Facebook to ban new political ads week before Election Day

Angelena Iglesia

Facebook is banning all new political advertisements during the one-week period before the general election with the hopes of limiting misinformation on its platform, the company announced Thursday. © Erin Scott/Reuters FILE Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, U.S., October […]

Election Day turnout down across Florida

Angelena Iglesia

WASHINGTON Election Day turnout in Florida was down significantly from 2016, as a lack of a competitive GOP primary, surging vote-by-mail totals and the coronavirus all kept voters away from the polls on Tuesday. But the total number of votes in the Democratic primary between former Vice President Joe Biden […]