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Midterm Elections Proceed With Flawed Security

5:43pm November 04, 2018

by Alan Yu

Election officials are trying to improve security to prevent foreign interference. But some states, like Pennsylvania, will have to make do with voting equipment many experts consider to be insecure.

Police investigators work the scene of the shooting on Friday in Tallahassee, Fla. The assailant has been identified, and details are emerging about his criminal and online history.

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Gunman In Yoga Studio Attack Had A Criminal History, Posted Racist And Sexist Videos

3:28pm November 04, 2018

by Jenny Gathright

The assailant, who killed two people and injured five others in a yoga studio in Tallahassee, Fla., on Friday, had a history of grabbing women without their consent.

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross listens to President Trump at the White House in March. Ross' decision to add a question about U.S. citizenship status to the 2020 census sparked six lawsuits from dozens of states, cities and other groups that want the ques

How The 2020 Census Citizenship Question Ended Up In Court

10:18am November 04, 2018

by Hansi Lo Wang

The Trump administration added a question about U.S. citizenship status that could undermine the quality of 2020 census information. Dozens of states and cities are suing to get the question removed.

The exterior of the Supreme Court of Louisiana in New Orleans.

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'Jim Crow's Last Stand' In Louisiana May Fall To Ballot Measure

8:13am November 04, 2018

by Debbie Elliott

Louisiana is one of only two states in the country that allow non-unanimous juries to convict defendants. A ballot measure will be voted on Tuesday that would amend the state's constitution.

Israeli Leaders Come To President Trump's Defense On Questions Of Anti-Semitism

8:13am November 04, 2018

by Daniel Estrin

After the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, Israel's right-wing leaders have defended President Trump against charges that his rhetoric encourages anti-Semitism.

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Caravan Exposes Many Mexicans' Own Unease Toward Migrants

8:13am November 04, 2018

by Emily Green

Mexico is a land of migration with people coming, people going and people passing through. But attitudes toward the migrant caravan headed toward the U.S. are mixed.

Latino Republican Voters In Texas

8:13am November 04, 2018

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Artemio Muniz, chairman of the Federation of Hispanic Republicans in Texas, about President Trump's rhetoric on immigration.

Watergate special prosecutor Leon Jaworski at his swearing-in on Nov. 5, 1973. A long-sealed "road map" prepared by Jaworski's office has now become public.

Long Sealed, Newly Released Watergate 'Road Map' Could Guide Russia Probe

8:00am November 04, 2018

by Carrie Johnson

The Justice Department determined it could not indict a sitting president. Instead it had to find a way to present its findings to Congress. The old document has taken on new relevance.

Poll workers set up voting machines for early voting in Provo, Utah in 2016.

Joining The Poll Worker Army On Election Day's Front Lines

7:00am November 04, 2018

by Pam Fessler

For all the talk of "rigged" elections, cyberthreats, voter suppression and fraud, it's often poll workers who have the most impact on whether your voting experience goes well.

Mounted Border Patrol agents ride along a newly fortified border wall structure in Calexico, Calif. Funding for the border wall is one of a number of administration priorities that may face challenges if the Democrats flip the House.

A Democratic Wave In Congress Could Change Immigration Policy

1:39am November 04, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

If Democrats take the House, they are pledging aggressive oversight over the Trump administration's hard-line immigration policies.