Politics & Government

Politics & Government

How would the president and Congress govern with a divided government?

4:25pm November 08, 2022

With the possibility of a divided government and the 2024 election looming, how will the president and Congress govern? What, if anything, can they accomplish in the next two years?

Politics & Government

What to expect in the 2022 midterm elections

4:25pm November 08, 2022

by Domenico Montanaro

Polls, races to watch and vote counting: here's what to expect in the 2022 midterm elections.

Politics & Government

What voters want from the candidates they're voting for

4:25pm November 08, 2022

On Election Day, NPR heads to the polls across the country to find out what voters' expectations are for the next two years and what they want from the candidates they're voting for.

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What the Republican party could have done differently in the midterms

4:25pm November 08, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Republican strategist Alice Stewart about what her party could have done differently in the 2022 midterm elections and what the 118th congress will bring.

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Check in with three battleground states: Georgia, Arizona and Wisconsin

4:25pm November 08, 2022

As voters go to the polls, we check in with reporters in three battleground states: Georgia, Arizona and Wisconsin.

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Live: 2022 election updates and results

3:55pm November 08, 2022

by NPR Staff

Nov. 8 is the final voting day of the 2022 election. Key Senate, House and gubernatorial races are on the line. Follow NPR's live coverage and results as they come in.

Joe Kent, center, a Trump-endorsed Republican who is challenging Herrera Beutler, speaks during a "Justice For J6" rally near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Sept. 18, 2021, in support of people who took part in the Jan. 6 insurrection.

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In Washington state, controversial ties and rhetoric are upending a House race

2:24pm November 08, 2022

by Claudia Grisales

The Washington congressional race has highlighted how heated political divisions have become politics as usual in this year's midterms.

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North Carolina midterm election results

2:22pm November 08, 2022

by NPR

An open U.S. Senate contest has top billing in North Carolina, where Rep. Ted Budd tries to keep the seat in Republican hands against Democratic nominee Cheri Beasley, a former state supreme court justice. The newly created 13th Congressional District is also a race to watch.

The NPR team doing interviews in Senegal.

Travel diary: Tracking climate, migration and the far-right from Africa to Europe

11:37am November 08, 2022

Welcome to the travel blog for the NPR project that examined how the ripples of climate change radiate outward.

A man ponders the options at a Dollar Store in Alhambra, California. Shoppers continue to face high prices on everyday goods. Inflation is the top voter concern in the midterm elections.

Inflation is top issue in this week's midterms

10:55am November 08, 2022

by Scott Horsley

Rising prices are a top concern for voters in this year's midterm elections, outpacing abortion, crime and defending democracy. Prices in September were up 8.2% from a year ago.

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