Elections What the Seahawks can teach us about Washington's capital gains tax Washington has a lot of wealthy residents. But much of their wealth isn't taxed by the state. At least, it wasn’t, until the capital gains tax came along a couple years ago. Now, there's an initiative on the ballot to repeal it. Joshua McNichols
Politics In this school’s election, it’s pizza vs. chicken nuggets, with democracy as the winner At an Arizona tribal school, it's a fierce campaign to pick the top school lunch, as students learn about making their voice count Jonaki Mehta
Politics After a chaotic vote count in 2020, here's what Detroit will do differently this year Four years ago, Trump supporters, motivated in part by false election fraud claims, loudly protested at a Detroit counting facility. Election officials are determined to avoid a repeat of the chaos. Quinn Klinefelter
Elections Vancouver couple recasts votes after ballots destroyed in Washington drop box arson A Vancouver couple wanted to be “responsible” and cast their vote early, but the ballots were burned early Monday morning. They said they’re still confident in the voting system and plan to drop off her ballot at the same location. Natalie Akane Newcomb
Politics Worried about your 2024 ballot being counted? These states let you track it online “There's no need to panic,” an elections expert tells NPR. All but three states have free tracking sites that send updates to voters as their ballot goes through the system. Bill Chappell
Politics Supreme Court allows Virginia to purge individuals from voter rolls The U.S. Supreme Court put on hold a lower court order that stopped Virginia from purging its voter rolls. The order comes less than a week before Election Day. Nina Totenberg Ilana Dutton
Politics Harris urged unity in her closing argument. Biden's 'garbage' line undercut that It sounded like the president was calling Trump supporters "garbage." But the White House said he was talking about a joke made by a comedian at a Trump rally who disparaged Puerto Rico. Tamara Keith
Politics With much at stake, labor unions knock on millions of doors in final campaign push With much at stake on Election Day, labor unions have deployed canvassers to knock on doors in swing states. With polling tight, the focus is on turning out the vote. Andrea Hsu
Politics Americans bet $100 million on Trump v. Harris, but at what cost? Political prognosticators legally bet over $100 million on the 2024 presidential election, favoring Harris over Trump. Luke Garrett
Politics Why are some Evangelicals drawn to — and sticking by — Trump? This pastor weighs in NPR sits down with North Carolina pastor Chad Harvey to talk about Donald Trump, religion and politics. Scott Detrow Kathryn Fink Ashley Brown Tyler Bartlam
