While Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz have been calling for unity among the parties and a “new generation of leadership in America,” former president Donald Trump and Senator J.D. Vance have spent Election Eve spreading the same hateful and violent rhetoric they’ve done throughout Trump’s campaign. …
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Yet another virtual political event on Elon Musk‘s X, once known as Twitter, has gone down in flames. On Monday evening, the night before Election Day, the tech billionaire had hoped to host a virtual town hall for America PAC, the Super PAC he created this year to support the …
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Throughout the 2024 campaign, federal law enforcement and election officials from both sides of the aisle have consistently sounded the alarm about the cascade of right-wing, Donald Trump-inspired threats that election workers are facing as they attempt to perform the basic, essential task of administering America’s democratic elections. Now, Election …
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This Election day, Bill Nye has one message for young people: “Vote with the climate in mind.” Since September, America’s beloved science guy has been injecting social media platforms with snappy, quirky videos aimed at educating voters to choose candidates who champion climate and clean energy. Working in tandem with …
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Chris Hood, the founder of the thuggish neo-Nazi group NSC-131, has endorsed the MAGA candidate for president, calling on fellow fascists in the swing states “to vote for Donald Trump.” In a long statement on Telegram, Hood described Trump as providing a small step forward to his goal of “ultimate …
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After nearly four years of interminable rallies, 34 felonies, one last-minute candidate switch, two assassination attempts, and several months of crippling anxiety, the national fever dream of the 2024 campaign season has reached its end. Election Day is upon us. Voters across the nation are lining up at their polling …
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Donald Trump appeared to be running out of steam and memory on Sunday during his fifth rally out of six that he planned over the weekend ahead of Tuesday’s election. The event was held in Kinston, North Carolina. After arriving late to his second rally of the day, he gave …
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This article was copublished with The Lever, an investigative newsroom. If you like this story, sign up for The Lever’s free newsletter. At 5:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19, with the sky still pitch black, the parking lot of the Executive Education Academy in Allentown, Pennsylvania, was unusually active. The …
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Early voting has brought with it a wave of harassment and violence against poll workers. As local officials and volunteers attempt to carry out the nation’s quadrennial exercise in democracy with as little disruptions as possible, extremist groups are once again preparing to challenge election results — and are prepared …
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“A Katy Perry marching band? This is going to be the gayest day ever,” says the curly-haired woman watching as a 17-piece group works their way through “Firework,” and then follows it up with a jaunty rendition of Kesha’s “Timber.” She chuckles. “I must be in the right place.” It’s …
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