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Today's top stories
Election Day has arrived.
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This campaign has the biggest price tag in U.S. history.
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A record number of lawmakers are stepping down, setting the stage for Democrats to potentially regain control of Congress.
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Here's everything you need to know about today's election, and four types of House races to watch as results come in.
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NPR has your guide for how to watch the results and when polls close, hour by hour.
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The president's unpopular policies have rocked the economy and made unexpected states like Arkansas, Kansas, Mississippi and Iowa crucial for deciding control of Congress, NPR's Stephen Fowler tells Up First.
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Voters are concerned about the war in Iran, rising gas prices and issues like corruption.
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They expressed feeling neglected by Trump's focus on grand events instead of their priorities.
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Both parties are investing heavily in numerous House races.
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Republicans' closing message asked for two more years to fix issues, and Democrats argued they have already had too much time.
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- 🎧 Trump said yesterday that if a portion of his supporters voted, they could win in a "landslide," but he appeared to recognize the challenges ahead
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, NPR's Franco Ordoñez says.
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He spoke in the past tense, which is unlike his usual bombast.
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Results could take days, and Trump's team will closely monitor Republican turnout in crucial Senate races in places like Ohio, Kansas and South Carolina, where polls will close sooner.
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Strong turnout might ease Trump's worries, but close races in South Carolina or Florida could signal a tough night for Republicans, Ordoñez says.
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Here's how NPR collaborates with the Associated Press to make them.
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Just before Election Day, NPR conducted one final check-in with swing voters for its Swing Shift project.
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All of them have cast a vote for Trump in the past decade.
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They're now rating his presidency while considering their choice when he isn't on the ballot.
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The U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Department of Justice's last-minute request to intervene in its unprecedented feud with California over voter rolls.
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The DOJ sought to halt California from processing ballots for thousands of individuals identified as "likely" noncitizens.
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The NPR App has all of NPR's election coverage in one place — from the biggest stories across the country to the issues that matter close to home.
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Iran has been leveraging the U.S. midterms in its pressure campaign to push Trump back to negotiations.
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The elections could signal a possible return to conflict with the U.S. and Israel.
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The Associated Press reports that the U.S. conducted defensive strikes on Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz last night, including Qeshm Island, which is a key launch point for Iran's strikes.
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While NPR could not independently confirm the details, Iran reported explosions on the island.
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This pattern of strikes has occurred several times in recent months, coinciding with heightened Iranian attacks on shipping vessels in the Strait.
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Iranian officials say they prefer to return to negotiations.
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The country has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in two days ahead of the seven it proposed in September, if the U.S. re-engages in talks, NPR's Hadeel Al-Shalchi says.
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The Iranian inflation rate is around 90%, and residents are facing dire economic conditions alongside fears of potential bombings.
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As winter approaches, officials are urging millions of Iranians to conserve energy to avoid soaring natural gas prices.
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They say the country's natural gas networks are unstable due to damage from the war.
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Al-Shalchi says Tehran is hoping it can wait out the U.S. election and possibly see Trump's party lose control of Congress.
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A Massachusetts judge is considering a motion to dismiss the case against Lindsay Clancy.
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Plymouth Superior Court Judge William Sullivan will announce his decision later this month.
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In court yesterday, Clancy's attorney requested that the judge dismiss the case or initiate a new trial.
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Clancy faces first-degree murder charges for the 2023 deaths of her three young children in their Duxbury home.
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The trial ended in a mistrial in September when jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict.
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…and 26 more, not listed.
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