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In Florida, People With Past Felony Convictions Can't Vote, But That Could All Change

5:58pm November 02, 2018

by Kelly McEvers

In Florida, about 1.5 million people are barred from voting because they have a past felony conviction. To get back the right to vote, they have to ask the governor directly. This year, voters will decide whether to change this practice.

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What To Expect From The Democrats If They Win Back The House

5:58pm November 02, 2018

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer, second-ranking member of House Democratic Leadership, about what the priorities will be if Democrats win control of the House in the midterms.

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Economy Has Not Been Top Focus For Trump In Midterm Campaigns

5:58pm November 02, 2018

by Scott Horsley

The Labor Department issued a glowing jobs report Friday. Despite low unemployment and the strongest wage growth in nearly a decade, the economy has not been a top campaign focus for the president.

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What The GOP Agenda Might Look Like After Election Day

5:58pm November 02, 2018

by Kelsey Snell

President Trump is spending the run up to the midterms talking about immigration proposals. House Republican leaders hope they are still in the majority and say their agenda will focus on the economy.

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How Massachusetts' Republican Governor Has Remained So Resilient In A Blue State

5:58pm November 02, 2018

by Asma Khalid

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is a Republican in one of the bluest states in the country. He's also the most popular governor and is expected to easily win reelection.

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Week In Politics: Closing Arguments Before Election Day

5:58pm November 02, 2018

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Kristen Soltis Anderson of the Washington Examiner and Echelon Insights, and Michelle Goldberg of The New York Times, about the closing arguments Republicans and Democrats are making ahead of Election Day next week.

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Immigration Experts Say Some Of Trump's Statements Are False And Misleading

5:58pm November 02, 2018

by Joel Rose

President Trump's rhetoric on immigration continues to escalate in the last days before the midterms. Some of the remarks coming from the White House about asylum are debatable.

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FBI leaders hoped to move to a larger new headquarters outside of Washington, but a new plan would replace the current headquarters on the same site. Democrats want more information.

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House Democrats Push Harder On Trump's Role In Locating New FBI Headquarters

5:21pm November 02, 2018

by Peter Overby

After meeting with Trump last January, FBI officials agreed to rebuild on their current site, a tract near the Trump hotel, precluding any potential private sector competition.

Civil rights activists are blocked by National Guardsmen brandishing bayonets while trying to stage a protest on Beale Street in Memphis, Tenn.

When Boys Can't Be Boys

4:24pm November 02, 2018

by Gene Demby

Black men don't get seen as adults. Black boys don't get treated like kids. Meanwhile, a certain class of men can float in and out of either category as the need arises.

Residential roads with no street name or number signs, such as this one in Belcourt, N.D., are common on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation. Under recently tightened state rules, voters in North Dakota are required to present identification with a str

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Judge Rules Native Americans in North Dakota Must Comply With Voter ID Law

2:49pm November 02, 2018

by Ruben Kimmelman

The judge said allegations made by Native Americans seeking a waiver from the law gave the court "great cause of concern." But he was not willing to change election laws at the 11th hour.