The election misinformation machine is already ramping up in critical battleground states as early voting gets underway, and election officials are hustling to combat falsehoods in real time.

Election Day is just 14 days out, and Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are hitting the campaign trail to make their final pitches to voters. Follow for live updates.

Demographic changes are why Harris is trying to consolidate gains with white college-educated voters, while Trump focuses on Black and Latino voters.

Howard University is currently a leading contender for Harris’ election night headquarters, but no final decisions have been made. Other locations are being scouted as well, according to four of the people involved in the planning. Two of those people said that the D.C. convention center is one of the other options.

The former White House chief of staff and retired Marine general explained in a series of interviews why Americans should consider a candidate’s character.

Pennsylvania voters are expected to play a pivotal role in the Nov. 5 general election, with control of the White House and both chambers of Congress and the state Legislature hanging in the balance

The reduction in crossings appears to have had an effect on the number of migrants needing rescue. In 2023, agents carried out over 37,000 rescues. Over the most recent fiscal year, the number dropped to 5,420 and deaths of migrants fell 30 percent.

It’s a replay of the 2022 election in the 68th Assembly district, where Assemblymember Avelino Valencia, faces Republican Mike Tardif, a retired businessman. Valencia, D-Anaheim, first elected to the state Assembly in 2022, previously served as Anaheim councilmember.

Recent polling, including new surveys out Tuesday, shows that 2024 may produce something never seen before in American history: The House could flip from Republican to Democratic control, while the Senate may flip from Democratic to Republican control.

State and local election officials around the country are taking major steps to keep poll workers and voters safe amid a hostile political environment.