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From the polling place to the courtroom, ABC News tracks the latest election security developments as experts warn about the spread of misinformation and disinformation from within the U.S. and abroad.

Security experts stress that the nation's voting infrastructure is highly secure, and that isolated voting issues do not indicate widespread election fraud.

For coverage of each race, see our election updates.

Nov 4, 10:33 am

How to watch ABC News coverage of Election Day

On Election Day, voters around the country will eagerly wait to hear if former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris comes out on top in the race for the White House.

ABC News will have full coverage of the presidential election results and many other key down-ballot races on Election Day and the days afterward as votes continue to get counted.

Here's how to watch ABC News live coverage of 2024 election results.

Nov 04, 2024, 9:50 PM EST

Harris' senior adviser says she could win all 7 swing states

David Plouffe, a senior adviser to Vice President Kamala Harris, told CNN’s Erin Burnett on Monday night that the campaign believes it could win all seven swing states.

“It’s very important that we have multiple pathways to 270, and you know, just a couple hours ago, reviewing all the early vote data, what we're projecting for Election Day, how we think undecideds are breaking, we have a credible pathway to all seven states tomorrow night to go into Kamala Harris' column," Plouffe said.

"But we believe they're all going to be close,” he added.

Asked if he believes Harris could win all seven states, he said, “Yes.”

Plouffe said that the campaign believes it is winning more late-breaking voters than former President Donald Trump is, and he credits the campaigns’ different approaches to their field operations.

“I think outsourcing your field effort -- meaning the folks knocking on doors, making calls – largely to exclusively paid canvassers, historically just doesn’t work,” he said. “You want people showing up who are committed to your candidate."

He called that a "secret weapon for us" and said that volunteers were "knocking on 2,000 doors a minute in Pennsylvania over the weekend."

But, he acknowledged, both campaigns “have a lot riding on tomorrow, on actual Election Day.”

-ABC News' Gabriella Abdul-Hakim, Fritz Farrow and Will McDuffie

Nov 04, 2024, 9:30 PM EST

Harris visits Puerto Rican restaurant in Pennsylvania

Vice President Kamala Harris visited a Puerto Rican restaurant in Reading, Pennsylvania, Monday night, accompanied by the state's governor, Josh Shapiro, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris visits Old San Juan Cafe restaurant with restaurant owner Diana de La Rosa and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, during a campaign stop in Reading, Pa., Nov. 4, 2024.
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A woman, who appeared to be the owner of the restaurant, Old San Juan Cafe, showed Harris a spread of food.

The vice president joked, "I’m very hungry. I don’t get a chance to eat as often as I’d like."

Later, Harris and Ocasio-Cortez huddled with the restaurant owner to discuss the rapid growth of Latino-owned small businesses.

-ABC News' Will McDuffie, Gabriella Abdul-Hakim and Fritz Farrow

Nov 04, 2024, 9:20 PM EST

Joe Rogan endorses Donald Trump for president

Joe Rogan has endorsed former President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election.

The podcast host's endorsement accompanied the release of a three-hour-long interview with Elon Musk, making the case for his support for Trump.

"The great and powerful @elonmusk. If it wasn't for him we'd be f-----. He makes what I think is the most compelling case for Trump you'll hear, and I agree with him every step of the way," Rogan wrote.

"For the record, yes, that's an endorsement of Trump. Enjoy the podcast," he continued.

Nov 04, 2024, 9:26 PM EST

Michelle Obama to young voters: ‘You have to vote for Kamala Harris’

Michelle Obama went on social media to share a “message to all the young people out there,” encouraging them to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris as the next president of the United States.

“Look, I know it’s easy to feel what we do doesn’t matter. Like the world’s problems are too big and complicated to tackle. Like nothing’s ever going to change at all," she said in a video, pointing to contentious issues like reproductive health rights and climate change.

"That’s exactly why you have to vote: because we need a better leader than Donald Trump. We simply cannot afford another four years of his incompetence, weakness, and division," she added.

The former first lady goes on to say that Harris is the opposite — suggesting that the Democratic presidential candidate will "expand your freedoms" and "protect the planet."

"While he denigrates anyone who is different than him, while he looks out only for himself, Kamala will be a president for all Americans. I know she will listen to you. And that’s why you have to vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz on November the 5th,” she said, before urging young people to make a plan to vote on Election Day.

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-ABC News' Gabriella Abdul-Hakim, Fritz Farrow and Will McDuffie