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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 […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Even before the pandemic took hold in 2020, Americans drifted away from their social circles, dedicating more and more time to solitary activities. This shift has deepened feelings of social isolation, leaving many individuals longing for connections and companionship that once felt more accessible. Approximately 20% of American adults are […]
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 […]
ABC News Tropical Storm Rafael is barreling through the Caribbean and may impact the U.S. Gulf Coast this weekend. Rafael is bringing gusty winds and heavy rain to Jamaica on Tuesday morning. The storm is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane Tuesday night as it passes over the Cayman Islands. Rafael is expected to make […]
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (PITTSBURGH) — At the midway point of former President Donald Trump’s speech in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Monday, Megyn Kelly took the stage as a headliner to explain why she’s backing Trump. “He will be a protector of women. And it’s why I’m voting for him,” Kelly said, suggesting the former president previously […]
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (GRAND RAPIDS, MI) — Former President Donald Trump and his vice presidential pick, Sen. JD Vance, spent the closing hours of the 2024 campaign reviving rhetoric criticized by opponents as divisive. Trump’s closing rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, saw the former president deliver meandering attacks on political opponents, baselessly claim that electronic […]
Kamil Krzaczynski via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As millions of Americans head to the polls, thunderstorms are forecast from the Great Lakes to the Gulf Coast, with the potential to cause inconveniences to voters across the country. The heaviest concentration of rain is expected in Wisconsin, Louisiana, eastern Texas and Arkansas but heavy rain along […]
Adrienne Bresnahan via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As Election Day arrives, polling still shows razor-thin margins between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump in battleground states. If the actual vote margin remains that thin in some states, it is possible that automatic recounts could be triggered or that a campaign could request […]
