The key to a close race in Michigan is to wait for Wayne, Oakland, and Washtenaw counties to release significant batches of votes before jumping to any conclusions. Wayne includes Detroit, while Oakland is made up of the city’s northern suburbs. Washtenaw County is home to Ann Arbor and the University of Michigan.

As in previous election cycles, most voters are expected to cast early ballots rather than come out to the polls. Are you ready to vote by mail?

If the high stakes presidential election is causing troublesome thoughts, existential dread or rifts with loved ones, there’s no need to white knuckle through it. Take a deep breath. Literally. Meditation and mindfulness teacher Rosie Acosta says focusing on each inhale and exhale can help regain that grounding sense of control that may be drowned out by the spiraling uncertainty of election season.

Senator JD Vance and Gov. Tim Walz are both in Arizona today. Former President Donald J. Trump will be in Pennsylvania, a state both campaigns see as crucial to winning the election.

The latest news and live updates on the 2024 election. Follow the Trump-Vance and Harris-Walz campaigns ahead of the presidential election in November.

In 1988, Abramowitz devised his own model, called “Time for Change,” which cut Lichtman’s 13 keys down to three: the growth rate of the economy in the second quarter of the election year, the incumbent president’s approval rating, and the length of time the incumbent party has been in office.

The increase in livestreaming the election process, an operation conducted by local governments nationwide, reflects a broader rise in video streams online, according to Wendy Underhill, election and redistricting director at the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Four years after facing nationally coordinated challenges to the election system, officials in key battleground states believe they need to coordinate a defense in 2024.

The Constitution sets out broad principles for electing a national government and leaves the details to the states.

The Justice Department announced charges on Tuesday against an Afghan national who was allegedly plotting a terrorist attack in support of ISIS on Election Day in the United States.

Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, a resident of Oklahoma City, was charged with conspiring to carry out a terrorist attack on behalf of ISIS, according to federal prosecutors.

New rules in Georgia that some officials fear could inject chaos into November’s election have links to a controversial group that has gained outsized influence in the Peach State.