Elections

If no one gets 270 electoral votes, the House of Representative decides who wins the presidency, with each state delegation getting one vote.

Open AI recently deactivated a series of Iranian government accounts that allegedly used Chat GPT to promote false content about the U.S. presidential election on social media. Here’s why those efforts are targeting Latino voters in particular.

The Harris campaign will be spending election night at her alma mater, Howard University. News4’s Joseph Olmo spoke to students about the news that the Vice President will be in their backyard.

Vice President Kamala Harris delivered her campaign’s closing argument outside the White House to a huge crowd of supporters drawn from across the D.C. area and beyond. According to Harris’ campaign, 75,000 people gathered around the National Mall to show their support for the Democratic Party candidate. A federal law enforcement official told NBC News that 40,000 attendees were screened...

Thousands of people gathered to watch Vice President Kamala Harris speak ahead of the election. News4’s Walter Morris reports. 

The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think-tank, takes aim at climate change across the federal government in its Project 2025 policy proposals. The 922 page document targets the National Weather Service, NOAA, the EPA, and FEMA among many other federal agencies. National climate reporter Chase Cain explains the implications.

A Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections employee has been fired after a ballot bin and bag fell off the worker’s truck and was found by a passerby in an incident that was caught on camera.

Incendiary devices were set off Monday at two ballot drop boxes — one in Portland and another in nearby Vancouver, Washington.

Concerns about potential political unrest and economic fallout are reshuffling vacation dates, holiday getaways and business trips.

The chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, Rep. Andy Harris, suggested that North Carolina’s Republican-controlled state Legislature should consider awarding the state’s electors to Donald Trump before all votes are counted.

A federal judge has ordered Virginia to restore more than 1,600 voter registrations that she said were illegally purged in the last two months in an effort to stop noncitizens from voting. The judge granted the injunction request Friday after a hearing in Alexandria, Virginia. The injunction was sought by the Justice Department, which claimed the voter registrations were wrongly...

A judge could decide whether to grant an injunction stopping an executive order and reinstating about 1,600 voter registrations that have been canceled in Virginia. News4’s Jessica Albert reports.

Thousands showed up for the first day of early voting in Prince George’s County, Maryland. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

Stephanie Perry, manager of exit polling at NBC News, explains all the process that implies this survey done after voters cast their ballot.

While it’s statistically unlikely that there would be a tie between two presidential candidates, it could happen. Here’s what happens in the event of a tie.

As the presidential race heats up, both candidates are also looking ahead to Nov. 5. Vice President Harris is looking to spend her Election Night in D.C. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports.

State and local election officials around the country are taking major steps to keep poll workers and voters safe amid a hostile political environment.

Officials in the District are getting ready for the looming general election, prepping for everything from peaceful celebrations to a Jan. 6 repeat. For some of the people in Capitol Hill, that second possibility is daunting.

“Being close was very scary,” said one Capitol Hill resident. Some D.C. residents, remembering Jan. 6, are nervous as they prepare for Election Day 2024. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

Despite slight differences, both major data sets show a clear national trend going back decades.