Several battleground states extended the hours of polling sites on Tuesday, citing unexpected wait times, technical issues, and other issues for voters in key precincts.

A genial consensus dominated Washington for decades that America's century of greatness was built on largely unfettered free trade, generous immigration and an aggressive foreign policy that positioned the U.S. as the worldwide enforcer of those norms.

The Justice Department on Tuesday announced it was bringing a criminal case against a Michigan man who sent angry emails complaining about the intensity of ads from a political action committee supporting Vice President Kamala Harris.