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The US election system is secure. But human nature is a vulnerability

The US election system is secure. But human nature is a vulnerability

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hacking a local election system in the United States wouldn't be easy, and secretly altering votes on a scale massive enough to change the outcome of the presidential race would be impossible , election officials have said, thanks t
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New law makes dueling presidential transitions possible

New law makes dueling presidential transitions possible

WASHINGTON (AP) — There will be 77 days between Election Day and inauguration , a period in which the president-elect may ready his or her administration to take over power from President Joe Biden .
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Speaker Mike Johnson is pulling closer to Trump to save the GOP's House majority

Speaker Mike Johnson is pulling closer to Trump to save the GOP's House majority

HOLLAND, Ohio (AP) — Wherever House Speaker Mike Johnson goes, Donald Trump , seemingly, is not far away.
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A knock at the door, a chat with a neighbor, a text: Campaigns make final swing-state push

A knock at the door, a chat with a neighbor, a text: Campaigns make final swing-state push

CROSS PLAINS, Wis. (AP) — At this stage of the election , the arguments have been made, the airwaves flooded with ads, the inboxes and doorsteps stuffed with flyers. What’s left is to get out the vote .
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Judge sets hearing on $1M-a-day sweepstakes from Elon Musk PAC helping Donald Trump

Judge sets hearing on $1M-a-day sweepstakes from Elon Musk PAC helping Donald Trump

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia judge is holding a hearing Thursday morning in the city prosecutor’s bid to shut down Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day sweepstakes in battleground states.
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Jo Ann Davidson, Ohio's first and only female House speaker, to lie in state at Statehouse

Jo Ann Davidson, Ohio's first and only female House speaker, to lie in state at Statehouse

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The late Jo Ann Davidson, Ohio’s first and only female House speaker and a force in state and national Republican politics, is set to lie in state Thursday at the Ohio Statehouse ahead of a public funeral service.
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California voters consider controversial vacation homes tax in iconic Lake Tahoe area

California voters consider controversial vacation homes tax in iconic Lake Tahoe area

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif.
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US voters hear a stark message in the presidential race: The country's fate is on the line

US voters hear a stark message in the presidential race: The country's fate is on the line

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.
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US voters hear a stark message in the presidential race: The country's fate is on the line

US voters hear a stark message in the presidential race: The country's fate is on the line

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.
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Americans are anxious and frustrated about the presidential campaign, an AP-NORC poll finds

Americans are anxious and frustrated about the presidential campaign, an AP-NORC poll finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Americans are feeling a lot of emotions heading into Election Day, but excitement is not one of them.
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