Category: Politics

On her birthday, Ruth Graham Ray voted in her 22nd presidential election.

Find out what time the polls close on Election Day across the U.S. and when first unofficial election results are expected.

There are dozens of voting blocs worth watching tonight that could have a profound outcome on the way the vote turns out.

Your Election Day guide: What we know about the timing of results, Senate races, House races, voting and more.

The investigation into the Russia probe hasn’t borne fruit. Mueller’s investigation got a boost. Allegations about Biden and his son suffered a blow.

Texas, North Carolina, Michigan, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Arizona: The list of states with competitive state legislative-majority races reads similar to the list of presidential swing states.

The Fix is will update this post throughout the night to show what Trump’s paths to victories are as votes come in.

Today is Election Day. President Trump is making a final appeal on morning television, while Democratic nominee Joe Biden is returning to Pennsylvania. Voters will hit the polls nationwide, though millions have already cast their ballots early, in person and by mail.

Battered by a pandemic, torn apart by racial tension and reeling from economic woes, voters flock to polls.

The Washington Post asked readers what was going through their minds as they voted and where they hope to see the country go next. Here’s what they had to say.

In this edition: The crucial counties to watch today, the meaning of the final polls, and the beginning of the end of the beginning of the voting wars.

The pandemic has created challenges for Campbell and other Black activists working to influence what they see as one of the most consequential elections of their lifetimes.