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Tara Golshan / Vox:
Where early voting stands going into Election Day — As the candidates make their closing arguments before Election Day, millions of Americans have already cast their ballots for the presidential election. — At least 42 million citizens have voted early, with more than 18 million ballots cast in battleground states.
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The Hill:
Wild race heads for dramatic ending — sounded a confident note Monday as she sought to cut off any path to 270 electoral votes for Donald Trump — on the final full day of the presidential campaign. — Trump, for his part, promised that his supporters would propel him to a surprise victory.
CNN:
Early voting data suggests Clinton lags in North Carolina compared to 2012 — (CNN)The political consensus is virtually unanimous: If Hillary Clinton wins North Carolina, Donald Trump has to win every other competitive state to take the White House. — Clinton has other paths …
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Spread of Early Voting Is Forging New Habits and Campaign Tactics — In 1977, a flood control measure on the ballot in Monterey, Calif., became what historians say was the first modern American election decided by people who voted before Election Day. — It was a strange moment …
Todd Spangler / Detroit Free Press:
Will Michigan voters decide whether Trump or Clinton wins it all?
Will Michigan voters decide whether Trump or Clinton wins it all?
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The Daily Caller
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judges refuse voter-intimidation orders against GOP and Trump in Pennsylvania, North Carolina
Judges refuse voter-intimidation orders against GOP and Trump in Pennsylvania, North Carolina
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Politico:
Clinton wins Dixville Notch — Dixville Notch, the quirky northern New Hampshire town that traditionally votes early on Election Day, has tallied this year's results — and Hillary Clinton is the local winner. — Clinton won four votes, while Donald Trump picked up two.
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Obamas combine forces with the Clintons to fend off Trump — PHILADELPHIA — Silencing the vast Philadelphia crowd with his final campaign trail address as president, Barack Obama framed Hillary Clinton as a guardian of his legacy as the clock ticked down on her long, turbulent ride to the White House.
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Tal Kopan / CNN:
Live election coverage — Washington (CNN)Who will be the next president of the United States? Follow here for the latest updates on Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and the race to 270. — What you need to know now — The CNN Poll of Polls shows that Clinton is leading Trump by four points.
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Donald Trump Has Shattered Campaign Norms In Damaging, Potentially Lasting Ways — We have grown numb to policies, rhetoric and conduct that was once far beyond the bounds of acceptability. — Fairly early into his speech in Michigan on Sunday night, Donald Trump stated that five years ago …
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Media Matters for America:
Trump's White Nationalist Supporters Love His “Nazi” Closing Ad Because It “Blasts” The “Evil Jews” — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's closing campaign ad did not disappoint his anti-Semitic fans in the white nationalist movement. They called the two-minute ad …
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Scott Wong / The Hill:
Ryan: GOP not Donald Trump's party — won the nomination “fair and square,” the GOP is not his party, Speaker Paul Ryan — (R-Wis.) said Monday on a local radio show. — “It is no one person's party. Donald Trump won the primary fair and square,” Ryan said during an interview on WTMJ …
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Election Update: Clinton Gains, And The Polls Magically Converge — First things first: Hillary Clinton has a 70 percent chance of winning the election, according to both the FiveThirtyEight polls-only and polls-plus models. That's up from a 65 percent chance on Sunday night …
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John Merline / Investor's Business Daily:
Trump Holds 2-Point Lead Over Clinton As Election Day Arrives: Final IBD/TIPP Poll Results — As voters go to the actual polls to cast their ballots in what has been an unprecedented presidential election, Republican Donald Trump held onto a 2-point lead over his Democratic rival …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
A group of political scientists says Trump's attacks on our democracy are unprecedented and dangerous — As a general rule, political scientists tend to shy away from taking public stands for — or against — candidates that might make them appear partisan or somehow lacking in scientific objectivity.
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Business Insider
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Donald Trump's ground game may be more robust than you think — SCRANTON, Pa. — If lawn signs are any guide, Donald Trump will win Pennsylvania in a landslide. In and between Scranton and Bucks County, Pa., on Sunday, I counted more than 20 Donald Trump-Mike Pence signs plus a few bigger-than-average signs and one digital billboard.
Oliver Darcy / Business Insider:
Trump says he was just endorsed by Tom Brady and Bill Belichick — Donald Trump said Monday night that New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and coach Bill Belichick reached out earlier in the day to inform him of their endorsements. — “Tom Brady, great guy, great guy.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge balks at five-year timeline for release of Clinton emails — A federal judge signaled Monday that he's not inclined to agree to a timetable for the release of FBI-recovered Hillary Clinton emails that could have the records dribbling out over the next five years.
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TMZ.com:
Hillary Clinton — Pulls Plug On Election Night Fireworks — EXCLUSIVE — Hillary Clinton will NOT light up the sky over NYC if she wins the Presidency — her campaign is calling off a planned fireworks show ... TMZ has learned. — The Clinton campaign had contacted the Coast Guard …
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Natalie Musumeci / New York Post:
Clinton calls off Election Night fireworks
Clinton calls off Election Night fireworks
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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Donald Trump mocks hip hop as ‘talking’ — Sarasota, Florida (CNN)Donald Trump on Monday mocked hip-hop music as he once again criticized the performance Jay Z and Beyonce delivered at a rally for Hillary Clinton, asking whether it was “talking or singing.” — “The language is so bad and as they were singing — singing right?
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Marc Santora / New York Times:
Woman Thrown in Front of Train at Times Square Subway Station Is Killed — A 46-year-old Queens woman was killed after being pushed in front of a subway train in Times Square on Monday, the New York Police Department said. The attack disrupted traffic at the city's busiest transit hub …
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