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2024 Election Live Updates: Trump and Harris Face Off at the Ballot Box

An anxious nation awaits the results of the 2024 election, one of the most tumultuous, and consequential, presidential races in American history.
The Final Countdown

Dave Wasserman Tells Us His Election Prediction. Can You Decipher It?

The senior editor at the Cook Political Report may not utter “I’ve seen enough” on Tuesday night, but he will drink at least “a few” Diet Cokes.
nuts

Why the Death of P’Nut the Squirrel Has Become a National Political Event

The right has adopted a euthanized squirrel as a symbol for government overreach. P’Nut’s dad’s OnlyFans account is booming.
2024 Election

Women Can Put Kamala Harris Over the Top

Yes, the polls are excruciatingly close, but I expect women voters, motivated by Roe’s demise and Trump’s misogyny, to help elect the first female president of the United States.
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Why the 2024 Election Was Defined by “Crazy S--t After More Crazy S--t”

Less than two months after Donald Trump was convicted, he was nearly assassinated. Then Joe Biden was abruptly forced out of the race, letting Kamala Harris take the mantle.
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How #MeToo’d Journalist Mark Halperin “Scraped His Way Back” From Oblivion

The political pundit has reemerged in the 2024 cycle, breaking down the presidential race on cable shows, podcasts, and his 2Way platform. To one Halperin accuser, his comeback suggests “collective memory loss by some in the media.”
Levin Report

Rudy Giuliani Is Not Ruling Out Running for Mayor of New York Again

Criminal charges, personal bankruptcy, and losing his law license apparently won’t stand in his way.
Misinformation Nation

Tech Created Our Toxic Political Landscape, and Only Tech Can Fix It

No matter who wins on Election Day, Americans will continue to dwell in incompatible media bubbles until Silicon Valley addresses its algorithm problem.
Facing facts

The Race Is So Close That Even Trump’s Campaign Staff Are Acknowledging That He Could Lose

But the former president continues to insist, without evidence, that only fraud could cost him tomorrow’s election.
Rules for thee

Trump Media Admits Outsourcing Jobs to Mexico, Despite That Whole “America First” Thing

On its homepage, Truth Social brags that it is “proudly made in the United States of America”—but the small team includes workers in Mexico and eastern Europe.
the final countdown

Oprah, Lady Gaga, and More Celebs to Join Kamala Harris As She Makes Her Final Push In Philadelphia

‘Twas the night before Election Day, and all through the state, the A-Listers were rallying, saying, “Harris is great.”

The Trump Campaign’s Closing Message: We’ll Make Your Life Hell

In the past few weeks, the former president’s allies have endorsed banning vaccines, ending the Affordable Care Act, removing fluoride from public water and temporarily cratering the economy.
Q&A

MSNBC Stars Break Down the 2024 Election Endgame—and Threats Ahead

Vanity Fair checks in with Chris Hayes, Stephanie Ruhle, Alex Wagner, and Ari Melber on the anxious state of the nation, the toss-up nature of the race, and fears of a 2020 redux. Trump is “telegraphing that he’s going to win,” notes Wagner, “and could very well try to steal the election again.”
BOTH SIDES

Who Has Endorsed Kamala Harris—or Donald Trump? A Running List of Celebrity Endorsements

Jennifer Lawrence and Oprah are for Harris. Luckily, Donald Trump has Hulk Hogan. Do we even need to mention Taylor Swift? Vanity Fair is keeping a running list, to be continually updated.
VOTEMOS HARRIS

Harris Vies For Latino Voters, Highlighting Trump Surrogate's Disrespect Toward Puerto Rico at Madison Square Garden

“There is a sense of pride — you insulted us and we’re going to show you,” Victor Martinez, who owns several Spanish radio stations in eastern Pennsylvania, told the New York Times.
abortion on the ballot

In Ten States, Millions of Americans Are Directly Voting On Abortion Access

Here’s what you need to know about the reproductive freedom ballot initiatives across the country.

“More Real Than the Real”: American Image Politics on the Eve of the Election

In a world unsettled by “deepfakes,” politicians, voters, and journalists are struggling to navigate increasingly prevalent versions of unreality.
Hard-pressed

Trump’s $10-Billion Lawsuit Against CBS Previews a Potential Scary Future for Journalism

The suit may be meritless, but it’s appearing before a conservative activist judge—and it signals the dangers that may await the press in a second Donald Trump administration.
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The Supreme Court That Empowered Donald Trump Won’t Save Democracy—Only Voters Can

The conservative supermajority has failed to defend the democratic process since Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 results, and it cannot be counted on to safeguard it now, as election-related lawsuits already make their way through the courts, with more expected after Tuesday.

Big Blue Mess: Are Eric Adams, Kathy Hochul, and NY Dems Setting the Stage for MAGA Wins?

National blame fell on the Empire State after Democrats lost Congress, but if progressive critics are correct, party leaders haven’t learned their lesson—and everyone’s going to suffer.
A GUT FEELING

Is It Possible Women Are Experiencing “Election Uterus” as a Stress Reaction to Trump’s Policies?

Call it Trump Tummy, Ballot Blues, Election Ute, whatever you want—people are experiencing unusual symptoms as they head to the ballot box.
Media

Inside NBC News’ “Marathon” Election Night Plans

“If it takes 24 hours, 48 hours, we’re going to keep going,” anchor Tom Llamas says as NBC prepares for round-the-clock coverage on broadcast and its streamer NBC News Now.

Freaking Out About the Election? These 7 Great Movies Foretold It All

The rise of demagogues, media madness, and Russian influence, with Frank Sinatra, Peter Sellers, Julia Roberts, and more.
Under fire

Trump, Who Once Urged Supporters to “Fight Like Hell" on January 6, Told a Crowd That Liz Cheney Should Have Guns “Trained on Her Face”

“This is how dictators destroy free nations,” Cheney fired back on X Friday.