The Associated Press’ top photos of the 2024 US election

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a photograph that defined the 2024 campaign. Donald Trump, campaigning for a second term, raises a fist defiantly toward the sky, blood streaked across his face. But the photo captures just one millisecond of a U.S. presidential campaign unlike any that came before it. Associated Press photographers captured voters with raw emotions of joy, excitement, contemplation or sorrow. Billionaire Elon Musk jumping, arms raised above his head, as Trump stands at a lectern. Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden sharing a moment on stage after he passed the torch at the DNC.