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October 22, 2020 1:42 PM

Could 2020 be the year of the young voter?

Voter turnout among ages 18-29 increased in 2016, but less than half of those eligible to vote in that age bracket cast ballots. Will this year be different?

by Kerri Miller and Marcheta Fornoff

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October 22, 2020 12:40 PM

Voter stories: What Minnesotans hope life will be like in the future

This election season we wanted to get at the heart of what is important to people living across the state. Here’s what a few Minnesotans had to say.

by MPR News Staff

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October 22, 2020 11:22 AM

Intelligence Squared debate: Has the Electoral College outlived its usefulness?

A debate from the Intelligence Squared series, “Has the Electoral College outlived its usefulness?”

by MPR News Staff

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October 22, 2020 11:01 AM

Here's where the threat of militia activity around the elections is the highest

Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Oregon have the highest risk of seeing increased militia activity around the elections, according to a new report obtained exclusively by NPR.

by Tim Mak

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October 22, 2020 10:28 AM

What's next for Trump's Supreme Court nominee

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett is speeding toward confirmation, with a majority of the Senate supporting her and a final vote expected Monday. If confirmed on Monday, as is expected, Barrett could be sworn in as a justice almost immediately, just a week before the Nov. 3 election.

by The Associated Press

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October 22, 2020 5:41 AM

GOP-led Senate panel advances Barrett despite Dems' boycott

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to advance Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court nomination to the full Senate as Republicans powered past Democrats' boycott of the session.

by The Associated Press

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October 22, 2020 4:00 AM

5 questions ahead of the last Trump-Biden presidential debate

This is the last, best chance for both candidates to make their arguments to a broad audience of the American public for why they should be president — and there's a lot on the line.

by Domenico Montanaro

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October 22, 2020 4:00 AM

Live coverage: Trump and Biden's final presidential debate

President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden are holding a final debate Thursday in Nashville, Tenn., with Kristen Welker of NBC News moderating.

by NPR Staff

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October 21, 2020 7:33 PM

U.S. blames Iran for threatening election emails, says Russia may interfere too

The director of national intelligence and FBI director said on Wednesday night that U.S. officials believe Iranian influence-mongers are behind an election-intimidation scam.

by Philip Ewing

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October 21, 2020 6:07 PM

Democrats plan to boycott Senate Committee vote on Barrett nomination

Democrats see Mitch McConnell's rush to confirm Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett as unprecedented and "outrageous," but they have little power to stop it in a GOP-controlled Senate.

by Nina Totenberg

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