NPR News: Election Day 2026: Photos from around the country

Election Day 2026: Photos from around the country
Voters across the country are heading to the polls today to cast their ballots in the 2026 midterm elections.

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NPR News: Connecticut bakers are bringing joy back to election day, one cake at a time

Connecticut bakers are bringing joy back to election day, one cake at a time
Nicole Sousa from the Old Statehouse in Hartford, CT, discusses the history of election cakes, a sweet civic tradition dating back to 1771.

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NPR News: Connect250 creates a time capsule of life in America

Connect250 creates a time capsule of life in America
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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NPR News: Chicago entrepreneur turns empty downtown office space into vertical gardens

Chicago entrepreneur turns empty downtown office space into vertical gardens
The pandemic changed how, and where, the world works, but the empty office space left behind is a big drain on the owners of all that unused commercial real estate.   But one entrepreneur is starting to plant the seeds of a partial solution to this lingering problem.

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NPR News: Willie the pony treats hospital patients with medicine for the soul

Willie the pony treats hospital patients with medicine for the soul
Sometimes hospitals invite special guests to come visit patients in an effort to boost spirits. One "mane" attraction at an Ohio hospital is Willie Nelson- the pony.

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NPR News: Living with high prices in Virginia's 1st Congressional District

Living with high prices in Virginia's 1st Congressional District
High prices are straining budgets for both a small business owner and a single mom in a rural part of Va.'s 1st Congressional district. They explain how they're handling the economic stress of these times.

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NPR News: 'Grasping at straws': Judge dismisses Trump suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter

'Grasping at straws': Judge dismisses Trump suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter
Saying the president was "grasping at straws," a federal judge on Saturday threw out Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch over a story reporting on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

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NPR News: Can I trust the polls? And other questions from listeners about the 2026 midterms

Can I trust the polls? And other questions from listeners about the 2026 midterms
Ahead of Election Day, listeners send in questions about whether debates are dead, if polls are reliable for election coverage and how Trump might work with Democrats if they win control of Congress.

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NPR News: Despite concerns, the Trump administration still sends pregnant migrant minors to south Texas

Despite concerns, the Trump administration still sends pregnant migrant minors to south Texas
Several children have had to leave the state to receive medical care, including abortions, that is unavailable in Texas.

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NPR News: ICE activity is surging ahead of midterms. So is voter turnout.

ICE activity is surging ahead of midterms. So is voter turnout.
Across the country, there are reports of heightened ICE activity. Advocates worry about how close it is to midterms, but so far voter turnout is surging.

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NPR News: Siblings share how their circus performer parents made their first Halloween magical

Siblings share how their circus performer parents made their first Halloween magical
For StoryCorps, two siblings reminisce about travels with their parents, who were circus performers, and the Halloween night they discovered trick-or-treating.

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NPR News: Hackers expose the identities of more than 40,000 DHS employees

Hackers expose the identities of more than 40,000 DHS employees
A group of hacktivists calling themselves Distributed Denial of Secrets, said the unmasking of ICE agents, DHS operatives and contractors was fair play, given the government's lack of transparency.

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NPR News: Forecasters are predicting a warmer and wetter winter. Here's how El Niño will affect your region.

Forecasters are predicting a warmer and wetter winter. Here's how El Niño will affect your region.
El Niño years typically lead to more precipitation and higher-than-average temperatures. The latest data shows the different potential impacts by region.

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NPR News: Trump says he's ending restrictions on climate-warming methane from oil drilling

Trump says he's ending restrictions on climate-warming methane from oil drilling
President Donald Trump said that his administration is "terminating" a Biden-era rule that aimed to cut planet-warming emissions of methane from oil and gas drilling.

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NPR News: Partnerships between ICE and local police surge, report finds

Partnerships between ICE and local police surge, report finds
The number of state and local officers working with Immigration and Customs Enforcement has doubled in size in the last eight months, according to a new report from the immigration reform advocacy group FWD.us.

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NPR News: When an invasive fish is also tasty, Maryland schoolkids can help 'eat the problem'

When an invasive fish is also tasty, Maryland schoolkids can help 'eat the problem'
The Chesapeake Bay, home to blue crabs and striped bass, has a new apex predator: the blue catfish. It's invasive and voracious. It's also delicious, which officials hope might help save the bay.

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NPR News: Trump administration's new visa task force worries families in border cities

Trump administration's new visa task force worries families in border cities
Thousands cross into the U.S. every day to visit family, shop and go to school using a "border visa," but a new policy has kept many away from the international bridges.

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NPR News: Court ruling fails to end wait for thousands of immigrants stuck abroad without visas

Court ruling fails to end wait for thousands of immigrants stuck abroad without visas
A federal judge struck down a Trump administration ban on issuing immigrant visas to people from 75 countries, but immigrants continue to be stuck in their countries. Attorneys say the federal government is slow-walking the processing of visas on purpose.

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NPR News: In Arkansas, Democrats see an opening at the edge of the competitive midterms map

In Arkansas, Democrats see an opening at the edge of the competitive midterms map
In a sign of the potentially dire midterm political environment, Republicans have spent millions of dollars playing defense in Arkansas, one of the most conservative states in the country.

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NPR News: Soldiers guard center of Milan as thousands of protesters march in cities across Europe

Soldiers guard center of Milan as thousands of protesters march in cities across Europe
While protests in France have claimed most international attention, large demonstrations also rocked many European cities Saturday from Milan to Rome to Madrid, Lisbon and Tirana.

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