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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Google Explains Why Search for ‘Where Can I Vote for Harris’ Showed a Map While Similar Trump Search Didn't … Earlier Tuesday, searches on Google for “Where can I vote for Harris?” displayed a “Where to vote” map that lets uses enter their street address to find their polling location.
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Dave Lawler / Axios:
Trump votes in his “last” election: “I don't even want to think about losing” … - He also cast doubt on the efficiency and reliability of voting machines, and called it an “absolute outrage” that key states take so long to count ballots.  — But Trump did say there will be “no violence” …
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
MAGA outrage over wives voting for Kamala Harris is funny — but it's also dangerous  —  When it comes to political bait, it was the tastiest sort: a cheeky ad run by Vote Common Good, and voiced by Julia Roberts, reminding women that they don't have to tell their husbands if they vote for Vice President Kamala Harris.
Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
A random number generator determined the “favorite” in our forecast  —  When I say the odds in this year's presidential race are about as close as you can possibly get to 50/50, I'm not exaggerating.  —  At exactly midnight on Tuesday, I pressed the “go” button for the final time on our election model this year.
Juliann Ventura / The Hill:
Mike Johnson on certifying election results: ‘Everybody needs to calm down’
Discussion: Axios
NBC News:
An hour-by-hour guide to watching the races on election night
Discussion: Fox News
Jack Forrest / CNN:
Harris and Trump tie in Dixville Notch midnight vote to kick off Election Day
Tom Jones / Poynter:
What to watch — and what to avoid — on election night
Discussion: Hollywood Life and Washington Post
Washington Post:
How Trump used the ‘red mirage’ in vote counting to deny his 2020 loss
CNN:
Non-credible bomb threats against Atlanta-area polling places were from Russia, secretary of state says  —  Several non-credible bomb threats that briefly disrupted voting at two Georgia polling places originated from Russia, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger told reporters Tuesday.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation:
FBI Statement on Bomb Threats to Polling Locations  —  The FBI is aware of bomb threats to polling locations in several states, many of which appear to originate from Russian email domains.  None of the threats have been determined to be credible thus far.  —  Election integrity is among the FBI's highest priorities.
CNN:
Trump campaign denies and revokes journalists' election night credentials after critical coverage  —  New York CNN —  Journalists from multiple news organizations have been denied credentials to former President Donald Trump's election night watch event in West Palm Beach, Florida …
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Charlotte Klein / New York Magazine:
Trump Campaign Finishes the Election by Taking Revenge on the Media
Discussion: Status and New York Times
New York Times:
Musk to Spend Election Night With Trump  —  Elon Musk has spent $119 million on a super PAC supporting Donald Trump and held events on his behalf.  But his ownership of X is especially valuable.  —  Elon Musk plans to spend election night with former President Donald J. Trump …
Discussion: Rolling Stone, The Sun and Semafor
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Shia Kapos / Politico:
Kellyanne Conway worries about Trump's safety on Election Day
NBC News:
Election 2024 live updates: Latest news and results as Americans head to the polls to vote for Trump or Harris
Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Michigan on pace to break voter turnout records, official says  —  Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D) said Tuesday that the Great Lake State, a critical battleground in the presidential race, is on track to break voter turnout records.  —  “Michiganders are already voting in record numbers.
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Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
More Than 80 Million Americans Cast Early Ballots
Natalie Fertig / Politico:   Native American voters saved Tester before. They may fall short this time.
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Yash Roy / The Hill:
Capitol Police arrest man who ‘smelled like fuel’ and had torch and flare gun
Reuters:
Musk and X are epicenter of US election misinformation, experts say  —  False or misleading claims by billionaire Elon Musk about the U.S. election have amassed 2 billion views on social media platform X this year, according to a report by non-profit group Center for Countering Digital Hate.
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Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Giuliani Moved Possessions From N.Y. Apartment as Creditors Closed In  —  Lawyers for the two election workers seeking to collect on a $148 million defamation judgment against Rudolph W. Giuliani found that he had largely cleared out his Upper East Side home.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Josef Federman / Associated Press:
Israel's Netanyahu dismisses his defense minister as wars rage.  Protests erupt across country  —  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday dismissed his popular defense minister, Yoav Gallant, in a surprise announcement that came as the country is embroiled in wars on multiple fronts across the region.
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Vance says he's lost friends over Trump support  —  Ohio Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee, said Tuesday that he's lost friends over his support for former President Trump.  —  “We can't discard friends, and we can't discard family members,” Vance said in a clip …
Discussion: Mediaite and Washington Times
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Nicolle Wallace on Vance calling Harris ‘trash:’ ‘You just effed up’
Discussion: Townhall and HuffPost
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Trump-loving evangelical leader busted with hard drive full of appalling images  —  The former head of a Christian conservative voter outreach has been arrested for possession of child sexual abuse materials.  —  Jason C. Yates, former CEO of My Faith Votes, has been charged in Minnesota …
Discussion: RNS
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Harris needs strong Election Day showing to win  —  Momentum has slightly shifted to Vice President Harris ahead of Election Day in her matchup against former President Trump, according to several major election analysts, but she'll need a strong showing in key states to get to 270 electoral votes.
Discussion: ABC News and Split Ticket
Dan Alexander / Forbes:
Short On Cash After 2016 Election, Trump Secured Secret Loan  —  Even as Americans head to the polls, secrets are still emerging from the former president's first stint in office, like the fact that he got a hidden loan around the time he became president.  —  The last time Donald Trump won …
Discussion: emptywheel
Jon Meacham / New York Times:
I'm a Presidential Historian.  This Is My Biggest Regret About Trump.  —  I thought I knew what we were dealing with.  When Donald Trump began his rise to power in 2015, he struck me as a dangerous but recognizable demagogue.  As a biographer of presidents, I tend to think historically …
Discussion: Raw Story
Illia Novikov / Associated Press:
Ukrainian troops have engaged with North Korean units for the 1st time in Russia, an official says  —  Ukrainian troops have for the first time engaged with North Korean units that were recently deployed to help Russia in the war with its neighbor, Ukraine's defense minister said Tuesday.
 
 
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