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Midterm campaigning enters home stretch
President Trump continued to campaign for Republican congressional candidates, visiting traditionally red states as he tries to increase turnout amon…
9 hours ago
The peril and promise of presidential power
Every president wields some amount of executive power, but Donald Trump has sought to use it more broadly than his predecessors. We look at the impac…
1 day, 9 hours ago
Texas: Democrats' eternal hope
Democrats have long seen Texas as the next state for their politicians and ideas to break through, but they haven't won a statewide race there since …
2 days, 9 hours ago
Why Dems see opportunity in Alaska
Democrats think they have a shot at winning a U.S. Senate seat and the governor's mansion in Alaska this election. We look at the issues at stake, an…
3 days, 9 hours ago
The Kansas Senate race is looking like a toss up. Yes, really.
Kansas hasn't elected a Democratic senator since the 1930s. But political headwinds against Republicans are turning this year's race between incumben…
4 days, 3 hours ago
A week of warning signs for the GOP?
This week saw staffing changes at the White House, the president hitting the road to campaign in Republican strongholds, and backlash to a deal to bu…
1 week ago
They voted for Trump in 2024. Now, they regret it.
As part of our monthly series of focus groups with swing voters, we head to Georgia, where many voters say they regret giving Trump a second run at t…
1 week, 1 day ago
AI chatbots: the new voter guides?
Voters have many ways to learn about the candidates and issues they'll vote on each election cycle. Some are now turning to AI chatbots to get that i…
1 week, 2 days ago
Why the GOP Is now worried about Ohio
Ohio was a political bellwether for many years, but has trended solidly Republican since Donald Trump entered politics. But now, Democrats are closin…
1 week, 3 days ago
What does the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq mean for the region? | Sources & Methods
Earlier this month, American forces fully withdrew from Iraq for the second time since the 2003 invasion.
In this episode of NPR's national security p…
1 week, 4 days ago