2018 midterm elections

Parkland survivors vote for 1st time, months after massacre

By Kelli Kennedy, Mike Schneider, Associated Press

The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student activists set their sights on the 4 million U.S. citizens turning 18 this year.

4 myths about how immigrants affect the U.S. economy

By Gretchen Frazee

President Donald Trump’s characterization of immigrants, as people who are a drain public resources, is not backed by the data.

Hospitals help patients get out the vote while stuck in bed

By Kristen de Groot, Associated Press

For those in the hospital unexpectedly, that process isn't exactly simple.

Georgia must ease rule for voters proving citizenship, judge says

By Russ Bynum, Associated Press

The judge ruled the state unfairly burdens about 3,100 possible voters whose registration was flagged for citizenship issues, because only a deputy registrar is allowed to clear them to vote a regular ballot when the voters show proof of citizenship…

North Dakota tribe’s challenge to voter ID law rejected by judge

By James MacPherson, Associated Press

North Dakota's law requires voters to show ID with a residential street address, which American Indians have argued is not always evident on reservations.

This ex-CIA officer is making her first run for Congress. Can she push out a tea party star?

By Jessica Yarvin

Virginia’s 7th Congressional District, which stretches across parts of the north-central exurbs of Washington, D.C., and down to Richmond, is the type of mixed suburban and rural district that Republicans cannot afford to lose.

Nearly 80 percent of Americans concerned lack of civility in politics will lead to violence, poll says

By Laura Santhanam

“You don't get a consensus like that across party lines very often,” said Barbara Carvalho, director of the Marist Poll.

When Trump says ‘fake news,’ this is what supporters say they hear

By Daniel Bush

At a rally in Florida, the president's criticism of the media takes on different meanings, depending on who you ask.

WATCH: Trump kicks off final midterms blitz in Florida

By Associated Press

Trump's rally in Estero, Florida, on Wednesday was the first of 11 events he will hold across eight battlefield states over the next six days as he tries to bolster Republican turnout and counter Democratic enthusiasm heading into Election Day.

NRA’s election spending lower than previous campaigns

By Lisa Marie Pane, Julie Pace, Associated Press

The NRA has put $11 million into midterm races this year — less than half what it spent four years ago in a campaign that gave Republicans full control of Congress.