Those false and misleading posts have generated more than 2 billion views, and not just because Musk is an influential person. On X, political ads are still pumping alongside Musk’s megaphone. The CCDH found Musk’s political posts have garnered more than 17.1 billion views since the billionaire executive formally endorsed Trump in July. The analysis comes from publicly available data from X about Musk’s posts and political campaign spending to promote ads on the platform. The research found that Musk’s claims that Democrats support “importing voters” were viewed nearly 1.3 billion times.

Tracking the Trump, Harris paths to victory 538's Galen Druke breaks down the paths to victory for the presidential candidates and the balance of power in Congress.

Artist Lady Gaga performed “God Bless America” at the Philadelphia Harris rally and introduced Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff. Pop star Katy Perry performed at a Harris rally in Pittsburgh Monday and said the candidate would "protect my daughter’s future" if elected. Billionaire pop star Taylor Swift endorsed Kamala Harris in an Instagram post minutes after a debate between Harris and Trump wrapped up. Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr endorsed Harris at the Democratic National Convention and the Warriors star Steph Curry said she was the “easy choice.” LeBron James also endorsed Harris. The Seattle Storm WNBA team also endorsed Harris, as did former Steelers Jerome Bettis and "Mean" Joe Greene, as well as the son of Franco Harris, endorsed Harris for president.

As Andrada contends, creative approaches that meet emerging needs across the mosaic of modern workers will define best-in-class total rewards programs going forward. Best Practices for Total Rewards ProgramsAn effective total rewards program is crucial for attracting and retaining top talent in today's competitive labor market. As employees reassess their priorities and expectations of employers, organizations must evolve their rewards programs accordingly. Align Programs to Business StrategyToo often, rewards programs operate in isolation from broader objectives. Effective total rewards tie directly to strategic goals around growth, agility, innovation, or industry leadership.

North Korea launches ballistic missiles as troops fight for Russia: Pentagon The launches come days after a trilateral military exercise run by the U.S., South Korea and Japan, according to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.

Tolkien worked on The Lord Of The Rings trilogy after publishing The Hobbit. We found an online community dedicated to Lord Of The Rings memes. Bored Panda has picked the best, and created an epic list of memes to get you in the mood for Middle-earth’s return. Tolkien told the writer that despite many tragedies, his child was not an unhappy one. #19 I'm Going To Prank The Little Guy So HardImage credits: davetowers646#20 Gandalf Got No ChillImage credits: AbishekIO#21 Normalize BromancesImage credits: Klara420It has been reported that JRR Tolkien was kidnapped as a baby.

The U.S. stock market climbed higher in trading on Tuesday, as voters rushed to the polls and the nation awaited the results of a closely contested presidential election. MORE: What would a Kamala Harris or Donald Trump victory mean for the stock market? Ivan Feinseth, a market analyst at investment firm Tigress Financial, attributed the returns on Tuesday to eager anticipation among investors to move past the U.S. election. The performance has owed to enthusiasm about artificial intelligence as well as resilient economic growth and expectations that interest rates would ease, Feinseth said. PHOTO: Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump campaign, Nov. 4, 2024.

What you need to know about your Election Day voting rights ABC News legal contributor Brian Buckmire on what people need to know about their rights as voters.

What makes this presidential race stand out from others The Washington Post’s Mary Jordan discusses the factors that make this presidential race so unique.

Pritzker feels ‘very positive’ about Harris winning the ‘blue wall’ Pritzker, the Democratic governor of Illinois and a Harris campaign surrogate, talks about the candidate’s chances of winning in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania.

The claim: Image shows CNN graphic of Texas presidential election results for Harris, TrumpA Nov. 3 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows an image of a CNN broadcast with supposed vote totals from Texas for Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election. No credible evidence CNN reported Texas election results before Nov. 5Emily Kuhn, a spokesperson for CNN, said the image does not show a genuine report from the network. There is no credible evidence CNN published vote tallies from Texas for Harris and Trump before Election Day. Fact check: Pennsylvania presidential election results shown in broadcast not genuinePresidential polling averages by The New York Times show Trump has maintained a lead over Harris in Texas since at least Sept. 19. Texas Election Results 2024:Live updates, maps for every state raceOur fact-check sources:Emily Kuhn, Nov. 4, Email exchange with USA TODAYTexas Secretary of State, accessed Nov. 4, Texas Election ResultsCNN, accessed Nov. 4, SearchThank you for supporting our journalism.

Post owner Jeff Bezos, the man behind the non-endorsement call, didn’t help things with a tone-deaf op-ed packed with C-minus arguments. Using a database of newspaper endorsements from The American Presidency Project at UC Santa Barbara, I tracked how many of the 100 highest-circulation newspapers had declined to endorse for president. The trend line is rather clear:In five election cycles, endorsing for president went from a “nearly everybody” thing to a “barely half” thing. In 2020, seven of those endorsed Joe Biden; one, the Boston Herald, endorsed Donald Trump. So, big picture: Roughly 3 out of 4 major American newspapers have stopped endorsing for president — something that nearly all of them did just twenty years ago.

OpinionsTrump, ketchup and a crown | OpinionAnn Telnaes creates editorial cartoons in various mediums — animation, visual essays, live sketches and traditional print — for The Washington Post. She won the Pulitzer Prize in 2001 and was a finalist in 2023. Here, she explains how her drawings come to life and the journalistic importance of cartoonists.

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Trump and Harris make final push, get last-minute endorsements Democratic strategist Kaivan Shroff and Republican strategist Ashlee Rich Stevenson discuss the latest from the campaign trail.