ATLANTA (AP) — Local officials are beginning to certify the results of this year’s presidential election in a process that, so far, has been playing out quietly, in stark contrast to the tumultuous certification period four years ago that followed then-President Donald Trump’s loss.

In what will likely be the narrowest margin of victory since 2000, Trump probably benefitted from who stayed home.

The Associated Press surveys the numbers posted by local election officials and projects the winner using vote returns and other data. Races can be called within minutes of polls closing on election night. However, if a race has tight margins or an expected high volume of mail-in ballots, it can take longer to call.

Control over the U.S. House of Representatives still hangs in the balance, teetering between a Republican or Democratic majority with more than a dozen races left to be called.

How far the state’s election interference case gets remains to be seen, but the president-elect almost certainly will not face trial during his term.

Some social media posts falsely claimed that CBS News reported there was "cheating" in the 2024 presidential election that benefitted President-elect Donald Trump. We found no evidence of such a report,

Week-to-week, “The View” was up 14% in total viewers (3.078 million vs. 2.689 million), up 21% with women 25-54 (270,000 vs. 158,000) and up 22% with women 18-49, hitting season highs for the second week in a row.

PROVIDENCE — Nine candidates who lost their elections in Rhode Island last week are asking for a recount, though only six are expected to qualify.

Kamala Harris took over the campaign from President Joe Biden, but she couldn’t escape his low approval numbers.