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Republicans seize on crime in the midterms, but some locals say they are still waiting for real solutions
krisanapong detraphiphat/Getty Images, FILE(TOLEDO, Ohio) -- At a community block watch meeting earlier this month outside of Toledo, Ohio, residents told personal stories of break-ins, burglaries, ro...
Oct 26, 2022
Midterm elections: How politics are infiltrating public school systems
www.fuchieh.com/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- School board meetings have become more heated in recent years -- from discussions on how to address gender identity to a surge in the outright banning of so...
Oct 26, 2022
Why the few voters who pick both Republicans and Democrats may swing the midterms
adamkaz/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- As Democrats and Republicans wage electoral war for control of Congress and 36 governors' mansions as well as victory in numerous state and local races, voter ticke...
Oct 26, 2022
Biden's student debt relief in legal limbo, but advocates urge people to keep applying
jayk7/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- While a federal appeals court decision Friday opened the door to a potential setback for President Joe Biden's student debt relief program, legal experts and advocate...
Oct 26, 2022
Trump's former chief of staff Mark Meadows fighting subpoena in 2020 election probe
Creativeye99/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows is fighting a subpoena from the Fulton County, Georgia, special grand jury investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 ...
Oct 26, 2022
After backlash, House progressives retract letter to Biden on Ukraine strategy
Tim Graham/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- House progressives on Tuesday retracted a letter they sent Monday to President Joe Biden in which they urged him to directly negotiate with Russia on an end to t...
Oct 26, 2022
As voters fret the economy, Dems narrow in on new message: Save Social Security, Medicare from GOP
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Democrats facing relentless GOP attacks over high inflation appear to be narrowing in on a defense of programs like Social Security and Medicare as they seek...
Oct 26, 2022
Charlie Crist speaks about rival DeSantis, the fight to be Florida's governor: 'I'm a uniter'
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Democratic candidate Charlie Crist faced off on issues including the economy, the state's abortion ban, and immigration in the first and only gubern...
Oct 26, 2022
6 cases of alleged Arizona voter intimidation referred to DOJ
OLIVIER TOURON/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Six cases of alleged voter intimidation at drop box locations in Arizona have been referred to the Justice Department in Washington, Secretary of Sta...
Oct 25, 2022
Trump allies using false election claims, images of war to recruit ex-military as poll workers
The America Project(WASHINGTON) -- Military planes dropping bombs, battleships at the ready, scores of soldiers marching in the streets -- and across the screen flashes the words, "Your country needs ...
Oct 25, 2022
