Politics: Election Day: An acrimonious race reaches its endpoint

Voters across D.C. region have their say, from White House to local races; Election Day: An acrimonious race reaches its end point; A comprehensive average of election forecasts points to a decisive Clinton victory; Why it can be rational to vote; Panel upholds 'soft-money' ban but sends GOP campaign finance challenge to Supreme Court; DHS report cites dangers in federal police hiring delays; Hillary Clinton will gain votes after Election Night. Here’s why.; Senate Republicans fight for their majority on Tuesday while House GOP looks safer; The GOP's class warfare mistake; This is how you file a legal election complaint; Clinton and Trump make emotional appeals in last few hours of campaign; In Virginia, Biden calls for empathy for Trump backers: 'We have got to let it go.'; Trump, Clinton make final pitches to an anxious nation as moment of truth arrives; With a Trump threat looming, the left gets behind Clinton;   The most important politics stories today   Bryan R. Smith / AFP/Getty Images Election Day: An acrimonious race reaches its endpoint Despite the election's harsh tone, voters from both parties turn out in large numbers. By Anne Gearan, Sean Sullivan and Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more » Voters across D.C. region have their say, from White House to local races In battleground Virginia and in Maryland, as well as the District, voters decide Clinton-Trump, congressional and other races By Paul Schwartzman  •  Maryland Politics  •  Read more »   Election Day: An acrimonious race reaches its end point Despite the election's harsh tone, voters from both parties turn out in large numbers. By Anne Gearan, Sean Sullivan and Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more »   A comprehensive average of election forecasts points to a decisive Clinton victory But she'll likely face divided government. By John Sides  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Why it can be rational to vote You've heard it's irrational. But that's wrong. By Andrew Gelman  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   Panel upholds 'soft-money' ban but sends GOP campaign finance challenge to Supreme Court The high court in 2010 upheld the prohibition, but the Louisiana GOP renewed the challenge. By Spencer S. Hsu  •  Local  •  Read more »   DHS report cites dangers in federal police hiring delays Data in the Inspector General's report indicate the days from job announcement to hire ranged from seven months to a year in fiscal 2015, depending on the agency. By Joe Davidson | Columnist  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Hillary Clinton will gain votes after Election Night. Here’s why. Counting all the votes may take days. Or weeks. By Charles Stewart III and Edward B. Foley  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   Senate Republicans fight for their majority on Tuesday while House GOP looks safer Among the states that will determine control of the Senate are New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Wisconsin, where Republican incumbents are on the ropes in blue states that President Obama won in 2012. By Karoun Demirjian  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   The GOP's class warfare mistake Trump's showing, though he will likely fall short, confirms the deep fissure in the country and suggests that the next few years will not be any easier than the past few. By Stuart Rothenberg  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   This is how you file a legal election complaint See something wrong? Here's how to say something — and make a difference. By Logan T. Woods, Patrick Y. Wu, Joseph R. Klaver and Walter R. Mebane, Jr.  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   Clinton and Trump make emotional appeals in last few hours of campaign Clinton camp seeks to put FBI "ruckus" behind; Trump urges voters to "deliver justice at the ballot box." By Anne Gearan, Sean Sullivan and Matea Gold  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   In Virginia, Biden calls for empathy for Trump backers: 'We have got to let it go.' Tim Kaine urges Virginians to be on the right side of history by helping to elect the first female president. By Fenit Nirappil  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Trump, Clinton make final pitches to an anxious nation as moment of truth arrives Clinton calls for healing a divided nation, while Trump warns of "disaster" if he loses. By Anne Gearan, Sean Sullivan and David A. Fahrenthold  •  Read more »   With a Trump threat looming, the left gets behind Clinton Final polls show Hillary Clinton enjoying party loyalty comparable to that of Barack Obama in his two campaigns. By David Weigel  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   5-Minute Fix Keeping up with politics is easy now, three days a week. Sign Up »         Share Politics:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are signed up for Politics PM. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071