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Republican supporters briefly chat outside the Staten Island Republican Party headquarters in the New Dorp neighborhood of Staten Island in New York City on Tuesday. José A. Alvarado Jr. for …

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An exterior view of the U.S. Capitol on September 9. Bonnie Cash/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bonnie Cash/Getty Images This story originally appeared as part of NPR’s live coverage …

The National Hurricane Center says Rafael has strengthened into a hurricane as it approaches the Cayman Islands. The storm will move across Cuba and enter the Gulf of Mexico as …

Election workers sort ballots last week at the Registrar of Voters Office in Reno, in Nevada’s Washoe County. Tom R. Smedes/AP hide caption toggle caption Tom R. Smedes/AP For more …

Former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures during a campaign rally in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Monday, the night before Election Day. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images hide caption …

A supporter waves a Puerto Rican Independence Party flag while holding a campaign poster promoting the Citizens’ Victory Movement mayoral candidate Manuel Natal, during a caravan in San Juan, Puerto …

People walk past a boarded-up store in downtown Washington, D.C., on Monday. Some areas are preparing for possible election-related violence. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brendan …

Oregon is eagerly awaiting approval of a federal disaster declaration following a terrible wildfire season. But ranchers in the state’s hardest hit counties say they won’t see any of that …

A person drops off a mail-in ballot on Oct. 15 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. An unknown number of women are hiding their choice of Vice President Harris from family and partners …