Politics & Government

Are you voting in the midterm elections? We want to know what issues matter to you

6:31pm October 20, 2022

NPR wants to hear from people who are voting in this year's midterm elections. Are you planning to vote in the midterm election? What issues are you hoping that politicians address?

A lawsuit could still stop Biden's student loan relief in it's tracks

4:27pm October 20, 2022

by Cory Turner

Millions of federal student loan borrowers have applied to have their debt erased under President Biden's new plan, but any one of a handful of lawsuits could stop the relief before it even starts.

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Biden returns to Pittsburgh, Pa. after a bridge collapsed there

4:27pm October 20, 2022

by Barbara Sprunt

In January, President Biden visited Pittsburgh, Pa., hours before a bridge collapsed. He returned to that bridge for the midterms to tout his economic blueprint.

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Campaigns are spending record amounts on political advertising, but will it work?

4:27pm October 20, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Republican strategist Alice Stewart and Democratic strategist Joel Payne about how political campaigns communicate their messages to voters with political ads.

Democrats are embracing the police, but can that distract from crime in their cities?

4:27pm October 20, 2022

by Martin Kaste

Democrats are embracing the police during the midterms. But can they distance themselves from crime in Democrat-run cities, such as Philadelphia, Pa.?

Professor Andrew Delbanco delivered the 50th annual Jefferson Lecture in Washington D.C. on Wednesday.

What can reparations for slavery look like in the United States? One man has ideas

4:27pm October 20, 2022

Professor Andrew Delbanco gave this year's annual Jefferson Lecture, titled, "The Question of Reparations: Our Past, Our Present, Our Future," where he addressed reparations for slavery in the U.S.

Writer Gabrielle Blair argues that irresponsible ejaculation by male partners is an often-overlooked cause of unintended pregnancies.

Book by mom of six puts onus on men to stop unwanted pregnancies

11:48am October 20, 2022

by Sarah McCammon

In her new book, writer — and mother of six — Gabrielle Blair makes the case that the abortion debate should focus much more on men's roles in unintended pregnancy.

British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns

9:49am October 20, 2022

The announcement Thursday comes just six weeks after Truss succeeded Boris Johnson, and amid weeks of criticism from opponents and members of her own party.

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Voters fill out their ballots at the Gallatin County Fairgrounds in Bozeman, Mont., on Nov. 3, 2020.

Politics & Government

Late changes to election laws mean Montana voters were sent inaccurate information

5:09am October 20, 2022

by Shaylee Ragar

A pamphlet sent to voters includes information based on laws passed last year by Republicans. But a district court judge struck down the laws late last month.

Drew Greenblatt runs Marlin Steel Wire Products in Baltimore. Ten months ago, he bought a second plant in Indiana that supplies the auto industry, among other customers.

U.S. factories emerge as a strong point in a weakening economy

5:00am October 20, 2022

by Scott Horsley

Factories have added 467,000 jobs in the last 12 months, as production jumped to its highest level since 2008. But manufacturing remains a much smaller slice of the U.S. economy than it used to be.

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