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Politics & Government

North Carolina swing district may affect control of US House

8:51am November 08, 2022

by Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press

Central to Democrats’ fight to fend off a red wave in the U.S. House is North Carolina, home to multiple districts with a slight political lean and one high-profile swing district that analysts have called a national bellwether for partisan control of Congress.

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Beasley, Budd seek to succeed Richard Burr in North Carolina

8:46am November 08, 2022

by Gary Robertson, Associated Press

North Carolina Democrats campaigned for history while Republicans sought to extend a winning streak for the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, as Cheri Beasley and Ted Budd competed to succeed retiring GOP Sen. Richard Burr.

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NC legislature election to decide extent of Republican power

8:40am November 08, 2022

by Gary Robertson, Associated Press

North Carolina Republicans aimed for super-sized control of the legislature for the next two years in Tuesday's election, while Democrats led by Gov. Roy Cooper sought to retain enough seats to keep his vetoes potent on issues such as abortion.

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News brief: mail-in ballots, Indian child welfare case, migrants barred from Italy

7:44am November 08, 2022

Mail-in voting might keep election night from being results night. Supreme Court takes up Indian Child Welfare Act and adoption. Italy's new government is taking a hard line on Mediterranean migrants.

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Sen. Mark Kelly is in a tough Senate reelection bid in swing state Arizona

7:20am November 08, 2022

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly about his campaign and his close contest with Republican opponent Blake Masters. Kelly at times has criticized President Biden.

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One of the most closely watched U.S. Senate races is in Pennsylvania

7:20am November 08, 2022

Republican Sen. Pat Toomey is retiring. If Democrats win his seat, it could help them keep their thin majority in the Senate. Lt. Gov. John Fetterman is running against TV's Dr. Mehmet Oz.

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Mail-in ballots sit in a secure area of the Allegheny County Election Division warehouse in Pittsburgh on Nov. 3. Pennsylvania state law does not allow election officials to start processing mail ballots for counting until 7 a.m. ET on Election Day.

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Why mail voting laws may slow the count in some key swing states

6:57am November 08, 2022

by Hansi Lo Wang

Some states, like Pennsylvania, may be slower to report election results because of laws that don't allow officials to start preparing mail ballots for counting until Election Day.

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Why pollsters are having a tough time surveying voters

5:07am November 08, 2022

It's gotten a lot tougher to poll voters these days. People aren't picking up the phone, nobody wants to talk to pollsters and it's becoming a crisis for the polling industry.

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How you can avoid disinformation about election vote counting and the results

5:07am November 08, 2022

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Nina Jankowicz of the Centre for Information Resilience about disinformation in the midterm elections.

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Oath Keepers founder denies in court that he organized the attack on the Capitol

5:07am November 08, 2022

Stewart Rhodes testified in is own defense Monday — denying he had a role in planning the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. He and four others are charged with seditious conspiracy.