NBC News:
Justice Department officials have been evaluating how to wind down the two federal criminal cases against President-elect Donald Trump before he takes office to comply with long-standing department policy that a sitting president can’t be prosecuted, two people… Continue reading
Politico:
Fewer than 37,000 mail ballots are left to count in Philadelphia, the Democratic stronghold where Kamala Harris had hoped to run up the score and offset Donald Trump’s gains in other parts of the state.
Trump is currently… Continue reading
Nick Stephanopoulos:
Of the major democracy-related initiatives (not including AK & NV, where votes aren't in yet), only Maine's limit on Super PAC donations looks to be passing now. RCV is going down in AZ, CO, and ID, and… Continue reading
Reuters:
Hoax bomb threats, many of which appeared to originate from Russian email domains, were directed at polling locations in four battleground states – Georgia, Michigan, Arizona and Wisconsin – as Election Day voting was underway, the FBI said on… Continue reading
AJC:
A federal judge in Savannah blasted Republican attorneys Tuesday for bringing what he called a factually and legally deficient lawsuit that sought to prevent Democratic-leaning counties from counting absentee ballots delivered in recent days.
The Republican National Committee and… Continue reading
The following is a guest post from Rob Richie:
Weaponizing Minor Parties: 2024 Edition
By Rob Richie
The presidential election will come down to which candidate wins in the seven swing states – the same closest states from 2020 that… Continue reading
Good news via WaPo:
The final day of voting in a deeply divided nation’s high-stakes elections started mostly smoothly on Tuesday, with only scattered problems at some polling locations.
In a presidential race expected to hinge on the outcome in … Continue reading
NYT:
Elon Musk plans to spend election night with former President Donald J. Trump, giving Mr. Trump direct access to the person controlling one of key information platforms on what could be a chaotic evening….
Mr. Musk is joining the… Continue reading