As Election Day approaches, states like Michigan are changing their laws to speed up the process of counting ballots so that election results are available sooner. NBC News' Shaquille Brewster reports from Detroit.

In the United States, the president is not elected by the popular vote but in a system known as the electoral college.

Donald Trump will face Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election after Joe Biden dropped out of the race in July.

While many of the questions seemed more like vituperative venting about the presidential candidates, others were constructive and interesting. They ranged from questions about the Electoral College to specific inquiries about why ballots in some counties look the way they do.

In the final sprint to Election Day, dollars and eyeballs are flocking to prediction markets that offer ever-changing odds of Trump or Harris winning the race.

FREELAND, MI – U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson believes Michigan is “ground zero” in the battle for the presidency. “Michigan matters more than most, you know that,” Johnson said. “How Michigan goes, so goes the country.”

Bill Bratton, who has led the Boston, New York City and Los Angeles Police Departments, told the Herald he believes this election is “going to be unlike any we’ve certainly seen in modern times”

A big group of skateboarders of all ages came before the City Council on Oct. 17, to ask councilors to support the ongoing efforts to renovate the 20+ year-old Westfield skate park in Amelia Park that has fallen into disrepair and vandalism.

BOSTON - Ballot boxes were busy Saturday as Massachusetts residents took full advantage of in-person early voting. From Roxbury to Needham and all communities throughout the state, voters were anxious and excited to cast their ballots.

We are the demographic group least represented in government, policy and voting… we are those people we are trying to motivate,” said SAYVote’s Diego Sarmiento.

Bettors are making stronger guesses at who will win the 2024 election. Recent polling has trended toward Donald Trump. See what that means.