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On Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, Stacy Carlson of Hilliard in suburban Columbus, Ohio, said in no uncertain terms that the only issue important to her is voting out President Donald Trump. "The division of the country, his handling of COVID, his handling of civil liberties. The list goes on," said Carlson while waiting in a line of hundreds of early voters. (AP Photo/Andrew Welsh-Huggins)

AP VoteCast: Ohio voters sour on state of nation

John SeewerAssociated Press November 3, 2020

A majority of Ohio voters casting ballots in the presidential election said the country is going in the wrong direction, according to an expansive AP survey of the American electorate.As voters on Tuesday...

I voted stickers sit on a table during a presidential primary election at the Journey Church in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on April 7, 2020. 

Battleground states report relatively few problems at polls

Jeremy Herb and Fredreka Schouten, CNN November 3, 2020

(CNN) -- As Americans began to cast their ballots in person Tuesday, election officials and voting rights activists reported few early problems at the polls in battleground states that could determine...

US President Donald Trump speaks during his final Make America Great Again rally of the 2020 US Presidential campaign at Gerald R. Ford International Airport on November 2, 2020, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP) (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

‘Surreal.’ Reporters share what it was like to cover the Trump and Biden campaigns

By Brian Stelter, CNN Business November 3, 2020

(CNN) -- Talking to beat reporters who spent months covering the campaigns of President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden is like hearing about journeys to two completely different planets.On...

Poll worker Sheila Hawkes removes an "I Voted" sticker to hand to a voter at an early voting center at Ida B. Wells Middle School, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

More than 96 million Americans have voted with one day to go until Election Day

(CNN) -- More than 96 million Americans have voted nationwide with one day left until Election Day, according to a survey of election officials by CNN, Edison Research and Catalist.These votes represent...

Marijuana plants are ready for harvest at AT-Calyx Peak Companies of Ohio, Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, in Akron, Ohio. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Four more states could legalize marijuana this November

Lauren Dezenski, CNN October 31, 2020

(CNN) -- Four more states could choose to legalize recreational marijuana through ballot measures this Election Day.Voters in Republican-led Arizona and South Dakota and Democrat-led Montana and New...

The Supreme Court has been pelted with requests from parties in battleground states seeking last minute approval to change election rules, especially regarding whether mail-in votes can arrive after Election Day and still be counted.

Why the Supreme Court let some states count mail-in ballots received after Election Day but not others

(CNN) -- In the final days before the presidential election, the Supreme Court has been pelted with requests from parties in battleground states seeking last minute approval to change election rules,...

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 01: Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court meets with Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) (not seen) at the U.S. Capitol on October 1, 2020 in Washington, DC. Barrett is meeting with senators ahead of her confirmation hearing which is scheduled to begin on October 12, less than a month before Election Day.

White House holds swearing-in ceremony for Amy Coney Barrett

Maegan Vazquez, CNN October 26, 2020

(CNN) -- Amy Coney Barrett is slated to be sworn in to the Supreme Court at a White House ceremony Monday evening, the White House announced shortly after her nomination was confirmed by the Senate.Barrett...

At least five people in Vice President Mike Pence's orbit have tested positive for coronavirus in recent days, including chief of staff Marc Short (pictured) and outside adviser Marty Obst. 

At least 5 of Vice President Pence’s aides test positive for coronavirus

(CNN) -- At least five people in Vice President Mike Pence's orbit have tested positive for coronavirus in recent days, including chief of staff Marc Short, close aide Zach Bauer and outside adviser Marty...

fter a raucous first debate led organizers to introduce a mute button, the second and final meeting between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden was a downright civil affair.

Final Trump-Biden debate marked by clashes but less chaos

Steve Peoples and Jill Colvin, AP October 23, 2020

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — After a raucous first debate led organizers to introduce a mute button, the second and final meeting between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden was a downright...

Bottles of Purdue Pharma L.P. OxyContin medication sit on a pharmacy shelf in Provo, Utah, on August 31, 2016. The drugmaker is expected to plead guilty to federal criminal charges related to the opioid crisis.

OxyContin maker to plead guilty to federal criminal charges, pay $8 billion, and will close the company

Chris Isidore, CNN Business October 21, 2020

(CNN) -- Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, has agreed to plead guilty to three federal criminal charges for its role in creating the nation's opioid crisis and will pay more than $8 billion and...

The Trump administration is expected to sue Google, according to two people familiar with the matter, in what is the largest antitrust case against a tech company in more than two decades.

The US government sues Google for alleged anticompetitive abuses in search

Brian Fung, CNN Business October 21, 2020

(CNN) -- The Trump administration on Tuesday sued Google in what is the largest antitrust case against a tech company in more than two decades.In its complaint, the Justice Department makes sweeping allegations...

Six Russian military officers were charged on Monday for hacking into software using destructive malware to black out thousands of computers and cause nearly $1 billion in losses, actions that the Justice Department says were intended to support Russian government efforts to undermine, retaliate against, or otherwise destabilize worldwide computer networks.

6 Russian military officers charged with a worldwide cyberattack

Christina Carrega, CNN October 19, 2020

(CNN) -- Six Russian military officers were charged on Monday for hacking into software using destructive malware to black out thousands of computers and cause nearly $1 billion in losses, actions that...