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A presidential campaign unlike any other ends on Tuesday. Here's how we got here

By CHRIS MEGERIAN
Nov 04, 2024 7:21 am - It's the election that no one could have foreseen.
Harris team warns CEOs that Trump is a threat to economy, while Trump promises them historic growth

By JOSH BOAK and FATIMA HUSSEIN
Nov 01, 2024 1:57 pm - Kamala Harris ' campaign is actively warning business leaders that Donald Trump has a pattern of disregard for democracy and the rule of law that would threaten U.S. economic growth — a closing argument designed to show the possible consequences for companies and workers if he returns to the White House.
The 7 most likely scenarios for Election Day

By Aaron Blake
Nov 01, 2024 10:12 am - It’s almost Election Day, and if you think you know what’s about to happen, you’re either deluded or much smarter than I am. The Washington Post’s polling averages show t...
Trump says Liz Cheney might not be such a ‘war hawk’ if she had guns pointed at her

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON
Nov 01, 2024 10:06 am - Donald Trump is calling former Rep. Liz Cheney, one of his most prominent Republican critics, a “war hawk” and suggesting she might not be as willing to send troops to fight if she had guns pointed at her. Cheney responded by branding the GOP presidential nominee a “cruel, unstable man who wants to be a tyrant.”
Voters view one another across partisan divide with increasing animosity

By CHRIS MEGERIAN, ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and MARC LEVY
Nov 01, 2024 9:50 am - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden tried to explain this week that he doesn’t really think Donald Trump’s supporters are “garbage,” but that doesn't mean that other people ...
Trump and Vance make anti-transgender attacks central to their campaign's closing argument

By BILL BARROW
Nov 01, 2024 9:43 am - Donald Trump has made his opposition to transgender rights central to his closing argument before Election Day, using demeaning language and misrepresentations to paint an exceedingly narrow slice of the U.S. population as a threat to national identity.
Creative ‘I Voted’ stickers branch out beyond the familiar flag design

By HOLLY RAMER
Nov 01, 2024 9:20 am - Whether scenic or slightly sinister — angry werewolf, anyone? — the designs on the front of “I Voted” stickers are attracting a lot of attention this year. But have you ever considered the back of your Election Day souvenir?
US employers added just 12,000 jobs last month as hurricanes and strikes sharply reduce payrolls

By PAUL WISEMAN
Nov 01, 2024 7:51 am - America’s employers added just 12,000 jobs in October, a total that economists say was held down by the effects of strikes and hurricanes that left many workers temporarily off payrolls. The report provided a somewhat blurry view of the job market at the end of a presidential race that has pivoted heavily on voters’ feelings about the economy.
Death toll in Israeli strikes in central Gaza rises to 25 as Beirut suburb is pounded again

By WAFAA SHURAFA and JULIA FRANKEL
Nov 01, 2024 7:07 am - The death toll from Israeli strikes in the central Gaza Strip rose to 25, including five children, as more bodies have been recovered, while three people were killed in an early morning airstrike near the Lebanese capital, officials said Friday.
‘I’m going to defend democracy’ — Who the boots on the ground are for Democrat, GOP campaigns

By Marni Pyke
Oct 31, 2024 7:03 pm - A look at the suburban volunteers mobilizing this election behind the scenes.

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