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Election Update: Where do things stand?

Nathan Turoff, Student Government Reporter Nov 4, 2020

It’s the day after the election, and there appears to be no clear winner. As of writing, neither candidate has reached the 270-electoral threshold to win the presidency. Overall, Joe Biden is ahead with...

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2020 U.S. Election Update: President Trump wins Florida, AP reports

Zach Yearwood, Managing Editor Nov 4, 2020

President Trump has won Florida, the Associated Press reported at 12:35 a.m. Wednesday. The key swing state was considered a must-win in the president’s re-election bid. Despite losing Duval County,...

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2020 US Election update: Trump ‘very likely’ to win Florida

Kaitlyn Bowers, Features Editor Nov 3, 2020

As the ballots for the 2020 Presidential Election continue to be counted, it seems that President Trump is closing in on a win in Florida.  According to the Associated Press, as of 10:10 p.m., Trump...

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Judges Milenia Abreu, left, and Victoria Ferrer examine a vote-by-mail ballot during a canvassing board meeting at the Miami-Dade County Elections Dept., Monday, Nov. 2, 2020 in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

AP: Florida, a must-win state for Trump, seen as a toss-up

BRENDAN FARRINGTON, Associated Press Nov 3, 2020

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — After setting records for votes cast before Election Day, Floridians are lining up for a final day of voting in a state that has 29 Electoral College votes seen as vital for...

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States in Play: November

States in Play: November

Kevin Luhrs, Volunteer Opinions Editor Nov 2, 2020

It’s Nov. 2, 2020 and the election is tomorrow. It’s been a long and arduous election season, in which many Americans have been glued to their television screens. Tomorrow night, several hundred million...

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President Donald Trump speaks before Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas administers the Constitutional Oath to Amy Coney Barrett on the South Lawn of the White House White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, after Barrett was confirmed to be a Supreme Court justice by the Senate earlier in the evening. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

AP: Barrett confirmed by Senate for Supreme Court, takes oath

LISA MASCARO, AP Congressional Correspondent Oct 27, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court late Monday by a deeply divided Senate, with Republicans overpowering Democrats to install President Donald Trump's nominee days...

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President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden participate in the final presidential debate at Belmont University, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP)

AP: Final Trump-Biden debate marked by clashes but less chaos

STEVE PEOPLES and JILL COLVIN, Associated Press Oct 23, 2020

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — After a raucous first debate led organizers to introduce a mute button, the second and final meeting between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden was a downright...

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FILE - This combination of Sept. 29, 2020, file photos shows President Donald Trump, left, and former Vice President Joe Biden during the first presidential debate at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. Amid the tumult of the 2020 presidential campaign, one dynamic has remained constant: The Nov. 3 election offers voters a choice between substantially different policy paths. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

AP Viewers’ Guide: After chaotic debate, Trump, Biden try again

MICHELLE L. PRICE, Associated Press Oct 22, 2020

After meeting last month in perhaps the most chaotic debate in modern history, President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, will take the stage Thursday to give it another go. The bar to...

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FILE - This combination of Sept. 29, 2020, file photos shows President Donald Trump, left, and former Vice President Joe Biden during the first presidential debate at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. Amid the tumult of the 2020 presidential campaign, one dynamic has remained constant: The Nov. 3 election offers voters a choice between substantially different policy paths. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

UNF PORL releases poll results on presidential candidates, which method people will choose to vote

Nathan Turoff, Student Government Reporter Oct 20, 2020

UNF’s Public Opinion Research Lab (PORL) released the results of their election poll Tuesday, which shows Joe Biden with a small edge over Donald Trump, and some other interesting trends. According...

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Voters line up outside Beaches Library on Monday morning to cast their vote early. (Photo courtesy of Hannah Lee/ WOKV)

Early voting begins today for most of Northeast Florida. Here’s what you need to know.

Zach Yearwood, Managing Editor Oct 19, 2020

Featured Image courtesy of Hannah Lee/WOKV. The 2020 election cycle is nearing its climax and Monday marks the beginning of the early voting period for several states, including Florida.  Voters...

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Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett is sworn in during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)

AP: Barrett facing senators on health care, legal precedent

MARK SHERMAN, LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press Oct 13, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett is facing senators' questions Tuesday for the first time over her approach to health care, legal precedent and even the presidential election...

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In this Oct. 1, 2020, photo, Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett, meets with Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., at the Capitol in Washington. Confirmation hearings begin Monday for President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett. If confirmed, the 48-year-old appeals court judge would fill the seat of liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died last month. (Graeme Jennings/Pool via AP)

WATCH: Amy Coney Barrett SCOTUS Nomination Hearing

Oct 12, 2020

Monday marks the beginning of the Supreme Court nomination hearings for the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg's potential replacement on the Supreme Court. The hearings, held by the Senate Judiciary Committee,...

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