Kellyanne Conway says Trump may lose ground in Electoral College from 2016  —  The president earlier on Tuesday predicted he would outperform his prior electoral vote count.  —  Former White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said that President Donald Trump was “feeling great” …

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.

Donald Trump Is Lying About The Early Election Results  —  Trump could still win the election legitimately, with votes still being counted.  Early Wednesday morning, he tried to steal it.  —  Copy  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, in a 2:30 a.m. address during …

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 …

Recreational Marijuana Legalized by New Jersey Voters  —  Voters approved a constitutional amendment to legalize cannabis in New Jersey, putting pressure on neighboring states like New York.  —  After years of legislative failures, New Jersey voters on Tuesday authorized the legal use …

The Remaining Vote in Pennsylvania Appears to Be Overwhelmingly for Biden  —  The president leads by nearly 700,000 votes, but there are 1.4 million absentee votes outstanding.  —  Joe Biden has won absentee ballots counted in Pennsylvania by an overwhelming margin so far, according to data from the Secretary of State early Wednesday.

Fulton, Gwinnett counties struggle to count absentee ballots  —  The most populous counties in the state, on the biggest stage imaginable, are having trouble counting their absentee ballots.  —  As of press time, neither Fulton nor Gwinnett counties had finished tallying their early and Election Day results.

Republican Tommy Tuberville defeats Sen. Doug Jones in Alabama  —  Republican Tommy Tuberville has defeated incumbent Sen. Doug Jones (D) in Alabama's U.S. Senate race, AP projects.  —  Why it matters: Although expected, the win by Tuberville — a former college football coach …

The Worst-Case Election Scenario Is Happening  —  Biden may yet win, but it's already clear that Trump's dangerous rhetoric about the “rigged election” was a self-fulfilling prophecy.  —  For months, Joe Biden has been campaigning with endless variations on a simple theme: vote and we can end this.

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:

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.

Sarah McBride of Delaware becomes first transgender state senator in U.S. history  —  Sarah McBride, national press secretary at the Human Rights Campaign, has become the first openly transgender state senator in U.S. history after winning a state Senate seat in Delaware on Tuesday night.

Trump campaign pushes back on projections of Biden winning Arizona's 11 electoral votes  —  Senior Trump campaign officials and Republicans pushed back on projections that Joe Biden had won the state of Arizona, securing 11 electoral votes in a normally red state that Republicans have sought to hold amid a changing political landscape.

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.

Sen. John Cornyn has fended off Democrat MJ Hegar to win reelection in Texas  —  It was the first time the third-term senator had faced a real challenge.  —  SHARE All sharing options  —  Sen. John Cornyn, a three-term Republican, has fended off his first real challenge from newcomer MJ Hegar …

Election 2020 live updates: White House race hangs in balance as votes are counted in key states  —  The Washington Post is providing this important election information free to all readers.  Get election results and other major news delivered to your inbox by signing up for breaking news email alerts.

Mississippians adopt new state flag after Confederate emblem flew for 126 years  —  Mississippi voters, after decades of debate and a failed ballot effort 19 years ago, adopted a new state flag on Tuesday, according to NBC News and Associated Press projections.