USPS disregards court order to conduct ballot sweeps in 12 postal districts after more than 300,000 ballots cannot be traced  —  A federal judge ordered mail service and law enforcement agents to comb processing plants for votes as delays continue  —  The U.S. Postal Service turned …

Election Needles: President  —  If Joe Biden wins one of these three states, he is likely to win the presidency.  —  If President Trump wins all three, it could be days or more before a winner is declared.

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Trump campaign to run election night war room on White House grounds  —  The Trump campaign will run its election night war room at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, located steps from the West Wing, the campaign confirmed to Axios.  —  Why it matters: The decision to move …

Hillary Clinton retweets her own message from the day after Election Day 2016  —  The failed 2016 Democratic presidential nominee wrote, ‘Do not lose heart...  (Vote)’  —  Fox News Go  —  Hillary Clinton resurfaced some of her own tweets this Election Day - messages she originally shared …

AP VoteCast: Voters say pandemic top issue in election  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — With the coronavirus now surging anew, voters ranked the pandemic and the economy as top concerns in the race between President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden, according to AP VoteCast, a national survey of the electorate.

Hickenlooper beats Gardner, gives Senate Dems pickup in Colorado  —  Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper captured GOP Sen. Cory Gardner's seat Tuesday night, giving Democrats a pickup they were counting on in their drive to flip the Senate.  —  Hickenlooper, who entered the race after bowing …

These races will tell you who's winning  —  HOW TO NERD OUT TONIGHT — The Nightly asked POLITICO reporters across the country how they will be watching election returns tonight, as we wait to learn whether President Donald Trump will win reelection or Joe Biden defeats him.  Here are their answers:

Marjorie Taylor Greene, QAnon supporter, wins House seat in Georgia  —  Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia businesswoman who has expressed support for the far-right conspiracy theory QAnon and been criticized for a series of racist comments, has won her House race for the state's 14th Congressional District, NBC News projects.

Election Day links  —  Bonus, practical stuff  —  When you've had the real pleasure and delight of dealing with a lot of elections, you end up appreciating the value of some practical election-related material.  Here is some:  —  Links  —  First off: The New York Times helpfully put …

Feline poll watcher in Kentucky  —  Early vote tops 100 million, doubles total from 2016  —  More than 100 million Americans cast early ballots this election cycle, doubling the total who did so in 2016.  —  As the U.S. nears the conclusion of Election Day, upwards of 100.7 million voters …

‘Any time they want’: If Biden wins, Democrats themselves could oust him at whim, Trump's lawyer Giuliani tells RT  —  The Democratic Party would be in a position to easily force Joe Biden out of office if he is elected president, and has been openly laying the ground for it, Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani believes.

Phil Scott, Vermont's GOP Governor, Says He Voted for Joe Biden  — Gov. Phil Scott speaking to reporters after voting  —  Vermont Gov. Phil Scott told reporters Tuesday afternoon that he cast his presidential ballot for Democratic nominee Joe Biden.  That makes him the only incumbent …

South Carolina Election Results 2020: Live Updates  —  After a monthslong deluge of advertising, attacks and animosity, voters are choosing between Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham and Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison in South Carolina's most expensive Senate contest.

Fulton election results delayed after pipe bursts in room with ballots  —  Fulton County's absentee-by-mail processing operation at State Farm Arena was delayed at least two hours today after a water pipe burst in a room with ballots.  —  No ballots were harmed thanks to the slant of the room, voting officials said Tuesday night.

Trump's top campaign strategist, Jason Miller, is hiding payments from Steve Bannon  —  Miller's child-support battle with the mother of his son has raised many questions about his murky finances  —  President Trump's top campaign strategist, Jason Miller, has been paid tens of thousands …

A note about this election  —  To find out who wins this year's contests up and down the ballot will require patience.  The pandemic has transformed how this election is being run in many states.  The vast number of ballots cast by mail before Election Day could lengthen the amount of time it takes to count all the votes.

Madison Cawthorn, 25, to be the youngest sitting congressman after winning election  —  At age 25, Republican Madison Cawthorn is set to be the youngest congressman in recent history after winning a dramatic election for White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows's former seat.

Voters In Battleground States Are Getting Robocalls Discouraging Them From Going To The Polls  —  As Americans across the country make their way to the polls on Election Day, registered voters in states across the country have reported receiving robocalls discouraging them from casting their ballot.