2020 Elections

Once a Trump critic, Graham has over the last three years transformed himself into Trump’s staunchest ally and advocate while tying his political fortunes to the commander-in-chief. But unfortunately for Graham, he’s not as popular as Trump is in South Carolina.

The Michigan appeals court has blocked a 14-day extension to accept and count absentee ballots

At Joe Biden’s town hall meeting on Thursday, Cedrick Humphrey, a young Black man from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, asked a question central to some of the most recent misinformation tactics at play in the election. “Many people believe that the true swing demographic in this election will be Black voters under the age of 30, not because they’ll be voting...

 A 94-year-old woman who has been caring for a sister in Illinois traveled nearly 300 miles to Detroit to cast an absentee ballot in the fall election. “I wanted to make sure my vote counted,” Mildred Madison said Monday. “This was very easy. I could sit in my wheelchair.” Madison said she decided to go to Detroit after her August…

Already made up your mind on who to vote for and want to cast your ballot before Election Day on Nov. 3? If you’re in Chicago, you can vote early in the general election at one of 50 places, one in each ward, across the city starting later in October.

Polling booths opened for early voting in all wards of Chicago Thursday with long lines and some technical troubles. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell reports.

Abby McMillen created her version of an “I Voted” sticker with the pandemic in mind. Incorporating her sense of isolation during the quarantine, she wanted to create an image that evoked the spirit of reconnecting with society through the power of voting.

Democrats and their allies said Tuesday they will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether absentee ballots in battleground Wisconsin that are received up to six days after the election can be counted — a move being fought by Republicans who have opposed other attempts across the country to expand voting. Democrats argue that the flood of absentee ballots…

L.A. artist Abby McMillen shares her unique vision for creating her “I Voted” sticker. You can find a digital version of McMillen’s sticker – and our entire collection of artist-created “I Voted” stickers – by searching “LXtion2020” on Giphy. Share them on your social platforms to tell the world you voted!

Hundreds of lawsuits about voting have been filed before the Nov. 3 election. The cases concern the fundamentals of the American democratic process, including how ballots are cast and counted. A look at some of the top lawsuits in battleground states: ARIZONA: A federal judge ruled in favor of Democrats by holding that voters who neglected to sign their early…

Mike Pence and Kamala Harris mixed it up in their first and only face-off Wednesday night. Check out our diorama re-enactment of one of the more memorable moments of the VP Debate.

NBC 5 is launching a new podcast ahead of the upcoming November general election. “The Illinois Voters Guide” will examine the contests and issues voters face. NBC 5’s Phil Rogers reports

When it comes to election judges, Chicago is in better shape than any previous November election in the last 30 years, election officials said Thursday. According to the Chicago Board of Elections, as of Monday, the city had hired nearly all of the 13,000 judges it needs. So far, 12,659 judges have been assigned but the board has roughly 900…

In the 2020 election, according to the Pew Research Center, Generation Z will account for 1 in 10 eligible voters, and combined with the millennial vote, will make up nearly forty percent of the electorate in the upcoming election.

NBCLX’s Jobeth Devera broke out her red Solo Cups and revisited her favorite college drinking games to help break down how the 2020 presidential election may affect your student debt. President Trump and Joe Biden both say they want to address the $1.5 trillion student loan crisis with policies that could reduce your personal debt burden. We took a closer...

Two conservative operatives were charged Thursday with felonies in connection with false robocalls that aimed to dissuade residents in Detroit and other U.S. cities from voting by mail, Michigan’s attorney general announced.

The first presidential debate between President Trump and Joe Biden was sometimes hard to watch. So we’ve built a diorama to reenact a couple of memorable moments so you don’t have to.

President Donald Trump’s reelection depends largely on energizing his seemingly immovable base of support.

As President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden prepare for their first nationally televised debate on Tuesday, here’s a snapshot of other key debate moments throughout history that have helped shape, or in some cases torpedo, a presidential campaign.

In a rare rebuke several top Republicans contradicted President Trump Thursday, saying there would indeed be an orderly transition of power in the event Trump loses the 2020 election .