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Trump鈥檚 inroads with Black voters test Harris in North CarolinaDonald Trump is making gains with Black voters, especially men, while Kamala Harris is gaining with white voters, particularly women. Driving the shifts are issues like the economy and abortion, plus a larger partisan realignment around education.
Harris and Trump think big on energy 鈥� in very different directionsKamala Harris and Donald Trump both paint a future with abundant energy. Her plans center on renewable supplies, his on rejecting climate change as a priority.
Focus鈥楾his is fun.鈥� How Zoo School helps teens prep for careers 鈥� and college.The career and technical education of today doesn鈥檛 look the same as the vocational ed of years ago. Not only have the offerings changed, but so, too, have the expectations. Part 1 of 2.
Cover Story鈥業 eat the elite for breakfast!鈥� Argentina鈥檚 Javier Milei wants radical disruption.Libertarian President Javier Milei聽is trying to radically remake Argentina鈥檚 economy.聽Will people accept the pain and give him time to do it?
In Arizona, voters want tighter borders. Will this issue swing the election?Arizona's voters are more united around border security than you might think, as Trump and Harris vie for the upper hand in this key swing state.聽
First LookCampus protests face new restrictions this year. Professors are pushing back.Last year鈥檚 campus protests prompted new rules across the nation鈥檚 universities. But faculty are raising the alarm, saying students鈥� freedom of speech is being restricted.
What鈥檚 engaging these high schoolers? Classes about the election.An unusual election year is providing teachers with something they need: engaged students. Here鈥檚 why some high school civics classes keep teens coming back for more.
First LookElon Musk promises to give away $1 million daily until the election. Is that legal?As the election looms, Elon Musk ramps up his support for Donald Trump鈥檚 campaign through his super PAC 鈥� and now by promising millions in direct giveaways. Pennsylvania鈥檚 governor called on law enforcement to investigate the legality of Mr. Musk鈥檚 claims.
Hamas leader鈥檚 death revives hopes for a Gaza peace plan. Is that enough?After a year of war in Gaza and the Middle East, the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar rekindled hopes for a grand U.S.-led peace plan. But many obstacles, Israeli and Palestinian, remain.
On military policy, Trump and Harris offer starkly different approachesKamala Harris and Donald Trump contrast sharply on Ukraine and the Middle East. That hints at broader a divide over worldviews on national security.
First LookLast-minute Texas Supreme Court halts execution of man in shaken baby caseThe Texas Supreme Court halted the Oct. 17 execution of a man who would have been the first person put to death for a murder charge tied to shaken baby syndrome. Weeks of public pressure and legal challenges led up to the late-night ruling.
Elon Musk is spending big to boost Trump鈥檚 turnout. Republicans worry it might flop.Elon Musk is pumping huge sums into a last-minute effort to boost Trump turnout. But get-out-the-vote efforts aren鈥檛 the rocket science he鈥檚 used to.
Mail-in voting is a new norm. Is the US Postal Service up to the job?Election officials have raised concerns about the U.S. Postal Service鈥檚 ability to deliver mail-in voting ballots by state deadlines. The Postal Service says it鈥檚 taking 鈥渆xtraordinary measures鈥� to ensure successful operations.
First LookThree weeks from the election, a Georgia judge reverses new voting rulesA Georgia judge deemed聽seven Republican-backed changes to the election code聽illegal, unconstitutional, and聽too last-minute to implement effectively. The State Election Board said the rules were聽aimed at countering potential voter fraud.
Abortion to IVF: Where Harris and Trump stand on reproductive issuesThere鈥檚 a big blue-red gap in voter intensity on abortion, heading into the first presidential vote since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
First LookHow the pandemic slowed the march toward equal payBetween 2022 and 2023, the gender wage gap between men and women working full-time widened for the first time in 20 years.聽For Black women and Asian women, the gap widened, for Hispanic women, it narrowed, and for white women, it stayed the same.
How AI deepfakes test voter confidence and election integrityVoters worldwide are contending with a new challenge this year: AI fraud. Now it鈥檚 America鈥檚 turn. An explainer on how bad it is, and who鈥檚 doing it.
First LookThe hurricanes drained FEMA funds. Now small business grants are running out, too.A federal agency is running out of money for loans to businesses and homeowners rebuilding after Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Congress can approve more funds, but it won鈥檛 be back in session until after the November presidential election.
States get bolder about banning legacy admissions. What does that mean for equity?In legislatures and on college campuses across the U.S., the issue of legacy admissions is heating up. California is the latest state to ban the practice 鈥� adding more fuel to a nationwide debate聽about how to create an even playing field for applicants.
The ExplainerHow are targeted killings different from assassinations 鈥� and are they legal?Israel has carried out dozens of targeted strikes to take out senior operatives in Hezbollah and Hamas. Other countries have carried out similar enemy strikes in the past decade. We look at the legal basis for such killings.
