The Associated Press surveys the numbers posted by local election officials and projects the winner using vote returns and other data. Races can be called within minutes of polls closing on election night. However, if a race has tight margins or an expected high volume of mail-in ballots, it can take longer to call.

How far the state’s election interference case gets remains to be seen, but the president-elect almost certainly will not face trial during his term.

ATLANTA (AP) — Local officials are beginning to certify the results of this year’s presidential election in a process that, so far, has been playing out quietly, in stark contrast to the tumultuous certification period four years ago that followed then-President Donald Trump’s loss.

In what will likely be the narrowest margin of victory since 2000, Trump probably benefitted from who stayed home.

An estimated daily suicide count published by a data aggregator based on past statistics has been shared online since Nov. 6 misrepresented as suicide reports linked to President-elect Donald Trump’s victory.

Some social media posts falsely claimed that CBS News reported there was "cheating" in the 2024 presidential election that benefitted President-elect Donald Trump. We found no evidence of such a report,

Patricia Heaton, star of "The Middle" and "Everybody Loves Raymond," is slamming abortion "extremists" she said "fear-mongered" after the 2024 election.

With the results of several races outstanding, it remains to be see which party will control the House of Representatives after Election Day on Nov. 5.

PROVIDENCE — Nine candidates who lost their elections in Rhode Island last week are asking for a recount, though only six are expected to qualify.

Plus, Trump looms large over Senate Republicans' leadership elections as he starts to fill out his administration.

Republican Kari Lake lost Arizona's Senate election to Democrat Ruben Gallego, but MAGA supporters have cast doubt on the outcome.