First day of early voting breaks records in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties

Thousands lined up in the early morning hours to cast their ballots in person on the first day of early voting in the Tampa Bay area. Here's where and when you can vote in your neighborhood.

Commission adopts new rules to mute mics in upcoming debate

President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden will have their microphones cut off in Thursday’s debate while their rival delivers their opening two-minute answer to each of the debate topics.

Floridians line up as early voting starts

Republicans and Democrats put a focus Monday on early voting, as Floridians in 52 counties lined up to cast ballots in the Nov. 3 general election.

California ballot box set on fire, prompting arson investigation

Authorities in California are investigating after a ballot box was set on fire last night outside of a library. The fire may have compromised dozens of votes.

Trump calls Fauci a 'disaster,' says people are tired of hearing about COVID-19

President Donald Trump sought Monday to buck up his campaign staffers two weeks from Election Day, dismissing the cautionary coronavirus advice of his scientific experts as well as polling showing him trailing Democratic rival Joe Biden across key battleground states.

Florida among 10 states that allow ballots to count if voters die before Election Day

Ballots cast by people who vote early but die before Election Day are sometimes cited as proof of voter fraud, but in many states they're perfectly legal. Seventeen states prohibit counting ballots cast by someone who subsequently dies before the election, but 10 states specifically allow it.

'Our house is on fire': Suburban women lead charge in 2020 election

President Trump has tried to appeal to the "suburban housewives of America," as he called them, but some polls show his support among suburban women is slipping compared to 2016.

Trump, Biden campaign in key battleground states, hoping to flip them

President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden are going on offense, with each campaigning in states they're trying to flip during the Nov. 3 election that's just over two weeks away.

Puerto Rico, unable to vote, becomes crucial to US election

The campaigns of President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden are rallying people in a place where U.S. citizens cannot cast ballots but have the ear of hundreds of thousands of potential voters in the battleground state of Florida.

In-person early voting gets underway in Florida

While mail-in voting has been underway, in-person early voting is beginning in most Florida counties Monday. This year, there are more than 80 early voting sites in the Tampa Bay area, including Raymond James Stadium and Amalie Arena.

Facebook says it's ready to fight against misinformation amid COVID-19 pandemic, election

Facebook is facing its toughest challenge yet: an election complicated by a pandemic, a deeply divided nation lured by conspiracy theories and alternate versions of reality.

Trump predicts 'red wave' of voting in Florida during rally in Ocala

With less than 3 weeks to go until Election Day, President Donald Trump returned to Central Florida for a 'Make America Great Again' campaign rally in Ocala on Friday.

Trump shares fake story from satire website claiming Twitter shut down to help Biden

President Donald Trump shared a fake story on Twitter from the satirical website The Babylon Bee that mockingly claimed Twitter shut down its network to slow the spread of negative news about Democratic nominee Joe Biden.

Trump, Biden go at it -- from a distance -- in town halls

President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden squared off, in a way, Thursday night, their scuttled second debate replaced by dueling televised town halls.