How NPR makes race calls in the 2026 election

Race calls are a critical part of election night and NPR partners with the Associated Press to make those calls. Here's how we do it.

It’s Election Day. Control of Congress is on the line, and what else you need to know

There are a lot of variables for how things will go today. Results will start to come in at 6 p.m. ET in Kentucky and…

From ‘model minority’ to target, anti-Indian hate on the rise

A massacre allegedly targeting Hindu Americans was recently thwarted, but researchers say it helps to illustrate a growing and increasingly mainstream hate directed at South…

A new cold war: hackers target fridges across the globe

NPR investigated cyberattacks on the digital devices that control industrial refrigerators, revealing the extent to which operational technology is exposed to damage and disruption.

Legal AF 11/3/2026

On this Special Pre Election Night edition of Legal AF, Dina Doll and Lisa Graves discuss breaking news on a federal court dismissing Trump’s efforts…

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Haley Stevens Betrays Democrats, The $573M Race Ken Paxton Is Losing And More October Surprises

US strikes Iran ahead of midterms… but will Trump consider nukes?

UK Government Promotes Israeli Arms Firms Profiting From Gaza War and a Bank Enabling Illegal Settlements

Britain’s ambassador to Israel is honorary president of organisation counting among its members arms firms with $12 billion in Israeli military contracts for operations in…

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Booknotes+ Podcast: Walter Stahr, “William Howard Taft”

Will Arizona Republicans show up on Election Day? The answer could reshape the state Capitol

Republicans nominally outnumber Democrats in Arizona by 283,000 voters. But in a political environment where voters overwhelmingly think President Donald Trump is doing a terrible…

Russian strike on southern Ukraine killed mostly civilians seeking aid, Zelenskyy says

LIVE: Gavin Newsom Holds Nationwide Election Eve Volunteer Call | Midterms

Ken Paxton speaks at campaign event in Texas ahead of midterm elections

‘Tomorrow The World Will Be…’: Zelensky’s Urgent Warning Over Putin’s Nov 3 Plan Stuns Trump

Jim Crow Reloaded: Texas Report [Podcast]

11-3-2026 Tuesday News List

Today’s top story: Abdul El-Sayed Wins Michigan Senate Race, Then Mocks Vance & Tells Trump This Watch the full playlist on YouTube →

Hong Kong police arrest 61-year-old man over suspected drink spiking of Japanese DJ Mao Hamasaki

Hong Kong police have arrested a 61-year-old man for allegedly spiking drinks and drugging a Japanese DJ at a Halloween party. Police said on Tuesday…

Election Day in America. A Conversation with Tad Stoermer

Historian Tad Stoermer reminds us the work we have to do doesn’t end on election day, it starts on election day. That this is just…