Nov 08 Police in Mississippi search for suspect who set at least 7 fires overnight By Associated Press No injuries were reported, and authorities are searching for one suspect. Continue reading
Nov 08 Turbulent midterm season to end Tuesday with final ballots cast By Will Weissert, Associated Press A tumultuous election season that tugged again at America's searing political divides and raised questions about its commitment to a democratic future comes to a close on Tuesday with top races around the country that will provide a key test… Continue reading
Nov 08 Election denier, doubter or defender? Here’s our analysis of some GOP candidates By Matt Loffman One of the major themes of election night 2022 is that hundreds of people who are running for office have rejected the results of the 2020 presidential race. LIVE RESULTS: Track GOP Candidates who’ve denied, doubted or defended election… Continue reading
Nov 07 Watch 12:16 Candidates make closing arguments to voters as control of Congress hangs in balance By Lisa Desjardins, Laura Barrón-López, Tommy Walters It's the day before the election and candidates are making their final push to win over voters as control of Congress hangs in the balance. Lisa Desjardins reports on the biggest races in key states. Continue watching
Nov 07 Watch 6:00 How the Associated Press calls winners on election night As polls close on election night and results come in, the NewsHour will rely on the Associated Press for race calls. The AP has more than 4,000 reporters on the ground in all 50 states monitoring vote totals to project… Continue watching
Nov 07 Nashville finds 430 voters cast ballots in wrong race By Kimberlee Kruesi, Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press The amount is a stark jump from the initial number that the Davidson County Election Commission provided last week, when officials said the problem was contained to just 212 miscast ballots. Continue reading
Nov 07 Watch 6:06 Republican groups file legal challenges to voting process before Election Day Approaching the last day of voting in these midterms, lawsuits have been filed targeting the elections process in several key states. The challenges take issue with how votes are being cast and which ballots get counted. The lawsuits threaten to… Continue watching
Nov 07 Watch 8:58 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter examine their expectations for the midterms NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Judy Woodruff to discuss the indicators they will be watching as election results come in on Tuesday. Continue watching
Nov 07 Watch 4:57 How translators help remove barriers to voting for Indigenous communities For Native American communities across the country, the effort to translate ballots and voting materials into Native languages is not an easy task. Cronkite News reporter Alexia Stanbridge spoke with Indigenous communities in Arizona about their commitment to voting rights. Continue watching
Nov 07 How the AP counts the votes on election night By Meg Kinnard, Almaz Abedje, Associated Press The Associated Press is the only news organization that does all of the nation's vote-counting math on election night. But AP's full-time elections researchers work year-round gathering information on different states' voting procedures and varying rules. Continue reading