U.S. politics, with source ratings
The competitive map for control of the U.S. Senate has expanded considerably in the final days before Election Day. Here's a ranking of those competitive races from most likely to flip to least likely.
Candidates across the U.S. have paid lip service to affordability issues. In Florida, the question of how to save voters money, and at what cost, is literally on the ballot.
The websites of unknown origin are targeting key U.S. House races. They are getting picked up by ChatGPT's responses but Google's products avoid promoting them.
NPR member stations are gathering information for voters — from voter guides down to local races. Scroll through to find your state and the resources available from your local member station.
Hint: He likes them big (and he cannot lie).
Millions of Americans gain an hour of sleep this weekend when the time change commonly known as daylight savings ends for 2026, meaning clocks "fall back."
New data from the POLITICO Poll shows just how far the industry has to go to convince a wary public.
Some GOP incumbents are still begging for more money in the final stretch.
Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here's an offering of the best of this week's crop, picked fresh off the Toonosphere. Edited by Matt Wuerker.
Democrats are using the high price of diesel, heating oil, and fertilizer to tie Republicans to President Donald Trump’s unpopular, costly war in Iran.
In California, healthcare costs are rising faster than income and inflation, and 4 in 10 adults in the state say they’re paying down medical debt. With the governor’s race in full swing, it’s still not clear what the candidates would do to fix it.
This article was written by Gus Wilson and published on Sport & State, a new media company founded by Clay Travis that is built around sports, culture, original voices, and live conversation. * * * * * Christian Watson must have wanted to be “Stone Cold” Steve Austin for Halloween. During the Packers‘ 27-19 win ...
In this week's "STATus Report," STAT reporters break down how the midterms could shape federal health and science policy, and an El-Sayed interview.
“This evisceration of scientific advice is untenable,” write C. Joseph Ross Daval and Aaron S. Kesselheim.
Chicago taxpayers will pay at least $472.8 million to defend and settle lawsuits connected to former Chicago Police detective Reynaldo… The post Brickbat: Home Sweet Chicago appeared first on Reason Magazine.
For the first time, voters — not legislators, not athletic associations, not courts — are deciding whether school sports should remain sex-based. Five states have measures on the November 3 ballot. Two of them are deep blue: Washington and Colorado. That fact alone tells you the old consensus is collapsing. In Washington, Initiative 638 would ...
Mary Peltola faces social media criticism after a resurfaced quote clashes with a New York Times report on spoiler candidates in the Alaska Senate race.
