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September 27, 2016

Judge's ruling weakens Election Day registration in Illinois

Voters in highly populated areas of Illinois will have fewer options to register on Election Day this November after a ...

September 27, 2016

Moderator Lester Holt worked to keep control of debate

After initially taking a hands-off approach to the two strong-willed presidential candidates before him, NBC's Lester Holt ...

September 27, 2016

As Clinton cheers, Donald Trump digs in after debate

A defensive Donald Trump gave Hillary Clinton plenty of fresh material for the next phase of her presidential campaign on ...

September 27, 2016

Trump plagued with the sniffles during debate

Donald Trump has a cold. Or at least something gave him the sniffles. The Republican nominee sniffled very loudly throughout ...

September 24, 2016

Florida primaries eyed: Representation of few, or the many?

It took just 14,496 votes to win his closed Democratic primary for one of Florida's 27 congressional seats. Now Darren Soto ...

September 24, 2016

Cruz throws his support to Trump's campaign at last

Donald Trump says he's "greatly honored" to receive the endorsement of defeated rival Ted Cruz, not that Cruz is using that ...

September 23, 2016

Trump campaign plans $140 million ad buy

Donald Trump's campaign is planning for what it says will amount to $140 million worth of advertising from now until Election ...

September 23, 2016

AP-GfK Poll: Majority of Americans fear Trump presidency

More than half the country fears a Trump presidency. And only about a third of Americans believe he is at least somewhat ...

September 23, 2016

Appeals court: Ohio elections chief wrongly purged voters

Ohio's process for maintaining its voter rolls wrongfully removes eligible people, a federal appeals court ruled Friday as ...

September 23, 2016

Cruz to vote for Trump, whom he once called 'utterly amoral'

Ted Cruz announced Friday he will vote for Donald Trump, a dramatic about-face that may help unite a deeply divided ...

September 23, 2016

Q&A: What voters need to know about state election laws

In the U.S., states have wide discretion when it comes to crafting election laws. The result has been a patchwork of rules ...

September 23, 2016

A closer look at voter ID laws across the US

Details of voter identification laws in the U.S. and how they differ across states. Thirty-two states have such laws, while ...

September 23, 2016

New laws and rulings could cause Election Day confusion

With more than 120 million Americans expected to cast ballots for president this fall, the nation's voting process seems more ...

September 21, 2016

Navajos ask federal judge to restore polling places in Utah

Navajo Nation member Davis Filfred prefers casting a ballot the old fashioned way at a polling place. But he's worried he may ...

September 21, 2016

Fed keeps key rate unchanged but hints of coming hike

The Federal Reserve is keeping its key interest rate unchanged but signaling that it will likely raise rates before year's ...

September 21, 2016

Clinton campaign raced through $50 million last month

Hillary Clinton spent $645,000 more a day than her opponent Donald Trump last month, but even with her $50 million campaign ...

September 20, 2016

As Trump rises, Clinton struggles with traditional playbook

For months, Democrats argued that voters would get "serious" about the campaign once it reached the fall and would reject ...

September 20, 2016

Early ballots: Clinton sees strength in NC but lags in Iowa

Seven weeks before Election Day, the earliest numbers from advance voting for president show initial strength for Hillary ...

September 20, 2016

Trump skips swing-state cities; opts for rural town instead

Donald Trump is spending a lot of time in this critical presidential swing state, but he campaigned Tuesday evening far from ...