Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Midterm results show Trump's politics don't hold up in purple states

9:17am November 13, 2022

We post-game the results of the midterm elections, focusing on the issues that drew voters to the polls as well as just what happened to the "red wave" predicted by several polls.

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Politics chat: Midterm lessons for Democrats and Republicans

8:01am November 13, 2022

We take a look at the results from the midterms and the takeaways for each party.

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What the midterms tell us about the race for the Republican presidential nomination

8:01am November 13, 2022

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe gets an early handicap of the race for the Republican presidential nomination from veteran strategist Liam Donovan.

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Ranked choice voting is growing in popularity. Here's what you need to know

8:01am November 13, 2022

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Jessica Taylor of the Cook Political Report about ranked choice voting and its growing popularity.

Democrat Cisco Aguilar is seen on Election Day.

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Cisco Aguilar defeats an election denier to become Nevada's secretary of state

10:37pm November 12, 2022

by Miles Parks

The Democrat Aguilar defeated Trump-backed Republican Jim Marchant, who has long baselessly maintained the 2020 election was stolen.

Chris Magnus during a Senate confirmation hearing in October 2021.

Top U.S. border official Chris Magnus resigns after less than a year on the job

10:25pm November 12, 2022

by Joel Rose

The head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection has resigned as agents encounter record numbers of migrants entering the U.S. from Mexico.

Democratic candidate Marie Gluesenkamp Perez won the U.S. House seat for Washington state's 3rd Congressional District in the 2022 election.

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Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez in Washington flips key House seat

10:22pm November 12, 2022

by NPR's Washington Desk

Small business owner Gluesenkamp Perez beat Trump-backed Joe Kent in a conservative region of southwest Washington state.

U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, in Las Vegas last month. The Democrat defeated Adam Laxalt, a Trump-backed Republican and former Nevada attorney general.

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Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto wins Nevada Senate race

10:17pm November 12, 2022

by Dustin Jones

The Democratic incumbent has been elected to represent Nevada in the U.S. Senate, according to the AP.

U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto is seen Monday. The Democrat defeated Adam Laxalt, a Trump-backed Republican and former Nevada attorney general. The win means Democrats retain the U.S. Senate.

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Democrats retain control of the Senate after holding Nevada seat

10:03pm November 12, 2022

by Barbara Sprunt

The chamber was decided Saturday evening after Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto defeated Republican nominee Adam Laxalt. That gives Democrats 50 seats.

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The ahead road for Republicans after the 2022 midterms

5:10pm November 12, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Linda Chavez, former White House official in the Reagan administration, about what the midterm results say about the challenges ahead for the Republican party.