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Officials working under Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) are attempting to block the Department of Justice from sending election monitors to polling stations in South Florida, claiming that their presence goes against state laws, The Washington Post reports. 

After new Twitter owner Elon Musk fired a significant portion of the company's staff, election researchers are bracing for a slew of misinformation to hit the platform ahead of the midterms, Reuters reported Tuesday. 

Recreational marijuana could soon be legal in five new states after voters head to the polls in Tuesday's midterms. 

Since taking over at Twitter, Elon Musk has started rolling out a plan to charge for blue checkmarks. But he may not stop there. 

U.S. cybersecurity officials say there has not been any evidence of significant interference from hacking groups as polls across the nation open for the midterm elections. On the morning of Election Day, a senior Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency official told reporters they "continue to see no specific or credible threat to disrupt election infrastructure," CNN reports. 

Members of far-right social media platforms are gearing up to serve as official poll workers for the midterm elections, according to a new report obtained Monday by Politico. 

Last week, thousands of mail-in ballots were invalidated by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, which ruled in favor of Republicans suing to disqualify any ballots with missing or incorrect dates. Some voters throughout the critical swing state were left scrambling to cast a new vote in time for it to be counted on Election Day. 

On the eve of the midterm elections, Jimmy Kimmel turned over his monologue to his wife for a serious plea to vote for pro-choice candidates. 

Republicans may be favored to win back the U.S. House of Representatives in Tuesday's midterm elections, but that victory is hardly guaranteed. Nevertheless, Republican leaders — and those jockeying to become one — have already begun planning for a GOP House majority, telegraphing their legislative agenda with increased certitude as we draw closer to Election Day.

Election Day is finally here.

Over the past several weeks, Democrats and Republicans have crisscrossed their electoral districts and regions, making closing campaign arguments to drum up voter enthusiasm. Midterm polls show that a focus on the economy, inflation, and crime has benefited Republicans, especially in the House, where they're in the lead. In contrast, Democrats' brief momentum seems to be fizzling out. While polls widely hint that voters should expect a red wave, some pundits... Читать дальше...

Layoffs and hiring freezes are rocking the tech industry. If Silicon Valley is feeling the pinch, what does this mean for the American economy more broadly? Here's everything you need to know:

It looks like the long-simmering feud between Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis is about to kick into high gear.

Former President Donald Trump said Monday night at an election eve rally in Ohio that he will make "a very big announcement" on Nov. 15 at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida. "We want nothing to detract from the importance of tomorrow," he added. Trump will presumably announce his candidacy for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, after months of thinly veiled hints. The fact that Trump didn't go all the way was due in large part to "a scramble Monday in the Republican Party," The Washington Post reports. Читать дальше...

An Arizona judge on Monday blocked rural Cochise County's plan to hand count all ballots cast ahead of and on Election Day.

President Biden on Monday gave his final push to get voters out to the polls on Tuesday for the midterm elections.

The violent attack on Nancy Pelosi's husband will play into the House speaker's plans for retirement, she told CNN's Anderson Cooper in an interview.

Stocks have gone up in anticipation of the midterm elections, reports CNBC. The Dow Jones Industrial Average increased by 426 points or 1.31 percent on Monday, while the S&P 500 went up by 0.88 percent, and the Nasdaq Composite went up by 0.78 percent. 

Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania Senate John Fetterman has quickly embraced Oprah Winfrey's endorsement of his candidacy — even going so far as to dub himself an official selection of "Oprah's Book Club."