Morning Edition

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.

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.

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.

The rules have led to changes in course materials, prompted accusations of censorship and fueled pushback from faculty and students, including faculty departures, student protests and a federal lawsuit.

One last check in with the Swing Shift voters before Election Day. All of them voted for President Trump. Now, they're rating his presidency and deciding who to support when he's not on the ballot.

Control of Congress is at stake as voters head to the polls, President Trump touts his own record in final message to voters, Iran prepares for potential renewed attacks after U.S. midterms.

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.

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.

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.

Israel's elections were inconclusive, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu still won the largest number of votes with a campaign against Arab political parties.

NPR's Steve Inskeep and A Martínez reflect on what voters told them when they traveled to Texas, Georgia and North Carolina.

President Trump focused on renovations in the nation's capital in his closing speech ahead of the midterms.