Here’s one way to see it in the numbers: Over the last 16 years, every presidential election has featured at least one congressional district that swung at least 20 points from the last presidential race. At the state level, that would be enough to turn Rhode Island “red” or Montana “blue.”

Donald Trump’s attempt to unravel American democracy to stay in power four years ago is suddenly back at the epicenter of another election — weeks before the ex-president could pull off a stunning White House comeback.

Unlike in 2020, when most false claims were thrown out, AI forgeries today are easy to make and could take weeks—or even months—to debunk. By then, the damage will be done. Worse still, the relationship between government officials and social media companies is more fractured than ever.

One month until voters head to the polls, the Justice Department is caught in a thorny intersection of election-year politics and continuing the work of the nation’s top law enforcement agency – trying to maintain its reputation for impartiality while also continuing to pursue the prosecution of Donald Trump,

At his rallies and in social media posts, Trump has also been promoting false claims that immigrants who are not citizens will vote during the election, echoing the way his claims about mail ballot fraud before the 2020 election sowed the seeds of distrust in those results.

Some nervous Michigan Democrats are worried about a repeat of Hillary Clinton's loss in the state as Kamala Harris and Donald Trump remain neck-and-neck in the polls.

Officials in North Carolina, Florida and Georgia are scrambling to ensure voters will be able to cast their November election ballots amid damage from Hurricane Helene.

Our third deep dive into polling and other data in the seven swing states. The entire nation will vote on the next president of the United States this fall, but the election will likely come down to seven key swing states: Arizona,

T he 2024 U.S. general election will give voters the chance to decide on not just the next President, but also members of Congress, ballot measures, state representatives, governors, and more. While Election Day is Nov. 5, some early voting has already started.