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Sen. Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire (from left), Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin and Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri.

GOP Hopes Rise In Battle For The Senate, But Democrats Still Have The Edge

10:56am November 07, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

Republicans are feeling the best they have this cycle about their chances of holding their majority, but even doing that requires several states to break their way on election night.

NPR election battleground map for November 2016

Final NPR Battleground Map: The Race Snaps Back, But Clinton Maintains Advantage

9:56am November 07, 2016

by Domenico Montanaro

Hillary Clinton retains a broad, consistent and shallow lead over Donald Trump in battleground states. If her Blue Wall of states leaning her direction holds, she wins. If not, anything can happen.

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FBI Director James Comey testifies during a hearing before House Oversight and Government Reform Committee July 7, 2016 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

FBI Affirms July Decision Not To Charge Clinton, After Review Of Weiner Emails

7:46pm November 06, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Director James Comey says the FBI's review of new emails involving Hillary Clinton doesn't change the decision not to press charges against Clinton over her use of a private server.

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Governor's Races Could Be A Bright Spot For GOP On Election Night

2:11pm November 06, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

Republicans are expected to pick up control in at least one or two of the 12 gubernatorial races on the ballot, and they could even hit a modern-day record of states they control.

Power lines run near the U.S.-Mexico border at sunset last month in Columbia, N.M. Immigration has been a key issue in this presidential election, as demographic change has altered American politics.

A Changing America Faces A Stark Choice This Election

6:00am November 06, 2016

by Domenico Montanaro

Social and demographic change has shaken the foundation for some of what it means to be American. It has set the backdrop of this campaign in ways that were predictable and completely surprising.

As Breanna Jordan, 24, rides the bus from liberal Milwaukee to her job an hour and half away, she passes through one of the most conservative areas in the state. Political leanings between the two areas may be different, but voters share some of the same

Politics & Government

Along A Milwaukee Bus Line, Voters Share Frustration

5:22pm November 04, 2016

by Danny Hajek

On a route connecting the liberal inner city with conservative suburbs, the political landscape runs the spectrum. But many along the way hold similar frustrations with the election.

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The presidential election looks very different from the heights of the economy than it does from its depths. Voters from rural Bertie County, the poorest in North Carolina, and tech hub Wake County, the state's most prosperous, range the political spectru

A Tale Of Two Counties: A Visit To A Swing State's Richest And Poorest Places

3:14pm November 04, 2016

by Steve Inskeep

North Carolina's Bertie and Wake counties are about a two-hour drive apart, but the divide between them is huge. And it's easy to see the links between people's lives here and the way they are voting.

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The Gender Gap In This Election Could Be The Biggest In At Least 60 Years

11:03am November 04, 2016

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Women prefer Clinton by about the same amount that men prefer Trump, and it could lead to the widest gulf between the sexes since at least the 1950s.

What can Americans expect from Congress after the election?

Polarization And A Lack Of Productivity Are Likely To Reign After Election Day

10:17am November 04, 2016

by Susan Davis

With no clear mandate likely to come out of 2016, there's little reason to be optimistic the next Congress can get much done, a scenario that has gripped Washington in recent years.

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are both proposing fixes to the American health care system.

Platform Check: Trump And Clinton On Health Care

5:26pm November 02, 2016

by Alison Kodjak

The candidates diverge sharply on Obamacare but both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump see opportunities to improve health care through the tax code.