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Nov 05, 2026
Democrats ran on lowering costs and stamping out corruption. Now that they've won, party leaders will have to unite a sometimes fractious caucus to fulfill those pledges.
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Nov 05, 2026
Democrats ran on lowering costs and stamping out corruption before securing control of Congress Tuesday. But how will they accomplish their goals amid tension with President Trump?
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Nov 05, 2026
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand spoke with Morning Edition about Democrats' priorities, from lowering costs to ending the Iran war. But questions remain about how they'll deliver.
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Nov 05, 2026
NPR's A Martinez talks with Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York about Democrats' priorities and strategies now that the party has won back control of the House and Senate.
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Nov 05, 2026
Speaker Mike Johnson won't stay on as GOP leader in the House when the new Congress convenes in January. His decision follows crushing losses by Republicans in the midterm election.
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Nov 05, 2026
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with historian and journalist Anne Applebaum about how much a Democrat-led Congress can steer foreign policy.
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Nov 05, 2026
On Morning Edition, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Anne Applebaum breaks down what a Democratic Congress could change about Trump's foreign policy and what remains beyond its power.
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Nov 05, 2026
Democrats are planning out how to tackle their agenda in the new year, ballots are still being counted in some undecided races, Trump avoids taking the blame after GOP midterm losses.
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Nov 05, 2026
NPR's A Martinez visits 90s music icon Alanis Morissette as she prepares for her residency "Butterfly with a Machete," a series of concerts in Los Angeles that are part musical performance, part storytelling.
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Nov 05, 2026
The Democratic gains in this week's midterm elections will bring a different business climate to Washington. But the overall economy should be OK.
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Nov 05, 2026
Cuba continues to grapple with a deepening economic and energy crisis, as widespread power outages, fuel shortages and rising tensions with the U.S. add to uncertainty across the island.
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Nov 05, 2026
New York City police surveillance systems were paid for and adopted without the kind of public oversight cities usually require.
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Nov 05, 2026
Both President Trump and Vice President JD Vance acknowledged the role the Iran war played in the GOP's election loss. Iran agrees, but it is wary of new attacks.
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Nov 05, 2026
The 2026 election proved to be very good for Democrats and very bad for President Trump and Republicans. But there are still races outstanding that can tell us what mattered to voters this year.
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Nov 05, 2026
NPR's A Martinez speaks with Erin Covey of the Cook Political Report about U.S. Senate and House races that remain uncalled two days after the election.
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Nov 05, 2026
Joshua Wong, a prominent Hong Kong activist, was sentenced to 10 years in prison Thursday for conspiracy to collude with foreign forces.
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Nov 04, 2026
In states like Maine and Michigan, Progressives delivered major wins that helped return Democrats to power in Washington. NPR's Elena Moore discusses what comes next.
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Nov 04, 2026
President Trump asked for voters to act like he was on the ballot. If they took that advice voters gave him a stinging repudiation of his record.
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Nov 04, 2026
The Methodist pastor who flipped a Republican Senate seat says voters want more than political change. He tells NPR what he heard from Kansans about decency, faith and finding common ground.
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Nov 04, 2026
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Adam Hamilton, a pastor who became the first Democrat in nearly a century to win a U.S. Senate seat in Kansas.
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Nov 04, 2026
Though lots of votes are left to count in California, some results in important races and ballot measures are already in.
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Nov 04, 2026
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with prominent left-wing Twitch streamer and commentator Hasan Piker about preliminary results of the midterm elections.
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Nov 04, 2026
President Trump made the 2026 midterms all about him - and the Iran war and economic undertow took their toll.
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Nov 04, 2026
University of Virginia's Center for Politics director Larry Sabato talks about what's next for the Democratic Party after their resounding win Tuesday night.
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Nov 04, 2026
Michigan's first Muslim senator-elect, Abdul El-Sayed, discusses his historic victory, an unlikely agreement with Trump on Israel military aid and the political divisions that remain.
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Nov 04, 2026
Democrat Amy Acton, Ohio's former health director, will be the state's next governor. Her win marks the first time in two decades that Ohioans have elected a Democrat to lead the state.
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Nov 04, 2026
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to political consultant and publisher of The Bulwark, Sarah Longwell, who runs focus groups with swing voters, about what mattered to independents in the midterms.
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Nov 04, 2026
The twin victories in the House and Senate return the Democratic Party to full control of Congress and deepen the level of expected friction between President Trump and congressional Democrats.
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Nov 04, 2026
The Democrats picked up seven Senate seats Tuesday night, flipping the chamber in a decisive victory.
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Nov 04, 2026
NPR's Michel Martin speaks to Eric Holder, chairman of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, about how mid-decade redistricting affected the results of the midterms.
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Nov 04, 2026
Votes are still being counted to determine who will represent Mississippi in the U.S. Senate. Democrat Scott Colom was only a handful of votes ahead of Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith early Wednesday.
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Nov 04, 2026
Votes are still being counted to determine who will represent Mississippi in the U.S. Senate. Democrat Scott Colom was only a handful of votes ahead of Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith early Wednesday.
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Nov 04, 2026
Democrat Troy Jackson defeated Republican incumbent Susan Collins for U.S. Senate in Maine, a crucial flip for Democrats.
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Nov 04, 2026
Former head of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Chris Krebs about the security of the midterm elections.
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Nov 04, 2026
NPR's Michel Martin speaks to West Chester University political science professor John Kennedy about the balance of state legislatures as midterm election results come in.
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Nov 04, 2026
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to Kyle Kondik of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics about the midterm contests that are still unresolved after Election Day.
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Nov 04, 2026
President Trump's touted his record at rallies across the country before the midterms. But voters didn't agree with his assessment on the state of the economy.
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Nov 04, 2026
NPR's Michel Martin speaks to former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams about Black voter turnout and the Georgia election results.
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Nov 04, 2026
Democrats have flipped control of the House and the Senate in a resounding rebuke to President Trump and the GOP. A look at Tuesday's election results.
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Nov 04, 2026
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Bloomberg politics columnist Ron Brownstein about the balance of power after Election Day.
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Nov 04, 2026
Democrat Annie Andrews defeated GOP Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina's Senate race, a stunning upset in a state that President Trump won by nearly 18 points in 2024.
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Nov 04, 2026
There were upsets and history-making moments Tuesday night, as Democrats swept several key races across the country and candidates on both sides of the aisle made history with their wins.
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Nov 04, 2026
Democrats turn Texas blue Tuesday, with Rep. James Talarico flipping the U.S. Senate seat and Gina Hinojosa ousting Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.
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Nov 03, 2026
After a long campaign cycle, it's Election Day in the 2026 midterms. There are thousands of races on the ballot and some are key to deciding control of Congress.
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Nov 03, 2026
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Christine Matthews, a center-right pollster and president of Bellwether research and consulting, about the last polling ahead of Election Day.
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Nov 03, 2026
Nine people were killed Sunday when a Learjet crashed in South Florida. Federal authorities are investigating the cause of the crash that occurred during bad weather.
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Nov 03, 2026
Historically high rainfalls and river flooding hit Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Utah for the second week in a row. Impacts, are widespread, some people will have a hard time voting.
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Nov 03, 2026
We hear some of the results of StoryCorps teaming up with Morning Edition to connect listeners across America for a series of conversations about the country on the 250th anniversary of its founding.
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Nov 03, 2026
Morning Edition hosts Leila Fadel and Michel Martin reflect on the most striking people and perspectives they encountered during their travels to swing states ahead of the midterm elections.
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Nov 03, 2026
Before Election Day, the hosts of Morning Edition traveled to several swing states to talk to voters about their views on this significant election. This is what they had to say.
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Nov 03, 2026
Israel's elections were inconclusive, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu still won the largest number of votes with a campaign against Arab political parties.
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Nov 03, 2026
New curriculum rules at Texas public universities are changing what professors teach, prompting accusations of censorship and, in some cases, driving faculty to leave the state.
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Nov 03, 2026
We check in with our swing voters one last time before the midterms. Some have already voted.
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Nov 03, 2026
NPR's Steve Inskeep and A Martínez reflect on what voters told them when they traveled to Texas, Georgia and North Carolina.
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Nov 03, 2026
President Trump focused on renovations in the nation's capital in his closing speech ahead of the midterms.
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Nov 03, 2026
NPR's Michel Martin talks to David Wasserman of the Cook Political Report about what races could potentially predict how election night unfolds.
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Nov 02, 2026
After losing the Michigan Democratic Senate primary to Abdul El-Sayed, Congresswoman Haley Stevens revoked her endorsement of him Sunday and threw her support behind his Republican opponent.
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Nov 02, 2026
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Democratic Congresswoman Debbie Dingell of Michigan about Senate candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed losing the endorsement of his primary opponent Rep. Haley Stevens.
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Nov 02, 2026
Two Republican incumbents in competitive districts in Pennsylvania are adopting different campaign approaches when it comes to President Trump.
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Nov 02, 2026
Many people are swapping out their fluoride dental products for ones made with a mineral called hydroxyapatite. What do dentists say about it?
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Nov 02, 2026
Vance's delivery is different from the president's but his speeches contain plenty of MAGA DNA.
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Nov 02, 2026
Colleges are trying to transform an admissions process that has often been daunting, secretive and stressful into an experience that's open, easier — and downright friendly.
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Nov 02, 2026
NPR's A Martinez talks to Bill Hader, who stars as "The Cat in the Hat" in the latest film adaptation of Dr. Seuss's beloved book.
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Nov 02, 2026
The ceasefire in a Russian-occupied Ukrainian city has ended. The ceasefire, which lasted several days, allowed hundreds of residents to evacuate.
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Nov 02, 2026
The FBI is attributing the theft of $6.3 billion from the Binance cryptocurrency exchange to North Korean hackers. North Korea has prioritized cyber operations and built a formidable cyber force.
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Oct 30, 2026
In the final days before Election Day, the closing messages are sharpening, the competitive races are coming into focus and candidates are doing everything they can to win votes.
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Oct 30, 2026
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Jim Messina, campaign manager for the 2012 Obama re-election campaign, how campaigns will spend the final weekend before Election Day.
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Oct 30, 2026
Former FBI director James Comey faces charges for a third time from the Trump Justice Department. Even conservative lawyers say this new case is weak and should be thrown out of court.
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Oct 30, 2026
With Halloween around the corner, let's talk about some horror classics that have been adapted for TV this season.
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Oct 30, 2026
Sir Patrick Stewart died Wednesday at 86. The actor was best known for playing kind, paternal leaders who united families of misfits in franchises like "Star Trek" and "X-Men."
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Oct 30, 2026
Much of the intelligence behind the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign flows through two federal buildings in a quiet suburb in Vermont.
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Oct 30, 2026
Florida is seeing a record number of dengue fever cases this year as the tropical disease thrives in warming climates.
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Oct 30, 2026
Can an AI-generated video of a victim that's played in criminal court influence someone's sentence? A case in Arizona prompted courts to dig in.
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Oct 30, 2026
In Providence, Rhode Island, voters will weigh in on a ballot measure requiring the city to divest from Israel.
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Oct 30, 2026
The U.S.-Iran war has been mostly on pause for the past several months. But there's a strong sense in the U.S. and the Middle East that this could change shortly after the U.S. midterm elections.
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Oct 30, 2026
Steve Inskeep speaks with former deputy CENTCOM commander Robert Harward about President Trump's Iran war strategy.
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Oct 30, 2026
Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado returns to push for new elections while interim leader Delcy Rodríguez signals that pressure for a democratic transition is felt.
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Oct 29, 2026
With just days until Election Day, former President Barack Obama hit the campaign trail in Georgia as President Trump held a rally in Ohio and ad spending hit a record high.
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Oct 29, 2026
NPR's A Martínez asks David Wasserman of the Cook Political Report for his take on the state of the midterms with less than a week to go until Election Day.
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Oct 29, 2026
Cybersecurity experts used AI to find a bug in a logistics system used by an independent election information agency.
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Oct 29, 2026
NPR's A Martinez speaks with Los Angeles Times correspondent Gustavo Arellano to talk about the legacy of the late activist Dolores Huerta.
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Oct 29, 2026
The Milwaukee Brewers have won the World Series, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays in five games. It's the franchise's first-ever championship since it started more than five decades ago.
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Oct 29, 2026
A lawsuit has been filed alleging the U.S. Department of Education is refusing to cancel the student loan debts of borrowers whose colleges are forced to close.
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Oct 29, 2026
Hundreds of thousands fewer children are born each year in the U.S. and now fewer foreign migrants live in the U.S.. Those two trends have triggered an enrollment crisis in public schools.
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Oct 29, 2026
Bots now outnumber people online, with consequences for the economics of the internet. How does it change the way users access and pay for all the stuff done online?
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Oct 29, 2026
For young voters from immigrant families, the political calculation of voting goes beyond their individual views and includes the needs of their families and communities.
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Oct 29, 2026
Brain changes associated with Alzheimer's disease can be detected by a new type of blood test -- and a growing number of patients are asking their doctors about it.
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Oct 29, 2026
With Americans soon heading to the polls with affordability on their minds, we get a final measure of both GDP and inflation.
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Oct 29, 2026
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Stacey Vanek Smith, host of the podcast Everybody's Business from Bloomberg BusinessWeek, about what signs of economic growth could mean for the midterms.
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Oct 28, 2026
President Trump crisscrosses the country with scattershot closing messages ahead of the midterm elections.
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Oct 28, 2026
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with political analyst Larry Sabato about President Trump's messaging and the issues likely to determine the outcome of the midterm elections.
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Oct 28, 2026
The Tampa Bay Rays won a thrilling 12-inning game to keep their World Series hopes alive. The Milwaukee Brewers have a 3-1 lead as the Series goes to Game 5.
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Oct 28, 2026
NPR's A Martinez speaks with longtime Elton John lyricist Bernie Taupin {TAW-pin}, who's released his first solo album in 40 years, "The Sea Has No Mercy."
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Oct 28, 2026
President Trump's relationship with Russia's Vladimir Putin is under scrutiny again as the president makes deals with Moscow ahead of the midterms.
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Oct 28, 2026
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with author and former Justice Department official Sarah Isgur about the block on President Trump's renovation of the East Potomac Golf Course.
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Oct 28, 2026
High prices and long deployments are shaping this year's race in Virginia's Second Congressional District. The area with deep Navy ties has been a kind of political bellwether.
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Oct 28, 2026
The new president, Princess Moss, of the largest labor union in the country talks about the challenges facing educators this back to school season and the next steps for NEA.
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Oct 28, 2026
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing bloc was leading opposition rival Gadi Eisenkot. Arab parties had a strong showing, and a key question now is whether Eisenkot's bloc will consider forming a coalition with them.
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Oct 28, 2026
It could be weeks before a a clear winner emerges in the tense national election in Israel. Right now, neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor his opposition has a clear path to victory.
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Oct 28, 2026
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former Israeli diplomat Alon Pinkas about what the Israeli election says about Benjamin Netanyahu's hold on power and the conflict with Iran.
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