Nov 07 WATCH: Biden appears at campaign event in Maryland as midterm election nears end By Will Weissert, Associated Press An election year weighted by economic turmoil, elimination of federal abortion rights and broad concerns about the future of democracy concluded with a final full day of campaigning Monday by leaders of both parties urgently appealing to their supporters. Continue reading
Nov 07 How to watch midterm election results with PBS NewsHour By Joshua Barajas, Jenna Cohen The 2022 midterm elections will determine which political party will control Congress for the last two years of President Joe Biden’s term, and voters are going to the polls with issues like the economy, abortion, crime and nothing short of… Continue reading
Nov 07 WATCH: State Department responds to Russian’s election meddling claim By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The Biden administration has responded after Yevgeny Prigozhin, an entrepreneur connected to the Kremlin, admitted that he had interfered in U.S. elections and would continue to do so — confirming for the first time the accusations that he has rejected… Continue reading
Nov 07 WATCH: White House assures Ukraine aid is ‘unwavering’ regardless of midterm outcomes By Associated Press The White House insisted Monday U.S. support for Ukraine will be "unflinching and unwavering" regardless of what happens in Tuesday's midterm elections. Continue reading
Nov 06 Colorado voters will decide whether all public school students get a free lunch By John Daley, Colorado Public Radio, Ivy Winfrey, NPR In Colorado, a coalition of parents, teachers, and anti-hunger advocates are pushing to make permanent universal free school lunches, and lawmakers in the Democratic-controlled legislature put it on the ballot. Continue reading
Nov 05 Watch 7:11 In California’s redrawn 47th district, the House race is a toss-up By Geoff Bennett, Lorna Baldwin, Sam Weber If Republicans want to gain control of the House of Representatives, a district like California’s 47th is one they’ll need to flip. Pollsters consider the race there a toss-up as Democratic incumbent Rep. Katie Porter runs for re-election in a… Continue watching
Nov 05 Watch 5:40 Who South Dakota’s Medicaid expansion vote will impact the most On Election Day, South Dakotans will have the option on their ballot to expand Medicaid coverage, which would likely have outsized benefits for the state’s most vulnerable people. Ali Rogin speaks to Laura Santhanam, who recently returned from a reporting… Continue watching
Nov 05 Vocabulary of voting: A glossary guide to the 2022 midterms By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press What's behind some of the notable nomenclature facing voters trying to decipher the who/what/why/when/where of casting their ballots this year? Here are some key terms to know ahead of the midterm elections. Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch 8:54 Threat of political violence looms over several races in Michigan By Laura Barrón-López, Ryan Connelly Holmes A new poll from The Washington Post and ABC finds that nearly nine in ten Americans are worried about an increased danger of politically-motivated violence. Election officials in Michigan are especially worried as the midterms approach and multiple election deniers… Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch 3:26 Five Oklahoma tribes collectively endorse a governor candidate for first time The race for governor is in a dead heat in Oklahoma, where incumbent Republican Kevin Stitt is facing a challenge from Republican-turned-Democrat Joy Hofmeister. Hofmeister's campaign is bolstered by the first-ever collective endorsement from Oklahoma's five largest Native American tribes. Continue watching