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 03 ‘We are not killers:’ Migrants in caravan respond to Trump By Sonia Pérez D., Associated Press President Trump said he told the U.S. military at the southwest border that if they face rock-throwing migrants, they should react as though the rocks were “rifles.”… Continue reading
Nov 03 Trump stumps in cities that don’t look that much like US By Josh Boak, Associated Press President Trump in his 44-city blitz for midterm elections has visited areas that are whiter, less educated and have lower incomes than the rest of the United States, according to Census Bureau data. Continue reading
Nov 03 N. Korea threatens to resume nuke development over sanctions By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press North Korea has warned it could revive a state policy aimed at strengthening its nuclear arsenal if the United States does not lift economic sanctions against the country. Continue reading
Nov 02 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. Continue reading
Nov 02 Watch 12:24 Shields and Brooks on Trump’s focus on immigration, midterm closing arguments Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the uptick of extremism during this election season, as well as the role of immigration and racial politics in the 2018 midterm elections. Continue watching
Nov 02 Opinion: The false narrative driving the Harvard affirmative action case By Natasha K. Warikoo Social science has shown us that when a group perceives a decline in status, economic or otherwise, they are likely to accept narratives that blame a different group — often a stigmatized one — for that decline. Continue reading
Nov 01 Trump sparks outrage over tweet with anti-immigrant ad By Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Trump tweeted a video claiming, without evidence, that Democrats were responsible for allowing a convicted cop killer into the U.S. Continue reading