On Nov. 5, voters across the U.S. cast final ballots that will set the direction of the country, state and local municipalities for years to come. Heading into Election Day, Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump were locked in a tight race for the White House, and control of both the U.S. Senate and House was hanging in the balance.

Most voters – whether for Trump or Harris – say the elections were run and administered well, both in their local communities and across the country.

Voters were about equally likely to vote in person on Election Day, early in person, or absentee or by mail. Early in-person voting rose in both parties.

The video was slowed and noticeably dark bags were added under Harris' eyes. The original footage shows Harris speaking and looking normally.

Crypto trading volume hit $10.4 trillion in November. Trump's election win has stoked hopes of a more favorable policy environment for the industry.

A judge has ordered Fulton County DA Fani Willis to turn over records related to her election interference probe following a lawsuit from a conservative legal group.

Individual candidate and campaign dynamics can certainly account for some of this. In Arizona, for instance, Republican Kari Lake’s broad unpopularity clearly gave an extra boost to Democrat Ruben Gallego, who actually received more votes than Vice President Kamala Harris did at the top of their party’s ticket.

In Sonoma County, the 82.48% turnout — with 255,648 of the 309,933 registered voters casting ballots — was lower this year than previous five general elections. The high mark in that period, in 2020, saw turnout of 90.57%, including 272,244 Sonoma County residents going to the polls for that election.

A Monday social media post from progressive think tank Carolina Forward claimed Republican lawmakers are “preparing to vacate” the state Supreme Court election. In a thread posted to X and BlueSky, the group suggested the General Assembly would “openly overturn the voters’ will.”

The U.S. Postal Service delivered 99.22 million ballots for the 2024 election, with 99.88% of ballots delivered within seven days.

Former Trump campaign lawyer Kenneth Chesebro, who pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge in the Georgia 2020 election meddling case against the president-elect and others, is trying to invalidate that plea.