On Politics

Tue Nov 5 2024

Rebecca Morin | Senior National News Reporter

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Happy Tuesday! It's Rebecca Morin, senior national news reporter at USA TODAY.

It's officially Election Night. Donald Trump is holding an election watch party in Palm Beach, Florida. Kamala Harris will have her watch party at Howard University, her alma mater, in Washington, D.C. Follow along here for all the updates with the candidates, at the polls and of the election.

The end of a dramatic, intense 2024 presidential election

The 2024 election between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump is coming to an end. Soon, we will know who will be the next president of the United States. But the race for the White House has been winding down, with a few unexpected turns. (Did you think President Joe Biden 's name wouldn't be on the ballot come November?) We laid out a timeline of the craziest moments of this election cycle. Read more.

The real important question: When will we know the results?

Ok, so you voted. Maybe you didn't (or couldn't.) Either way, you're wondering when we'll know the winner. Spoiler alert: we likely won't know the projected winner for president by the end of the evening. Results will begin trickling in after polls close and there are some states that are anticipated to be really close. In 2020, it took four days to know the results. Read more.

A politics pit stop

•	How did New Hampshire's Dixville Notch vote on Election Day 2024? See the results
•	Canvassers fan out across Georgia urging people to vote
•	Watch: 2024 election result delays? This is your guide to ballot recounts and audits
•	FBI debunks online video that falsely claims 'high terror threat' at polling stations
•	It might be a long night. Here are some stories to read as we wait for election results
•	Watch: In Kamala Harris' ancestral village, residents pray for her win

How to follow USA TODAY's live election coverage

Looking for where you can see results roll in? We got you covered. USA TODAY will be publishing updates on all the top races across the country, including the race between Trump and Harris to reach 270 Electoral College votes.

Election maps:

•	Presidential election results
•	Senate election results
•	House election results

How we're keeping calm in the USA TODAY newsroom

It's going to be a long night – and likely a long week – as election results roll in. But the best part of the day so far has been a special surprise courtesy of our politics editors: therapy puppies. Six of the cutest little poodle puppies were brought into the newsroom to give us a little stress relief before our marathon evening. Read more.

In need of more dog content? Check out these pups who hit the polls for Election Day.