National Election News

Voters arrive before casting their ballots at a polling location in Arlington, Va., on April 21. "This is my 22nd year [running elections]," one Colorado election official told NPR. "Absolutely, this is the most uncertain."

Americans are confused and worried about elections. Will that impact turnout?

Miles Parks

New polling shows many voters are concerned about the midterms. But prior elections show no clear link between voter concerns and fewer voters actually casting ballots.

A U.S. Postal Service employee pushes a cart outside a post office in Wheeling, Ill., in 2021.

Poll: Trust in the U.S. Postal Service delivering mail-in ballots on time has fallen

Hansi Lo Wang

Registered voters are less confident that USPS will deliver election mail on time compared with 2024, an NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds, after USPS was part of Trump's bid to limit mail voting.

Voters cast their ballots on Sept. 18 in Arlington, Virginia.

Trump is on voters' minds in the midterms -- and they're not happy, poll shows

Stephen Fowler

A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds President Trump — and his unpopularity — is an outsize factor in why most voters say they want Democrats to win the midterms.

House Freedom Caucus Chair Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., spoke to reporters alongside other members of the Freedom Caucus in March amid tense negotiations over government funding.

The House Freedom Caucus has to transform — it could preview the GOP's post-Trump era

Eric McDaniel

The conservative House Freedom Caucus grew in prominence alongside President Trump. Now they are considering what the future of their movement looks like.

Georgia Republican U.S. Senate nominee Mike Collins is seen on June 16 in Jackson, Ga.

Many GOP candidates still echo Trump's 2020 claims. Lots of voters want to move on

Sam Gringlas

While many Republican candidates, even in some critical tossup races, still back President Trump's baseless claims about election integrity, some GOP voters say they are ready to move on.

Nebraska voters say their income is not keeping up with their rent

Noelle Annonen

When it comes to housing, what's considered affordable all depends on how much you make. This could matter in a state that is home to a key Congressional race this election season.

When speaking this month at the Republican convention in Dallas, Texas Senate nominee Ken Paxton, the state attorney general, made no secret of the fact he needed financial backup.

Republican 'cavalry' arrives with a Trump-backed $150 million ad blitz in key races

Tamara Keith, Stephen Fowler

To counter a difficult political environment, two Trump-aligned super PACs have reserved more than $150 million in ads — primarily in deep red House and Senate races that have now become competitive.

Signage directs voters at a polling place in White Bear Township, Minn., on Aug. 11.

A DHS email raises new questions about the Trump administration's election plans

Miles Parks, Jude Joffe-Block, Ximena Bustillo

A heavily redacted email from last year, reported first by NPR, reveals that DHS personnel shared a list of jurisdictions that offer election materials in non-English languages. It's unclear why.

A voter casts her ballot in Colorado's primary election at the Central Library on June 30 in Denver.

It's illegal for armed federal officers to be at polls. Lawsuits seek to ensure that

Jude Joffe-Block, Miles Parks

The latest lawsuit, first reported by NPR, argues the Trump administration's repeated suggestions that federal officers could be at polling sites is a form of illegal voter intimidation.

Fears grow that Trump could use military to influence the upcoming election

Kat Lonsdorf

There is growing concern that President Trump may deploy U.S. military to polling places in the upcoming elections, despite strict state and federal laws against such a move.