That one seat, according to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, is a bit of a game changer for Democrats. “The truth is it’s not a 1% difference,” he said. “It’s a world of difference.”
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Listen: How American Indian family separation leaves impacts generations later
With that reunion came new questions on what shapes identity, and how generations of displacement of American Indians affects that identity.
Here are the latest vote tallies in Alaska’s first ranked choice general election
Results will update automatically with data from the Alaska Division of Elections.
What it means that a historic number of LGBTQ candidates won midterm elections
The 2022 midterm election made history with the most wins for openly LGBTQ candidates. At least 340 candidates have won their races, beating the previous record of 336 in 2020.
Be patient: This election is probably going to go on a while
Election Day is Tuesday, but expect this election to go on a while. Close races, rules changes and a conspiratorial environment all may lead to delays.
Election denialism lingers in Alaska’s congressional races
A group tracking U.S. political extremism has labeled Sarah Palin and Kelly Tshibaka — the two Alaska congressional candidates endorsed by Donald Trump — as election deniers.
An Alaska Tribal court judge breaks down ICWA’s past, present and future
Judge Debra O’Gara says that some states are better than others at adhering to ICWA. “But right now, Alaska, I would say, is not doing so well.”
Your Alaska 2022 midterm election questions answered
KTOO has partnered with America Amplified to answer questions about how to participate in the special and midterm elections. Here are some of the top questions we have been able to answer thus far.
2020 changed how America votes. The question now is whether those changes stick
The pandemic led to a historic rise in early voting, as 70% of the electorate cast ballots before Election Day in 2020. In 2022, it looks like more of the same.
In the U.S., some 4.6 million people are disenfranchised due to a felony conviction
An estimated 2% of the U.S. voting age population is ineligible to cast a ballot due to a felony conviction. State-level felon disenfranchisement rates vary dramatically.