That’s it, the polling stations are open…

Washington learned from the attack on the Capitol by Donald Trump’s supporters. On this election day, the United States is barricading itself and preparing for a possible new insurrection. The FBI has planned a national command post in the capital to assess threats every moment of the day and night.

In the states of Nevada, Washington (a state in the northwest, not at all in the same place as the capital) and Oregon, the National Guard was mobilized. Across the country, some 100,000 polling stations were equipped with emergency call buttons and a number of businesses near the White House barricaded themselves in the hope of preventing damage and theft.

Rapper Will.i.am unveiled this Monday a new song “Yes She Can” which calls on his fans to vote for Democratic candidate Kamala Harris. “We might be better than ever/We’re about to have a woman president,” he raps on the track.

According to the X Decision Desk HQ account, which compiles the polls, Donald Trump is ahead in voting intentions in Nevada, Arizona, Pennsylvania and Georgia.

This is the home stretch. Many people have their eyes glued to the latest polls, hoping to predict the result of this election which promises to be ultra-close. But can we really trust polls?

According to a study by Visibrain, the American presidential election excites public opinion. In seven days, more than 93 million messages were published on this subject on social networks. That is… 154 messages per second. The platform notes that this is 86% more than in 2020. A trend of excitement that goes beyond American borders: the French post three times more on this subject than four years ago.

It’s a funny montage that mixes a photograph of American Vice-President Kamala Harris and the rapper Kaaris that Booba shared on

It is the “first in the Nation”, the first village to vote in the United States. Dixville Notch, a remote hamlet in New Hampshire, has already voted and counted its votes. Results: three votes went to Kamala Harris and three votes to Donald Trump, a perfect tie. Enough to illustrate once again how close this election is…

“If she doesn’t win we’re screwed. » Harris supporters fear a Trump comeback. At the Democratic rally in Philadelphia, where Vice President Kamala Harris spoke, the Democrat’s supporters detailed their fears…

The equation is simple: in the United States, for the presidential election this Tuesday, there are 538 electors at stake. And the goal of the game, for Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, is to obtain at least 270. to enter the White House. But what would happen in the event of a perfect tie between Harris and Trump? We answer you here:

In general, the real estate tycoon says whatever he thinks and his advisors have a hard time controlling what he says. But a few hours before the election, Donald Trump explained that he had been muzzled in the face of attacks from the former First Lady of the United States.

Do you know Moo Deng? Adorable baby pygmy hippopotamus, Moo Deng has become a viral phenomenon on social networks. The female, a real star of the Khao Kheow zoo in Thailand, had to choose between two cakes, one in the name of Kamala Harris, the other of Donald Trump. And the animal chose the Republican!

• 6 a.m.: This is the time when polling stations open on the east coast of the United States – 12 p.m. French time.
• 80 million: This is the number of ballots that have already been sent in advance or by post.
• 270: This is the number of electors that the candidates must reach to win, i.e. 270 out of 538.

“This could be one of the closest elections in history. Every vote counts,” said Kamala Harris during her last campaign meeting before the election. “We have the opportunity to finally turn the page on a decade of political project driven by fear and division. We have had enough,” added the Vice-President of the United States.

“With your vote tomorrow, we can solve all the problems facing our country and lead America and the world to new heights of glory,” Donald Trump said during his last campaign rally before the vote, in the night from Monday to Tuesday.

During the Democratic candidate’s last meeting, Lady Gaga called on stage to vote for Kamala Harris, emphasizing that “women would participate in the decision” this Tuesday. Defending the right to abortion is a major campaign theme for the vice-president.

As the vote promises to be particularly close, it is logically in Pennsylvania, which with 19 electors offers the greatest number of “swing states”, that Kamala Harris and Donald Trump threw their last strength on Monday evening.

And for her last meeting, which according to her team brought together 30,000 people, Kamala Harris carefully chose the decor. She spoke in Philadelphia, the cradle of American democracy, at the foot of a grand staircase immortalized in the film Rockywanting to see it “a symbol of those who are given losers at the start and who climb to victory. »

Peppered with dramatic events, first and foremost two assassination attempts targeting Donald Trump, this race for the White House was also marked by all the escalations in a fractured country. The campaign often took on the appearance of a boxing match between the two candidates. And the tension between the two camps was palpable until the end. On Monday, Donald Trump’s running mate, JD Vance, did not hesitate to call Kamala Harris “waste.”

This American presidential election sees two radically opposed personalities, separated by almost two decades, confront each other.

On one side, the current Democratic vice-president, who in July replaced aging leader Joe Biden at short notice. Kamala Harris, 60, can become the first woman to lead the largest economic and military power on the planet.

On the other, former Republican President Donald Trump, 78, author of a spectacular political comeback after leaving the White House in 2021 in a chaotic context, having escaped two impeachment procedures and having been convicted in court .

Hello everyone. The duel between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, to sit in Joe Biden’s chair at the White House, will materialize this Tuesday at the polls. Millions of Americans have one last chance to vote to decide between these two completely opposed candidates. So on this fateful day, the editorial staff of 20 Minutes continues to work 24 hours a day to give you all the information on the American presidential election.