures and “forecasted,” the state Elections Commission chair said in response to posts online suggesting the sudden appearance of votes mostly favoring Democrats was proof of fraud.
Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign and the Democratic National Committee spent close to $1.5 billion in their unsuccessful presidential bid, but they didn’t go into debt doing so, according to the campaign’s chief financial officer.
Election victories for Donald Trump and other candidates whose campaigns demeaned transgender people reinforced a widespread backlash against trans rights. For America's LGBTQ+-rights movement, it adds up to one of the most sustained setbacks in its history.
The S&P 500, Nasdaq and Dow all fell for the week, while pharmaceutical stocks slid after Trump picked anti-vaccine activist RFK Jr. to lead HHS.
A closer look at some Connecticut towns shows what a lower voter turnout, an upset voter base and changing demographics can do for an election.
President-elect Trump, in addition to flipping six uber-competitive battleground states, made significant gains across the board as he faced a surprisingly friendly electorate.