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Are Matthew McConaughey’s Covid well wishes to Gov. Greg Abbott sincere or is he playing politics?

As Election Day unfolds in the U.S., 100 countries come together to battle a common enemy and windowless dorm plans come out of a west coast school.

Straight To It: Election Day, climate change and dismal dorms

Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin's win in Virginia highlights the 2021 election results.

Virginia Republican gubernatorial nominee Glenn Youngkin speaks during his election night party at a hotel in Chantilly, Virginia, U.S., November 3, 2021. REUTERS/ Jonathan Ernst TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

2021 election results: Youngkin wins Virginia, mayor-elects make history

The Supreme Court ordered Alabama's congressional maps to stay in place. While a lower court ordered them to be redrawn, they'll remain for now.

Supreme Court preserves Alabama congressional maps – for now

Trump to stump for Herbster at Nebraska rally

Trump’s Nebraska rally postponed due to severe weather threat

Former FBI lawyer James Baker, a witness for the prosecution in the trial of former Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann, testified.

Former FBI lawyer Baker testifies in Sussmann trial over Trump-Russia probe

Beto O'Rourke confronted Greg Abbott over the Texas elementary school shooting.

“This is on you”: O’Rourke confronts Abbott about Texas school shooting

New Census numbers say many big cities got smaller during the pandemic.

New US Census Bureau numbers: West, South gain while big cities lose

Herschel Walker is leveraging his football stardom in a bid to become the state of Georgia’s first black Republican Senator. 

Herschel Walker hoping to tackle Sen. Warnock in Georgia

Primaries happened in South Carolina, Texas and other states.

Trump gets split result in South Carolina primaries, Texas flips House seat

The Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, reversing 50 years of precedent and sending the issue of abortion back to the states.

Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade

Since Jan. 6, 2021, former Vice President Mike Pence has broken from former President Trump and begun touting his own political identity.

Mike Pence pushes pro-life campaign ahead of midterms

The United States Postal Service has created a new division to handle mail-in voting after processing more than 135 million ballots in 2020.

Post office creates division to focus on mail-in voting

Nancy Pelosi is reportedly visiting Taiwan despite warnings from China, Brittney Griner is back in Russian court, five state primaries are set to begin.

Pelosi visit to Taiwan likely, Griner back in court, five more primaries on tap

Experts say there's risk in utilizing today's voting machines, but that doesn't mean experts have seen evidence of hacking.

How vulnerable are voting machines?

Americans can no longer expect to see candidates conceding elections--even when those candidates have lost by a significant number of votes.

Election concessions fall out of favor among some candidates

An FBI raid was conducted on President Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence on Monday. The FBI was reportedly searching for classified information.

FBI raids Trump Mar-a-Lago home, fuels Republicans ahead of midterms

Liz Cheney is considering a third-party candidacy for the White House to prevent Donald Trump from returning to office.

Liz Cheney concedes, North Korea tests missiles, Guiliani testifies in Georgia

Small commissions, big impact: How officials can prevent election certification

New York's 12th congressional district primary between Reps. Carolyn Maloney, Jerrold Nadler, and Professor Suraj Patel will oust a 30-year incumbent.

New York’s 12th Congressional district primary drawing outsized attention

Voting system files used by Trump attorneys to investigate election integrity have been shared multiple times, the Washington Post reported.

Report: Voting system files used by Trump attorneys shared with allies

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Liz Cheney and others have raised millions from outside their states as they campaign to represent their districts.

AOC, Cheney, others raise majority of campaign cash outside home states

President Biden is using the momentum from a series of legislative victories to carry him into the midterm campaign season.

President Biden hitting campaign trail for Democrats