Elections

Politics & Government

Voters approve more spending on affordable housing in cities across the U.S.

4:26pm November 09, 2022

by Jennifer Ludden

Gas prices got a lot of attention in the midterms, but high housing costs are a bigger chunk of people's budgets. In cities around the country, voters approved more spending on affordable housing.

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) arrives for a news conference with members of the House Freedom Caucus on Capitol Hill in September.

Politics & Government

Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert is trailing in a race that's coming down to the wire

3:37pm November 09, 2022

by Bill Chappell

GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert's reelection bid is under serious threat from challenger Adam Frisch. Boebert has loudly amplified former President Trump's baseless claims of widespread election fraud.

President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign rally at Bowie State University in Bowie, Md., Nov. 7, 2022.

Politics & Government

Biden set to hold a press conference on midterm elections results

3:01pm November 09, 2022

by Brandon Carter

President Biden will hold a press conference on the heels of a better-than-expected performance by Democrats in the 2022 midterms.

Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker speaks at a campaign event in Carrollton in October.

Politics & Government

Sen. Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker are going to a runoff in Georgia

2:32pm November 09, 2022

by Stephen Fowler

Neither candidate was above the 50% threshold needed to win outright under Georgia law. This sets up a post-Thanksgiving showdown in what is already the country's most expensive Senate race.

Kansas Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly speaks to volunteers at her campaign office prior to canvassing on Nov. 6, in Olathe, Kan.

Kansas voters reelect Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly over GOP challenger Derek Schmidt

1:45pm November 09, 2022

by Dylan Lysen

After an extremely tight election, Democrat Laura Kelly, governor of Kansas, wins four more years in offer over her Republican challenger Kelly held off Republican challenger Derek Schmidt.

Politics & Government

How Democrats' outreach to Black voters impacted the election

1:32pm November 09, 2022

by Rachel Martin

Quentin James, president of The Collective, joins NPR to discuss whether Democrats heeded a warning to engage earlier with voters of color.

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Races in Georgia show voters are defying Trumpism

1:21pm November 09, 2022

We're joined by two correspondents who have been watching results come in: senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro, and national political correspondent Don Gonyea.

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Republican Mike Lee wins in the most competitive Senate race Utah has seen in decades

1:21pm November 09, 2022

KUER's Saige Miller discusses Utah's election results.

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Republican secretary of state who stood up to Trump wins reelection in Georgia

1:21pm November 09, 2022

by Rachel Martin

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger about election lies and the state of voting in Georgia.

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Even though higher mortgage rates are starting to curb housing prices, the share of first-time homebuyers has fallen to a historic low, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Voters approved more money for affordable housing around the country

1:12pm November 09, 2022

by Jennifer Ludden

Skyrocketing rents and home prices have been a major part of voters' economic pain. New spending will go toward building and subsidizing more housing, and helping people avoid homelessness.