US Election 2020 Live Updates: More Than 100 Million Voted Early, Says Watchdog as Polling Continues

US Voting Amid a Pandemic | Barton Foley, 32, with his cat "Little Ti Ti" on his shoulder, casts his ballot on Election Day at Ballard High School in Louisville, Kentucky.  (REUTERS/Bryan Woolston)

Republicans File Lawsuit in Pennsylvania | Republicans have filed a lawsuit against Montgomery County election officials, on the allegation that they illegally began to process mail ballots before the Election Day and that are giving voters a chance to fix deficient ballots, the Guardian reports.

Joe Biden Urges Citizens to Vote in Series of Tweets | Democratic candidate Joe Biden in another tweet has urged Americans to vote.

Folks, it’s go time.

It’s time to restore the soul of this nation.

It’s time to stand up and take our democracy back.

It’s time to vote. https://t.co/eoxT07uII9

— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) November 3, 2020

Oil Rises 2% as Traders Brace for Wild Ride on US Election Day | Oil prices rose over 2% on Tuesday, advancing with other financial markets on U.S. Election Day although traders were bracing for volatility depending on the voting results and as surging coronavirus cases around the world fed worries about fuel demand. Brent futures rose 91 cents, or 2.3%, to $39.88 a barrel by 11:21 a.m. EST (1621 GMT), while, U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose $1.04, or 2.8%, to $37.85.

21 Indian-Americans Make it to Biden's List of Top Contributors | At least 21 people of Indian descent figure on the list of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's list of elite contribution-collectors pitching in more than $100,000 to his campaign coffers. The list of 820 volunteers on the $100K+ list released by the campaign on Saturday showed that Indian-Americans made up 2.5 per cent of it, more than double the proportion of the community in the country's population reflecting its deep involvement in American politics as well its status as the ethnic group with the highest income. Read more 

Number of People Attending White House Election Party Limited to 250: Report | The number of people attending today's White House election night party has been reduced to 250, CNN reported a source as saying.

Trump Says He Feels 'Very Good' About His Chances of Winning Election | President Donald Trump said he felt good about his chances for victory as the US election opened Tuesday, predicting that he would register big victories in key states such as Florida and Arizona.

"We feel very good," a hoarse-voiced Trump told Fox News in a phone interview. "I think we'll have victory."

Trump said he expected victory in all the key states that will decide the election.

"We think we are winning Texas very big. We think we are winning Florida very big. We think we are winning Arizona very big," he said. "I think we are going to do very well in North Carolina. I think we are going to do well in Pennsylvania. We think we are doing very well everywhere." Read more

Joe Biden's Campaign Manager Discusses Elections | Democratic contender Joe Biden shared his campaign manager's insights on the ongoing US elections today. 

Today, the American people will choose the next president. Tune in as my campaign manager @jomalleydillon and campaign adviser Bob Bauer give another update on what you can expect as voting continues. https://t.co/P2wFXeuWWI

— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) November 3, 2020

ALERT: More than 100 million voted early in US election: watchdog, AFP reports.

'From Here to White House': Joe Biden Signs Childhood Home Wall | Joe Biden during a visit to his childhood home in Scranton, Pennsylvania signed one of the living room walls, CNN reports. “From this house to the White House with the grace of God. Joe Biden 11-3-2020," he wrote.

Photo of the signature Joe Biden left on the wall of his childhood on Election Day. https://t.co/QyVAvryTtc pic.twitter.com/Lb2TJNy2q6

— Sarah Mucha (@sarahmucha) November 3, 2020

Nation by Nation, the World Watches US Presidential Poll Day | For four years, the worlds nations have watched as a very different American president engages with the international community or doesnt. Longtime alliances have been strained, agreements wiped away, tariffs erected, funding withdrawn. Some nations have been the objects of presidential derision. Others, like North Korea, have been on the receiving end of diplomatic overtures once considered unthinkable. For countries around the planet, the presidency of Donald Trump in its first term has been, it is safe to say, a singular experience to watch. Now that an inflection point in Trumps time in office is at hand with Tuesdays U.S. election, whats at stake if his presidency ends or if it continues? Nation by nation, how is Election Day in the United States being watched, considered, assessed? Read more

While Joe Biden maintains a comfortable eight-point lead, as per several poll analysts, Donald Trump seems to be ruling internet searches with more people looking up Trump and terms related to him…

Fences Around White House Building in Anticipation of 'Violence' | Workers installed heavy-duty security fencing outside the Executive Office Building near the White House, the day before the US presidential election in anticipation of any poll-sparked violence. (REUTERS/Erin Scott)

Trump 'Army' Of Poll Watchers | A veteran Republican operative who got his start in politics by helping to persuade a judge to throw out hundreds of mail-in ballots is organizing an army of volunteers for President Donald Trump’s campaign to monitor voting in Democratic-leaning areas on Tuesday. Mike Roman, Trump’s director of Election Day Operations, is a former White House aide from Pennsylvania who gathered claims in 1993 of voter fraud, resulting in a court ruling overturning election results and getting his candidate seated in the Pennsylvania State Senate. Read more

Milwaukee Live-streams Voting Process | Milwaukee, in Wisconsin is live-streaming its election process as it unfolds. The City Channel has set up two live streams with three cameras each and is livestreaming them on two YouTube Channels.

What Investors are Watching for as US Election Unfolds | The stakes are high for financial markets as Americans go to the polls on Tuesday in US elections that have already made history with a record number of early votes cast.

From potential major policy changes to huge election night volatility and post-election swings, this is what investors are watching out for on and after Nov. 3:

• Trading on the night. Stocks have been rocky in the run-up to the election and the CBOE Volatility Index, Wall Street’s “fear gauge,” has risen in recent weeks. Traders will be glued to screens following how U.S. futures react to every twist and turn on election night, as well as U.S. Treasury futures and the dollar.

• U.S. Treasuries. The $20 trillion U.S. Treasury market has been asleep for months but recently showed signs of life as opposing bets on how the economy will perform clash amid jitters over the election

• Currencies. Election-induced volatility may give a short-term boost to the dollar, though many investors believe the currency is set to weaken over the longer-term.

• How robust exchanges are. Exchanges and retail brokers, under scrutiny after recent outages, have spent months planning for the U.S. election. Now their preparations for what could be a highly volatile trading period are about to be put to the test. Read more

US Voting Amid a Pandemic | A woman waits in line to vote on the Election Day in Fulton County, Atlanta, Georgia. (REUTERS/Chris Aluka Berry)

Americans Cast Votes Amid Uncertainty | Americans cast votes on Tuesday in the bitterly contested presidential race between incumbent Donald Trump and challenger Joe Biden after a tumultuous four years under the businessman-turned-politician that have left the United States as deeply divided as at any time in recent history. Voters lined up at polling places around the country casting ballots amid a coronavirus pandemic that has turned everyday life upside down. Biden, the Democratic former vice president who has spent a half century in public life, has held a strong and consistent lead in national opinion polls over the Republican president.

The One Pollster in America Who Is Sure Trump Is Going to Win | If President Donald Trump pieces together an Electoral College win Tuesday, at least one pollster — and perhaps only one — will be able to say, “I told you so.” That person is Robert Cahaly, whose Trafalgar Group this year has released a consistent stream of battleground-state polls showing the president highly competitive against Joe Biden, and often out ahead, in states where most other pollsters have shown a steady Biden lead. Read more

2.5 Million Mail-in Ballots Returned in Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar said Tuesday more than 2.5 million mail-in and absentee votes have been returned, CNN reports. 

Biden Returns to Roots on Final Day | Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has returned to his roots on his final day of campaigning with a visit to his childhood home in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Biden arrived at the small, white two-story house to a hero’s welcome of more than 100 people cheering across the street. Biden greeted the crowd and said, “It’s good to be home!” Biden lived in the home until he was 10 years old. On Tuesday, he walked up the front steps and chatted with the current owners before going in with his granddaughters. When Biden came out, he said the current residents had him sign their wall.

US Voting Amid a Pandemic | A voter stands behind a voting booth at a polling station in Deja Hue Art on Election Day in Chicago, Illinois. (REUTERS/Daniel Acker)

Kamala Harris on her 'Shared Values' With Joe Biden | Democratic vice-presidential contender Kamala Harris says - Joe Biden and I come from different backgrounds, but we were raised with the same values: Hard work. Honesty. Decency. And these are the values I've seen as I've traveled across our country over the past 85 days."

.@JoeBiden and I come from different backgrounds, but we were raised with the same values:

Hard work.
Honesty.
Decency.

And these are the values I've seen as I've traveled across our country over the past 85 days. pic.twitter.com/vSc90m3X7w

— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) November 3, 2020

Joe Biden Shares Voting Helpline | Democratic Presidential contender Joe Biden shared on Twitter a voting 'hotline' to guide any and all of citizens' doubts. "Voting is your right. If you have questions, reach out to the Voter Assistance Hotline at 1-833-336-8683," he said.

Voting is your right. If you have questions, reach out to the Voter Assistance Hotline at 1-833-336-8683. pic.twitter.com/CkLIJGOKt6

— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) November 3, 2020

For us back home, the US Presidential elections 2020 hold importance in many way. So if you're sitting at home, and want to keenly follow the poll results minute by minute, despite the time…

Georgia County's Technical Issues Solved | CNN reports that polling machines are up and running in Spalding County, Georgia, south of Atlanta, after facing technical issues.

Phoenix Voters Line Up From Early Sunrise | NBC News reports that in Phoenix, Arizona, citizens began to vote from early sunrise.

Melania Trump Casts Vote in Palm Beach | US first lady Melania Trump has cast her vote during the 2020 presidential election at Morton and Barbara Mandel Recreation Center in Palm Beach, Florida. She donned no mask, in what can be seen as an endorsement of Donald Trump's outlook towards the pandemic. (Image: Reuters)

235,834  Absentee Ballots Returned in New Hampshire | A total of 235,834 absentee ballots have been returned to town clerks in New Hampshire, CNN reports.

Twitter Keeps False Info in Check Amid Elections, Even if It is the President Tweeting | Twitter and Facebook late on Monday both flagged posts by President Donald Trump that claimed a U.S. Supreme Court decision on mail-in voting in Pennsylvania would lead to “rampant” fraud and was “very dangerous.” Twitter hid the president’s tweet, sent the day before the U.S. presidential election, behind a label which said the content was “disputed” and “might be misleading.” Trump and his Republican allies have repeatedly said, without evidence, that mail-in votes are prone to fraud, although election experts say that is rare in U.S. elections. Trump’s tweet also said the Supreme Court’s decision would “induce violence in the streets.” Read more