Nov 05 Watch 4:16 What’s driving young voters to the polls in Virginia? By Student Reporting Labs In Virginia, our Student Reporting Lab from Dominion High School spoke to Senate candidates Republican Corey Stewart and incumbent Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine about some of the hottest issues: immigration and gun control. Continue watching
Nov 05 A quick guide to Election Day By Daniel Bush, Lisa Desjardins Election Day will be a referendum on President Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress. The election is also a big test for Democrats. Here is a guide of key issues and races to watch in the final hours of the… Continue reading
Nov 05 Supreme Court turns away challenge to California gun control By Associated Press The Supreme Court is refusing a new invitation to rule on gun rights, leaving in place California restrictions on carrying concealed handguns in public. Continue reading
Nov 05 Supreme Court rejects net neutrality appeal By Associated Press The Supreme Court has ended the court fight over repealed Obama-era "net neutrality" rules that required internet providers to treat all online traffic equally. Continue reading
Nov 05 U.S. sanctions on Iran take effect By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The sanctions target Iran's energy, financial and shipping sectors and are aimed at crippling the country's economy following President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal. Continue reading
Nov 05 AP Analysis: Democrats seek blueprint for bucking Trump in 2020 By Julie Pace, Associated Press On the cusp of Tuesday's vote, many Democrats are as anxious as they are hopeful. Continue reading
Nov 05 AP fact check: Trump’s fabrications on Medicare, immigrants By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press In the final days before midterm elections, President Donald Trump is painting a distorted picture of immigration while exaggerating his record of achieving economic gains for non-whites and improving health care for veterans. Here's a look at his most recent… Continue reading
Nov 05 ‘Everything’s at stake’ on eve of first Trump-era elections By Steve Peoples, Associated Press There are indications that an oft-discussed "blue wave" may help Democrats seize control of at least one chamber of Congress. But two years after an election that proved polls and prognosticators wrong, nothing is certain on the eve of the… Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch 7:14 How FiveThirtyEight calculates the data of a divided nation By Christopher Booker, Mori Rothman, Laura Fong Nate Silver's FiveThirtyEight blog burst onto the political scene in 2008, when he forecasted the popular vote for president within one percentage point. Becoming a key point of reference during elections, he started a podcast in 2016, and says his… Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch 5:49 Democrats hope young voter turnout will turn Utah blue By Liz Adeola, KUED Utah has the youngest population in the country, according to U.S. Census data, and this election, democrats in the BeeHive state are hoping their voter turnout will be strong enough to decide its political fate. Producer Liz Adeola with public… Continue watching