To the Point
Heading towards the finish line on election eve
This year's presidential campaign is about to come to an end with a prideful outsider pitted against a veteran establishment insider. And the battle over the Senate is coming down to the wire.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenPhoto: People line up to vote early outside the San Diego County Elections Office in San Diego, California, November 7, 2016. (Mike Blake/Reuters)
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3 storiesThe FBI awkwardly in the spotlight
Since the days of J. Edgar Hoover, FBI directors have clashed with presidents — even those who appointed them. But James Comey's involvement in this year's campaign is without precedent.
Read the story7 minNew evidence of excitement with only a day to go
Some Red and Blue states may be turning purple in an increasingly polarized nation. Early voting and absentee ballots provide tea leaves for prognosticators, but there's still no consensus, despite what may be the largest turnout in history. It's not just the White House. Control of the Senate is also at stake.
Read the story34 minDeath penalty is on the ballot in a few of states
A guard escorts a condemned inmate down a corridor in the East Block during a media tour of California's Death Row at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, California December 29, 2015 Photo: Stephen Lam/Reuters Nebraska and Oklahoma are voting on measures that would institutionalize capital punishment. In California , there's a…
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