Factbox: Most closely watched U.S. ballot initiatives
Voters in several states voted on Tuesday on ballot measures that could change state laws on a range of divisive social issues, including abortion and marijuana.
Key governor races will shape America’s future politics
Showdowns in Georgia and Florida pitting black Democratic candidates against white Republicans supported by President Donald Trump headline the three dozen governors’ races being contested in Tuesday’s U.S. elections.
U.S. rights groups on alert for voting obstacles on election day
U.S. rights advocates said they are on the alert for ways in which votes could be suppressed in Tuesday’s congressional elections because complaints about registration problems, faulty equipment and intimidation have been a feature of early balloting t…
Kremlin declines comment on alleged meddling in U.S. mid-term election
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman on Tuesday declined to comment on allegations of interference in the United States’ mid-term elections.
Russia seen adopting new tactics in U.S. election interference efforts
Russian agents believed to be connected to the government have been active in spreading divisive content and promoting extreme themes ahead of Tuesday’s U.S. mid-term elections, but they are working hard to cover their tracks, according to government i…
Two years in, Trump holds stock market bragging rights
U.S. President Donald Trump has taken credit for the stock market’s gains during his nearly two years in the White House, and those claims are reasonable given the impact of tax cuts and pro-business policies on investor sentiment.
For some in Florida Panhandle, voting takes back seat to hurricane hardships
Sissy Karr, a landlady with 14 rental properties around Panama City, Florida, is a loyal Republican who voted for Donald Trump for president in 2016. But she says she is too busy cleaning up from Hurricane Michael to vote in Tuesday’s elections.
Trump says would prefer softer tone as president but has ‘no choice’
Donald Trump said on Monday he wished he had taken a softer tone in his first two years as U.S. president, even as he continued to bash individual Democrats and fan fears over immigration while campaigning on the eve of congressional elections.
U.S. networks drop ‘racist’ Trump ad as critical elections near
NBC, Fox News and Facebook pulled an ad by President Donald Trump’s campaign that critics had labeled racist as a bitter election fight for control of the U.S. Congress headed on Monday for an unpredictable finish.
Trump turns to Supreme Court to wind down ‘Dreamer’ immigration program
President Donald Trump’s administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to allow it to end a program introduced by former President Barack Obama that protects thousands of young immigrants who live in the United States without legal status.
