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​Activists carry caricatures of Supreme Court justices Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene peaks with people outside of the Supreme Court on Tuesday, December 1st, as the justices began hearing oral arguments in a case that challenges abortion rights in the United States.
Analysis

Tipping the scales: How the 2024 presidential election could define the future of the Supreme Court

Everyone knows there is a lot at stake in next week’s election, with voters deciding between two candidates with vastly different visions for the United States.

​Democratic presidential nominee U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris meets employees as she visits Hemlock Semiconductor in Hemlock, during her campaign trip to Michigan, U.S., October 28, 2024.
Analysis

Election Countdown: 4 things you need to know in the last week of US presidential race

The final week of the 2024 presidential campaign is upon us, with early voting in full swing, absentee ballots in the mail, and the polls too close to call. With seven days left before Election Day, here are the four things you need to know.

​Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ruled Tuesday that certifying elections is a required duty of county election boards in Georgia, and they’re not allowed to refuse to finalize results based on suspicions of miscounts or fraud.
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Trump faces setback in Georgia

On Tuesday, a judge in Georgia blocked a new rule requiring that election ballots be hand-counted in the state, a change that allies of former President Donald Trump wanted. Opponents of the rule, which the Georgia State Election Board passed in September, said it would cause unnecessary delays in results and lead to avoidable electoral pandemonium.

Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff visit a watch party after Harris participated in a presidential debate with Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 10, 2024.
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Harris won the debate, but will it matter on Election Day?

The presidential debate marks the unofficial point of the race when the majority of Americans start paying attention.

​U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris waves to the crowd during a campaign event in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, U.S., August 7, 2024.
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Is Harris now the favorite?

In the days before President Joe Biden withdrew from November’s presidential election, Republican nominee Donald Trump was widely considered the favorite to win.

Joe Biden's next chapter
Puppet Regime

Joe Biden's next chapter

Joe Biden suddenly has a lot more free time on the calendar. How has he been spending it? #PUPPETREGIME

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Harris for President Campaign Rally on Tuesday July 23, 2024 at West Allis Central High School in West Allis, Wis.
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Obamas endorse Kamala Harris for president

Barack and Michelle Obama endorsed Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee for US president on Friday, joining other high-profile Democratic Party leaders in backing the vice president’s bid for the White House.

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at her Presidential Campaign headquarters in Wilmington, DE, U.S., July 22, 2024.
Analysis

Harris and Trump plot new campaign strategies

In Kamala Harris’ previous run for president, her campaign was plagued with so much public infighting she was forced to withdraw before the first primary votes were cast.

Biden steps aside
Quick Take

Biden steps aside

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: Biden dropping out of the presidential race is yet another extraordinary moment in the most extraordinary week in US politics Ian Bremmer has ever seen. What does this mean for the Dems, Trump, and the election?

President Joe Biden walks on the South Lawn of the White House upon his return to Washington, DC from Delaware on July 25, 2021.
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Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race

On Sunday, President Joe Biden announced that he was standing down and would no longer seek reelection in 2024. Biden, 81, made the extraordinary decision following weeks of speculation over concerns about his age and capacity to do the job following his disastrous debate performance in late June.