Election 2024 polling models and map show high-stakes race
The CBS News Battleground Tracker analysis includes our most updated estimates race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump in the 2024 election.
Democratic Party
Factors that could affect control of Congress
Republicans hold a slim majority in the House, while the Democrats' margin in the Senate is slimmer. Seats are being vacated, districts redrawn, and the pull of presidential candidates are all likely to play a major role in the balance of power in Congress. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane details the key races that could swing control of either chamber.
How 2024 races may affect U.S. climate policy
The presidential race and high-profile congressional contests may be dominating election coverage and fundraising, but many local and state elections are poised to affect the nation's progress on climate action and the shift toward clean energy. CBS News national correspondent Dave Malkoff has more.
Harris: Trump Cheney remark is disqualifying
Former President Donald Trump is facing criticism for his comments Thursday night about former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney. He said, "Let's put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her." Vice President Kamala Harris slammed Trump for the remarks and called him unqualified to be president. CBS News' Major Garrett and Zak Hudak have the latest on the 2024 presidential race.
Harris makes final campaign push in West
Vice President Kamala Harris was campaigning in two critical battleground western states Thursday, hoping Latino voters can help deliver Arizona and Nevada. Polls show that Harris narrowly trails former President Donald Trump in the Grand Canyon State, where his campaign has run advertising criticizing her on immigration and inflation. Kris Van Cleave has the latest.
Races that could determine control of the House
Republicans currently hold a slim 220-212 majority in the House of Representatives, and a few dozen tight races could decide which party will boost or slow a Trump or Harris presidency, with about a third of those in New York and California. Scott MacFarlane has more.
College students sound off on 2024 race
College voters could help swing the election in battleground states. Puck News partner Peter Hamby, who has been on a tour talking to students about how they view the 2024 presidential candidates, joins "America Decides" to share what he heard this week at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.
Could Trump's garbage truck stunt draw votes?
In Wisconsin on Wednesday night, former President Donald Trump got behind the wheel of a garbage truck "in honor of Kamala and Joe Biden." He seized on the president's remark where he appeared to call the Republican's supporters "garbage," something the White House has denied. Political strategists Joel Payne and Lance Trover join "America Decides" to assess if the stunt could move the needle for Trump's campaign.
Early vote analysis 5 days before Election Day
More than 60 million voters have cast their ballots early this year. So what do we know about this big slice of the electorate who've already made their decision? Partisan polling experts Tom Bonier and John Couvillion join "America Decides" to examine what the early voter numbers say about the state of the 2024 race.
Josh Stein on North Carolina governor's race
Roy Cooper's eight-year tenure as the governor of North Carolina comes to an end in two months. Josh Stein, the Democratic candidate running to fill his shoes who currently serves as the state's attorney general, joins "America Decides" to discuss how the race is shaping up five days from Election Day.
More than 60 million early 2024 votes cast
More than 60 million people have already voted in the 2024 presidential race. CBS News deputy director of elections and data analytics Kabir Khanna is tracking the mountain of ballots cast in the battleground states so far and what it could mean for the eventual outcome.
Harris on Trump's comments about women
Vice President Kamala Harris spoke to reporters in Wisconsin on Thursday about former President Donald Trump's comments that he would protect women "whether the women like it or not." Harris said the remark speaks to how Trump thinks about women and their agency. Harris also addressed House Speaker Mike Johnson's vow of massive reform to the Affordable Care Act if Trump is elected again.
A look at the battle for the House
Republicans hold a slim majority as the race for control of the House heats up. Only 25 seats are considered toss-ups and Democrats face a tougher path to reclaim the majority. Congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane shares what's at stake.
Harris seeks to bolster youth vote
Fresh off her massive rally at the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., Vice President Kamala Harris headed back to the battleground states Wednesday, where she was slated to hold a rally in Madison, in an attempt to appeal to the approximately 50,000 college students who attend the University of Wisconsin. Those students are a critical demographic for Harris. Nancy Cordes reports from the Badger State.
Races that could determine the House majority
Could a comedian's racist remarks about Puerto Rico at former President Donald Trump's Madison Square Garden rally have an impact on some House races? CBS News' Hunter Woodall and Scott MacFarlane join to take a look at several key contests and the fight for the balance of power on Capitol Hill.
The political fight for Latino radio reach
The Latino vote could be pivotal in deciding who will be the next U.S. president. A new documentary is going inside the effort to reach Latino voters via some retro technology: the radio. Journalist Soledad O'Brien, producer of "In Real Life: War on La Radio," joins "America Decides" to discuss.
Josh Shapiro reacts to Biden "garbage" remark
In response to President Biden appearing to call former President Donald Trump's supporters "garbage" on Tuesday night, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said, "it's certainly not words that I would use." Jasmine Wright, politics reporter for NOTUS, and Shelby Talcott, politics reporter for Semafor, join "America Decides" with analysis. Editor's note: A graphic in this video incorrectly identifies Rocky Mount, North Carolina, as Rock Mount.
What to know about Biden's "garbage" comment
Vice President Kamala Harris is distancing herself from President Biden's comment where he appeared to call former President Donald Trump's supporters "garbage" while discussing a comedian's remarks about Puerto Rico at Trump's Sunday night rally. The White House says the president was referring to the comedian's rhetoric. CBS News White House reporter Willie James Inman has more.
Harris delivers closing argument from Capitol
With the Capitol and White House behind her, Vice President Kamala Harris presented a vision for unity, warning against what she describes as a dangerous return to a Trump presidency.
Rising costs of presidential campaigns
Vice President Harris leads in fundraising, topping a billion dollars, while many Americans support limits on campaign spending. Daniel Weiner, director of elections and government at the Brennan Center for Justice and former senior counsel to a Federal Election Commission chair, shares how these rising costs impact democracy.
Vice President Harris makes final push
Speaking in the same spot where former President Donald Trump addressed supporters on Jan. 6, Vice President Kamala Harris focused on her goal of making progress through national unity, pledging to be a president for all Americans. As Harris delivered that speech in Washington, D.C., President Biden made a comment that could undermine her message. Nancy Cordes has more.
Harris gives closing message at Ellipse in D.C.
Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a speech Tuesday evening to thousands of supporters at the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., the same park where former President Donald Trump spoke ahead of the Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021. She told voters that Trump is "unstable" and "obsessed with revenge." Nancy Cordes has the latest.
Who will win "swingiest" Pennsylvania county?
Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has called it the "swingiest of all swing counties in the swingiest of all swing states." It's Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Paul Kane, senior congressional correspondent for The Washington Post, recently knocked on voters' doors there and joins "America Decides" to discuss his experience.
Arab American voters sound off on Harris
Vice President Kamala Harris is struggling to gain the support of some Arab American voters in the battleground state of Michigan amid scrutiny of the administration's approach to the war in Gaza. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe spoke with members of the Muslim community there.
Key Senate races narrow before Election Day
With Election Day quickly approaching, two key Senate races are narrowing. Jessica Taylor, Senate and governors editor for The Cook Political Report, joins "America Decides" to take a look at how changes down ballot could sway the balance of power in the Senate.
Trump says he's fired Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook
President Trump said Monday he has fired Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors — a dramatic move after months of public attacks against the central bank.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia taken into ICE custody, facing deportation to Uganda
Kilmar Abrego Garcia was taken into custody Monday by immigration authorities and the Department of Homeland Security said he is being processed for deportation to Uganda.
Trump wants to punish flag burning. Is burning the American flag illegal?
President Trump signed an executive order that seeks to go after people who burn the American flag.
Trump floats changing Defense Department to Department of War
President Trump on Monday floated returning the Department of Defense to its prior name, the Department of War, calling its current moniker "too defensive."
House Oversight Committee subpoenas Jeffrey Epstein's estate
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer subpoenaed estate of Jeffrey Epstein, seeking over a dozen categories of documents.
First human screwworm case linked to travel confirmed in U.S., HHS says
"The risk to public health in the United States from this introduction is very low," said HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon.
Why Cracker Barrel's new logo is a flop, according to branding experts
Cracker Barrel badly misread its own customer base — and our culturally sensitive times — in trying to spruce up its image, experts say.
Lil Nas X pleads not guilty to felony battery against a police officer in L.A.
Lil Nas X has been charged with three felony counts of battery with injury on a police officer and one felony count of resisting arrest after he was arrested last week on Ventura Boulevard in Studio City.
Fighter jets scrambled to intercept Russian spy plane off Alaska
The U.S. military on Sunday intercepted a Russian spy plane flying in international airspace off Alaska, marking the third such instance in less than a week.