Which 15 states could decide the 2016 presidential election? You might be surprised

Early voting is underway all across the United States with Election Day just over two days away. The Grand Canyon State hasn't voted for a Democratic presidential candidate since Bill Clinton in 1996, but Democrats believe that increased Hispanic voter registration will keep things competitive.

Honesty, RIP: Facts take a beating across US

Is this when it ends for that ancient ideal, the truth? Is this where it has come to die, victim of campaigns and conspiracies, politicians and internet trolls and the masses who swallow their rhetoric? "The value of facts in a democracy has taken a beating," said David Barrett, a political science professor at Villanova University. It isn't just a presidential race in which Donald Trump has climbed new fact-bending heights while branding opponent Hillary Clinton "crooked" or "lying."

No matter who wins, FBI director faces tense days ahead after election

FBI Director James B. Comey sometimes rattles off the exact amount of time left in his decadelong term as if he is eagerly watching the clock. Friends and colleagues say that, despite a controversy that has entangled the FBI in presidential politics, Comey feels no pressure to leave office and has no plans to do so.

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As election day finally approaches this Tuesday, voters will decide the fate of the country in what is arguably the most contentious presidential election in recent American history. While being a presidential election year, the public should also remember a variety of local issues being voted upon in their home counties as well.

Early votes arrive as Washington prepares for election night

Jared Keirn deposits his vote-by-mail ballot in a collection box, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016, at Seattle Central College in Seattle. More than a million Washingtonians have already cast their ballots in advance of Tuesday's election, as voters decide on federal and state races, as well as ballot initiatives.

Wis. Sen. Johnson Urges Votes In Tight Race To Avoid Minnesota-Like Recount

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Alaska’s U.S. Senate candidates don’t agree on much

The final debate between Alaska's U.S. Senate candidates Thursday night revealed three ideologically divided candidates, and one attempting to campaign in 2008. An Alaska Public Media Debate for the State showed the candidates - Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Libertarian Joe Miller, independent Margaret Stock and Democrat Ray Metcalfe - divided on key issues: Supreme Court, abortion, and how to get along in Congress.

First she got the a OK from God.a The she sued to stop the presidential election.

Louise K. Nolley, like so many Americans, is not enthused with either of the major-party candidates for president in the upcoming election. Unlike most Americans, the Buffalo, N.Y., resident has a bold plan to stop both Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton from winning the White House.

Comey considered a ‘bad choice’ for FBI post by Clinton aide

A senior aide to Hillary Clinton privately dismissed FBI Director James Comey as "a bad choice" in October 2015, according to newly released emails from WikiLeaks. The blunt assessment foreshadowed the dramatic tension that has escalated between Comey and the Democratic presidential candidate in the final days before the election.

Nightmare: Election dispute goes to 8-member Supreme Court

What happens if America wakes up on Nov. 9 to another undecided, hotly disputed presidential election? What if the outcome turns on the razor-thin margin in one or two states, one candidate seeking a recount, the other going to court? We know what happened in 2000, when the Supreme Court in a 5-4 vote effectively settled the election in As controversial as that decision was, it was made by a nine-justice court. This time around, there are only eight justices and the possibility of a tie vote.