Elections

Politics & Government

Taking lessons from 2020, thousands of election deniers are now working the midterms

1:38pm November 03, 2022

by Arun Venugopal

New York Times reporter Alexandra Berzon says election deniers are joining the electoral process at the precinct level. Their hope is to remake the machinery of American elections.

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A disputed document by one of the delegates at the Constitutional Convention of 1787, depicted here in a painting by Thomas Rossiter, has been cited in a Supreme Court case about a once-fringe legal theory that could reshape federal elections.

Politics & Government

A controversial election theory at the Supreme Court is tied to a disputed document

9:00am November 03, 2022

by Hansi Lo Wang

The reliability of a document by one of the U.S. Constitution's framers has long been under serious doubt. North Carolina Republicans cited it in a case that could upend election laws.

Biden gives speech on the state of democracy ahead of the midterms

6:52am November 03, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

President Biden gave an 11th hour pitch to voters on threats to democracy ahead of the midterm elections, using the backdrop of the Capitol to make his case.

Democrats give their final arguments before Election Day

6:52am November 03, 2022

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, chair of the House Democratic Caucus, for the party's closing argument to voters ahead of the midterm elections.

America First Legal, an organization launched by former Donald Trump aide Stephen Miller (seen here at the White House in 2017), has been funding political ads that accuse the Biden administration of "pushing radical gender experiments on children."

Politics & Government

Right-wing groups spend millions of dollars on ads targeting transgender kids

5:39am November 03, 2022

by Ashley Ahn

America First Legal, an organization launched by former Donald Trump aide Stephen Miller, is the group behind many of the political ads.

Politics & Government

New district maps could help Democrats in the upcoming election

5:02am November 03, 2022

by Laura Benshoff

In a few key battleground states, new district voting maps may help Democrats pick up some state legislative seats in this midterm election.

As the election nears, control of the Senate is coming down to only half a dozen seats or less with really four that could provide the key — Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada and Arizona.

Politics & Government

4 Senate races that could provide the key to control

5:00am November 03, 2022

by Domenico Montanaro

Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada and Arizona come into focus in final days. Plus: where things stand in seven other Senate contests.

Misinformation about abortion targeting Latinas is spreading online.

Health & Safety

Doctors and advocates tackle a spike of abortion misinformation – in Spanish

5:00am November 03, 2022

by Maria Godoy

False information targeting the Latino community is surging. Much of it is designed to galvanize voters or discourage pregnant women from seeking care.

Minnesota Republican Scott Jensen has appeared with numerous anti-vaccine activists. Their support may have helped him win the state primary for governor.

Vaccines used to be apolitical. Now they're a campaign issue

6:26pm November 02, 2022

by Geoff Brumfiel

Advocates for inoculation are distressed by what they see as a new political focus on an old public health measure.

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In some tight House races, Asian-American voters could determine the winner

4:54pm November 02, 2022

California's Orange County was long a Republican stronghold. But growing numbers of left-leaning Asian-American voters there have helped make several of the county's House races more competitive.

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