Elections

What does a polarizing first term mean for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' reelection bid?

5:26pm October 24, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Tampa Bay Times Political Editor Emily Mahoney about Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, as he faces Democrat Charlie Crist in a debate Monday.

Democrat John Fetterman and Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz face off in their first debate

4:58pm October 24, 2022

by Don Gonyea

The open senate seat in Pennsylvania has led to one of the closest races in the country. Democrat John Fetterman and Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz face off Tuesday in their first — and only — debate.

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Wisconsin Senate candidate Mandela Barnes on abortion, onslaught of GOP advertising

4:39pm October 24, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Wisconsin Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes, a democrat, about his campaign for U.S. Senate. The race in Wisconsin could determine which party controls the U.S. Senate.

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Abortion is on the California ballot. But does that mean at any point in pregnancy?

3:49pm October 24, 2022

by April Dembosky

CA voters are expected to approve a constitutional amendment on abortion rights. But critics say it would actually expand abortion rights, because the amendment ignores the concept of fetal viability.

Nevada Republican U.S. Senate candidate Adam Laxalt (center) takes a group photo with supporters during a Hispanic Heritage Month Fiesta at the RNC Hispanic Community Center on Oct. 13, in Las Vegas. Republicans are making inroads to appeal to Latino voters.

Democrats are losing Latino voters as Republicans eye opportunities these midterms

10:13am October 24, 2022

by Kai McNamee

While Democratic strategists acknowledge past mistakes and make renewed pledges to woo Latino voters, Republicans are also making inroads.

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Politics & Government

Nevada's changing election laws

5:06pm October 23, 2022

Nevada, like other states we've been discussing in our series on changing voting laws across the U.S., is enacting new legislation that impacts the way votes are cast and counted in the Silver State.

Politics & Government

Politics chat: The deciding factors for early voters in North Carolina

7:54am October 23, 2022

The economy is a top concern this midterm election, but voters have other things on their minds, too. We hear from early voters in a competitive North Carolina House district.

Conspiracy theories about Brazil's electronic voting machines, shown here, have spread online. Far-right influencers in the U.S. have seized on Brazil's election as a way of keeping conspiratorial narratives alive ahead of the U.S. midterms in early November.

Politics & Government

Why false claims about Brazil's election are spreading in far-right U.S. circles

9:24pm October 22, 2022

by Shannon Bond

American election deniers are recycling lies about voting machines to claim Brazil's presidential election is being rigged and to cast doubt on the U.S. midterms.

Politics & Government

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

8:23am October 22, 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.?

The major parties are in a race for the midterms and spending a lot of money to woo voters.

We asked 2 political strategists to review midterm ads. Here's what they told us

7:00am October 22, 2022

by Michael Levitt

Ad spending this election season is estimated at nearly $10 billion, surpassing even the 2020 presidential election. We look at two ads and what's at stake these midterms.