Adam Edelman

The critical battleground state race between the two-term incumbent Democrat and the Republican businessman has tightened in recent weeks.

Trump suggested at a North Carolina rally that Harris has a problem with drinking or drugs, his latest in a pattern of personal attacks that are growing more frequent and aggressive.

Republicans have led the charge on pre-election litigation, targeting rules around mail voting, ballot drop boxes and voter roll purges, despite a lack of evidence of fraud.

Policy issues from abortion rights to marijuana regulations to voting procedures will be directly on the ballot in many states.

Officials in key states are weighing added security and venue changes for the Dec. 17 Electoral College meetings in the event the election results are contested.

Baldwin, the first openly gay member of the Senate, has called GOP ads attacking her girlfriend a distraction. Hovde’s campaign said it is noting a potential conflict of interest.

NBC News projects the constitutional amendment has won enough votes to pass. It’s one of 10 pro-abortion-rights measures on ballots across the country Tuesday.

NBC News projects voters in North Carolina, Wisconsin and six other states passed amendments explicitly banning noncitizens from casting ballots, which is already illegal.

Defeats in Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota ended an unbroken post-Roe ballot measure winning streak for reproductive rights advocates.

A growing list of blue-state governors, including several potential 2028 contenders, are already planning legislative sessions, legal actions and other moves to fight Trump.