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.

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

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

By Andrea Shalal and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -While many Democrats are calling for a party overhaul after Kamala Harris lost every battleground state to Republican Donald Trump in the presidential election,

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.

Rogan, who backed President-elect Donald Trump, said he wanted to prevent "liar" Walz from becoming vice president.

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.

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.”

Though much of President Joe Biden's student loan reform agenda is tied up in court, he's lauding the fruits of a program for public service workers.

ATLANTA (AP) — 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.