Dionne Searcey

Kamala Harris would have been the first female president in the nation’s nearly 250-year history. But many women chose Donald Trump, despite his history of sexism and his support for the end of Roe v. Wade.

Kamala Harris habría sido la primera mujer presidenta en los casi 250 años de historia del país. Pero muchas mujeres eligieron a Donald Trump, a pesar de su historial de sexismo.

Reliably conservative Nebraska had been in the spotlight because it splits its five electoral votes. The state’s Second Congressional District voted Democratic.

Referendum 434 would enshrine the state’s current ban after 12 weeks. Referendum 439 would create a right to abortion “until fetal viability.”

Her opponent, Dan Osborn, an independent, seized on the gaffe. A spokesman for the Fischer campaign blamed a “screw-up by a vendor.”

Tim Walz, the Democratic vice-presidential nominee, is a fan of the ground-beef treat. On a recent stop at a Runza restaurant in Omaha, he managed to spend $600.

Reliably conservative Nebraska is one of just two states that splits its Electoral College votes. That’s why its one small “blue dot” could make a difference to Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign.

Former President Donald Trump’s recent attacks on his opponent could affect the vote. “It’s a stirring of the pot,” one voter said.

Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, the Democratic vice-presidential nominee, has lamented the angry splits within families over politics. But he and his Republican brother rarely speak.

A photo widely circulating on social media shows “Walz’s for Trump” from a side of the family Gov. Tim Walz’s sister said the Walzes “don’t even know.”