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Iowa Republican congressional candidate Zach Nunn speaks at an October campaign event outside Des Moines.

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Voters everywhere are talking about the same issues. Here's why that matters

4:46pm November 01, 2022

by Danielle Kurtzleben

In Iowa's competitive 3rd Congressional District, candidates and voters are talking about the same issues as those everywhere else. That's part of a long-growing pattern.

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Colorado voters to vote on universal free school lunches

11:24am November 01, 2022

by John Daley

Universal free school lunch went away in Colorado when federal aid expired. A ballot measure seeks to restore that via a tax on the wealthy.

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Jill Biden is hot on the campaign trail, while the president's approval lacks

7:06am November 01, 2022

by Tamara Keith

Jill Biden is a sought-after headliner on the midterm campaign trail in a way her husband, the president, is not.

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Netanyahu eyes a comeback as Israel votes in fifth election in four years

5:02am November 01, 2022

by Daniel Estrin

Israelis go to the polls today in their fifth election in less than four years.

This combination of photos shows North Carolina Democratic Senate candidate Cheri Beasley on Aug. 29 in Durham, N.C., left, and Republican candidate Rep. Ted Budd, R-N.C., on Sept. 25 in Mount Airy, N.C.

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North Carolina fields competitive Senate race despite lack of national attention

4:56pm October 31, 2022

by Claudia Grisales

A historic Democratic nominee and a Trump Republican face off in a race that is not garnering the same national attention as some, but has the same power to tilt the balance of power in the Senate.

Jars of marijuana line a shelf at The Flower Shop Dispensary in Sioux Falls, S.D. on Oct. 14, 2022. South Dakota's legal pot industry has started with medical cannabis, but voters are deciding whether to also legalize recreational pot.

Voters in some of the most conservative states to weigh in on recreational pot

12:38pm October 31, 2022

by Eric Westervelt

Voters in Missouri, Arkansas, North Dakota, South Dakota and Maryland will vote on legalizing recreational marijuana. Nineteen states and D.C. have approved adult cannabis possession and consumption.

Hard copy local papers that have recently appeared in the mailboxes of Illinois residents this election season have been assailing Democratic candidates, including Gov. J.B. Pritzker, and echoing conservative talking points.

Right-wing 'zombie' papers attack Illinois Democrats ahead of elections

12:20pm October 31, 2022

by David Folkenflik

Printed newspapers sent out across Illinois push Republican talking points against Democrats just in time for election season. They're taking advantage of the erosion of local news.

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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wins Brazil's presidential election

9:12am October 31, 2022

by Carrie Kahn

In a stunning political comeback, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won Brazil's Presidential election, defeating the incumbent, right wing populist President Jair Bolsonaro

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Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu is gunning for a comeback in the country's next election

5:02am October 31, 2022

by Daniel Estrin

Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could be on the verge of a historic comeback. He's doubling down on his hard-right positions and a win could help him stave off a corruption trial.

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Florida election laws are changing voting this year

5:12pm October 30, 2022

More than 1 million people have already cast their ballots across Florida. But how have the voting laws and procedures there changed since the last election?