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Across the country there are congressional races to be decided, amendments to state constitutions to be voted on and new laws to be considered, but all eyes are on the one election being contested in all 50 states - president. It's been a contentious affair with allegations of corruption on both sides, temperaments being declared disqualifying, charges of racism and a threat of imprisonment.
It's finally here: The polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. today, Nov. 8, across Connecticut as the contest between presidential candidates Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump is put in the hands of voters. And expect to see a crowd as a record number of voters -2.1 million - are signed up to cast ballots, more than during the 2008 presidential election which brought Barack Obama to the White House.
The FBI's handling of its Hillary Clinton email probe has undercut the bureau's carefully crafted image as unquestionably outside the political fray. The yearlong investigation thrust the FBI into the thick of an already fractious presidential race, entangled in a way that strained its vaunted independence and cracked its prized reputation for silence about its work.
U.S. Sen. John McCain jabbed Monday night at unnamed pushers of isolationist politics, saying at his National Constitution Center Liberty Medal ceremony in Philadelphia that abandoning America's role as an international leader is "unpatriotic." The six-term Republican senator from Arizona made the remarks after receiving the award for a lifetime of service and sacrifice to the country.
After a bitter, eighteen-month-long election that exposed some of the nation's most painful divisions and shook its democratic institutions, Americans prepared on Tuesday morning to cast their ballots for president. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will both wake up on Election Day, Nov. 8 after whirlwind tours of the nation's battleground states from Ohio to North Carolina and Nevada to await the results.
Election Day 2016 is upon us, and voters in Virginia will cast ballots today from 6 a.m. until 7 p.m. Our friends in West Virginia may vote from 6:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. Tens of millions of Americans will trek to their local polling places this day to cast their ballots, and we encourage all eligible voters to join them and make their voices heard. Locally, voters will make their choices for a variety of offices, picking winners to serve on city and town councils and school boards across the region, and all voters will select a member in the United States House of Representatives for their individual districts.
Voters throughout the country will hit the polls today to select the next president and elect members of the U.S. House of Representatives and local government. Five choices are at the top of the ticket today.
A packed ballot in Washington state features a gubernatorial race, six ballot initiatives and dozens of statewide offices and legislative races. More than 4.2 million of the state's registered voters have already received their ballots in the mail.
A ballot box is set Monday Nov. 7, 2016, for residents in Dixville Notch, N.H., to vote at midnight. A ballot box is set Monday Nov. 7, 2016, for residents in Dixville Notch, N.H., to vote at midnight.
With hours left in the punishing 2016 presidential race, Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump were in a flat-out sprint on Monday, powering through battleground states with rallies, retail stops and special guests along for the ride. 10:27 a.m. - Clinton's plane is wheels up from White Plains, New York, en route to Pittsburgh.
Madonna belted out some of her biggest hits on Monday night as she treated people in the city to a surprise outdoor concert in support of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. About 300 people jammed into Washington Square Park, in the heart of Manhattan, to watch the pop singer perform "Express Yourself," "Don't Tell Me," "Imagine," "Like a Prayer" and "If I Had a Hammer" while they sang along.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton arrives at a campaign rally at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Mich., Monday, Nov. 7, 2016. ORG XMIT: MIPS103 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton arrives at a campaign rally at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Mich., Monday, Nov. 7, 2016.
President Barack Obama swept into New Hampshire on Monday to make Hillary Clinton's closing argument, calling her a "smart and steady" leader who will "work her heart out." Obama and Trump touched down in the final, frenzied hours of the presidential campaign with the hope of rallying voters to secure New Hampshire's four Electoral College votes.
How to make sense of what's happening as polls close on election night In the race for president of the United States, everyone's vote counts. But some count more than others.
THE long race to the White House is finally coming to a close with acrimonious exchanges between the candidates to the end as Donald Trump branded his rival a stupid "phoney" and Hillary Clinton denounced her Republican challenger as a "loose cannon". In a contest that has been mired by personal attacks and overshadowed for several days by an FBI investigation into the former First Lady's emails, whatever the result in the early hours of Wednesday morning UK time, one thing is certain: America is a deeply divided country.
The local party faithful wrapped up their get-out-and-vote efforts Monday ahead of a nail-biter of a presidential election on Tuesday. Local Republicans tried to smooth over the intraparty turmoil over their candidate, Donald Trump, and show a unified front against Hillary Clinton.
Experts have been warning for months that hackers could try to disrupt Tuesday's election by penetrating local voting systems. But another target could prove easier to hack: U.S. media outlets offering election night results.
One hundred and forty-four years ago, a woman named Susan B. Anthony was arrested for voting in a presidential election. On Tuesday, millions of women will vote for the first woman to run as the nominee of a major political party.
Obamacare will not be repealed - perhaps not ever - if Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton wins the White House, House Speaker Paul D. Ryan warned Monday in a last-minute pitch to GOP voters. Mr. Ryan , Wisconsin Republican, said the future of the country "is on the line" and that President Obama's health overhaul could be cemented and even expanded if Republicans lose on Election Day.