2018 Midterm ElectionsHere & Now's coverage of the 2018 midterm elections, and our election road tripPolling Suggests Mississippi Senate Runoff Isn't Over YetThe country's last ongoing Senate race shows Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith with an edge over former Agriculture Secretary Democrat Mike Espy. However, a series of gaffes may change that.Resume09:39Nov 23, 2018Senate Tracker: Ahead Of Midterms, Missouri Race Too Close To CallDemocratic Sen. Claire McCaskill is up 3 points over her Republican challenger, state Attorney General Josh Hawley, according to a new NBC/Marist poll.Resume05:47Nov 5, 2018District Profile: Rep. Mia Love Faces Tough Race In Utah's 4th DistrictLove was the first black Republican woman to go to Congress. This year, she faces a challenge from Ben McAdams, mayor of Salt Lake County.Resume04:58Nov 5, 2018Democrat Ammar Campa-Najjar On Close Congressional Race In California's 50th DistrictHere & Now's Jeremy Hobson talks with Campa-Najjar about his campaign to unseat incumbent GOP U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter, who has been indicted in a criminal investigation.Resume05:53Nov 2, 2018DNC Chair Tom Perez Weighs In On Democratic Prospects Ahead Of MidtermsDemocratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez talks about how Democrats would govern if they gain power in the midterm elections.Resume05:59Nov 1, 2018AdvertisementWisconsin Governor's Race Neck And Neck As Election Day NearsThe incumbent with a national profile, Republican Scott Walker, called himself the "underdog" recently. He's going up against Tony Evers, the state's school superintendent.Resume05:19Nov 1, 2018Why Statehouse Races Are Just As Important As Federal OnesThe party that controls the state legislature in 2020 will be able to redraw district maps, affecting the power balance in the U.S. for the next decade.Resume09:33Oct 31, 2018Bundled Constitutional Amendments Pose Dilemma For Some Florida VotersFlorida's Constitution Revision Commission meets every 20 years to group questions to put to voters, resulting in oddly-bundled amendments.Resume04:24Oct 31, 2018What Are Ballot Measures And What's Their Role In Direct Democracy?On election day, voters in 37 states will decide on 155 ballot measures. Ballot measures are part of direct democracy, when laws are decided by voters, not legislatures.Resume06:41Oct 31, 2018Ohio Governor's Race Could Flip Bellwether State From Red To BlueOhio Public Radio's Jo Ingles discusses the state's gubernatorial race, where Democrat Richard Cordray is up against Republican Mike DeWine.Resume06:05Oct 30, 2018In Key Senate Races Like North Dakota's, Money Is Still Pouring InDemocratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp raised $12.5 million in October. But it might not be enough to defeat her challenger, Republican U.S. Rep. Kevin Cramer.Resume05:16Oct 30, 2018Democrats Make Less-Flashy Secretary Of State Races A Priority Ahead Of MidtermsDemocrats have poured money into the races across the U.S., as some Republican-led states have adopted strict voting laws that could affect turnout.Resume03:47Oct 30, 2018District Profile: Will Steel Tariffs Help Republican In Illinois 12th?GOP Congressman Mike Bost is facing a challenge from Democrat Brendan Kelly in an area that has lost steel jobs in recent decades.Resume05:42Oct 26, 2018Tallahassee Is Known For Its History. What About Its Prehistory?Archaeological sites just outside the Florida capital's city limits include Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park and Wakulla Springs State Park. Here & Now's Robin Young pays a visit.Resume09:46Oct 25, 2018Is It Too Late To Save Florida's Apalachicola River?The river is one of the state's most important. But scientists, researchers and people in the oyster industry say the ecosystem is under serious threat.Resume09:47Oct 25, 2018Apalachicola Oyster Industry Struggling To Recover After Hurricane MichaelT.J. Ward, a fifth-generation oysterman, says leaving Apalachicola, Florida, isn't something he's considering, no matter how hard life gets.Resume11:03Oct 25, 2018Florida Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Gillum On Trump: 'I Am Sick To My Stomach'The 39-year-old is the first African-American Democrat to run for governor in Florida's history — and is considered by many to be the state's most progressive gubernatorial candidate ever.Resume10:49Oct 24, 2018In Florida, Voting Rights For 1.5 Million Felons Are On The BallotMore than 10 percent of voting-age Floridians can't vote because of a past felony conviction. A constitutional amendment on the ballot in November could change that.Resume06:04Oct 24, 2018How Florida Builders Are Trying To Tackle A Construction Worker Shortage"If you talk to anybody, they're looking for help and they can't find it," says Mark Kessler of Kessler Construction in Tallahassee, Florida.Resume09:48Oct 24, 2018North Dakota Voter ID Law Could Keep Rural Native Americans From VotingIt's legal and common for Native people in the state's five reservations not to have street addresses. But under the law, proof of residence is required to vote.Resume05:56Oct 23, 2018Next Page
Polling Suggests Mississippi Senate Runoff Isn't Over YetThe country's last ongoing Senate race shows Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith with an edge over former Agriculture Secretary Democrat Mike Espy. However, a series of gaffes may change that.Resume09:39Nov 23, 2018
Senate Tracker: Ahead Of Midterms, Missouri Race Too Close To CallDemocratic Sen. Claire McCaskill is up 3 points over her Republican challenger, state Attorney General Josh Hawley, according to a new NBC/Marist poll.Resume05:47Nov 5, 2018
District Profile: Rep. Mia Love Faces Tough Race In Utah's 4th DistrictLove was the first black Republican woman to go to Congress. This year, she faces a challenge from Ben McAdams, mayor of Salt Lake County.Resume04:58Nov 5, 2018
Democrat Ammar Campa-Najjar On Close Congressional Race In California's 50th DistrictHere & Now's Jeremy Hobson talks with Campa-Najjar about his campaign to unseat incumbent GOP U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter, who has been indicted in a criminal investigation.Resume05:53Nov 2, 2018
DNC Chair Tom Perez Weighs In On Democratic Prospects Ahead Of MidtermsDemocratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez talks about how Democrats would govern if they gain power in the midterm elections.Resume05:59Nov 1, 2018
Wisconsin Governor's Race Neck And Neck As Election Day NearsThe incumbent with a national profile, Republican Scott Walker, called himself the "underdog" recently. He's going up against Tony Evers, the state's school superintendent.Resume05:19Nov 1, 2018
Why Statehouse Races Are Just As Important As Federal OnesThe party that controls the state legislature in 2020 will be able to redraw district maps, affecting the power balance in the U.S. for the next decade.Resume09:33Oct 31, 2018
Bundled Constitutional Amendments Pose Dilemma For Some Florida VotersFlorida's Constitution Revision Commission meets every 20 years to group questions to put to voters, resulting in oddly-bundled amendments.Resume04:24Oct 31, 2018
What Are Ballot Measures And What's Their Role In Direct Democracy?On election day, voters in 37 states will decide on 155 ballot measures. Ballot measures are part of direct democracy, when laws are decided by voters, not legislatures.Resume06:41Oct 31, 2018
Ohio Governor's Race Could Flip Bellwether State From Red To BlueOhio Public Radio's Jo Ingles discusses the state's gubernatorial race, where Democrat Richard Cordray is up against Republican Mike DeWine.Resume06:05Oct 30, 2018
In Key Senate Races Like North Dakota's, Money Is Still Pouring InDemocratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp raised $12.5 million in October. But it might not be enough to defeat her challenger, Republican U.S. Rep. Kevin Cramer.Resume05:16Oct 30, 2018
Democrats Make Less-Flashy Secretary Of State Races A Priority Ahead Of MidtermsDemocrats have poured money into the races across the U.S., as some Republican-led states have adopted strict voting laws that could affect turnout.Resume03:47Oct 30, 2018
District Profile: Will Steel Tariffs Help Republican In Illinois 12th?GOP Congressman Mike Bost is facing a challenge from Democrat Brendan Kelly in an area that has lost steel jobs in recent decades.Resume05:42Oct 26, 2018
Tallahassee Is Known For Its History. What About Its Prehistory?Archaeological sites just outside the Florida capital's city limits include Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park and Wakulla Springs State Park. Here & Now's Robin Young pays a visit.Resume09:46Oct 25, 2018
Is It Too Late To Save Florida's Apalachicola River?The river is one of the state's most important. But scientists, researchers and people in the oyster industry say the ecosystem is under serious threat.Resume09:47Oct 25, 2018
Apalachicola Oyster Industry Struggling To Recover After Hurricane MichaelT.J. Ward, a fifth-generation oysterman, says leaving Apalachicola, Florida, isn't something he's considering, no matter how hard life gets.Resume11:03Oct 25, 2018
Florida Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Gillum On Trump: 'I Am Sick To My Stomach'The 39-year-old is the first African-American Democrat to run for governor in Florida's history — and is considered by many to be the state's most progressive gubernatorial candidate ever.Resume10:49Oct 24, 2018
In Florida, Voting Rights For 1.5 Million Felons Are On The BallotMore than 10 percent of voting-age Floridians can't vote because of a past felony conviction. A constitutional amendment on the ballot in November could change that.Resume06:04Oct 24, 2018
How Florida Builders Are Trying To Tackle A Construction Worker Shortage"If you talk to anybody, they're looking for help and they can't find it," says Mark Kessler of Kessler Construction in Tallahassee, Florida.Resume09:48Oct 24, 2018
North Dakota Voter ID Law Could Keep Rural Native Americans From VotingIt's legal and common for Native people in the state's five reservations not to have street addresses. But under the law, proof of residence is required to vote.Resume05:56Oct 23, 2018