Meet the Democrats using porn ads to convince Trump voters to stay home Two friends launched a political action committee to run anti-Trump ads in perhaps the last untouched advertising market in politics: pornographic websites. Susan Davis
Election anxiety and partisanship are blazing hot. When will the fever break? Former Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed has overseen multiple general elections, some during eras of partisan extremes. He expects a shift to the center. John O'Brien
Energy foes spar with misleading claims over natural gas Initiative 2066 "Stop the gas ban," roadside signs and online ads urge Washington voters, even though gas hasn’t been banned in Washington. John Ryan
What the Seahawks can teach us about Washington's capital gains tax Washington has a lot of wealthy residents. But much of their wealth isn't taxed by the state. At least, it wasn’t, until the capital gains tax came along a couple years ago. Now, there's an initiative on the ballot to repeal it. Joshua McNichols
In this school’s election, it’s pizza vs. chicken nuggets, with democracy as the winner At an Arizona tribal school, it's a fierce campaign to pick the top school lunch, as students learn about making their voice count Jonaki Mehta
After a chaotic vote count in 2020, here's what Detroit will do differently this year Four years ago, Trump supporters, motivated in part by false election fraud claims, loudly protested at a Detroit counting facility. Election officials are determined to avoid a repeat of the chaos. Quinn Klinefelter
Vancouver couple recasts votes after ballots destroyed in Washington drop box arson A Vancouver couple wanted to be “responsible” and cast their vote early, but the ballots were burned early Monday morning. They said they’re still confident in the voting system and plan to drop off her ballot at the same location. Natalie Akane Newcomb
Worried about your 2024 ballot being counted? These states let you track it online “There's no need to panic,” an elections expert tells NPR. All but three states have free tracking sites that send updates to voters as their ballot goes through the system. Bill Chappell
Supreme Court allows Virginia to purge individuals from voter rolls The U.S. Supreme Court put on hold a lower court order that stopped Virginia from purging its voter rolls. The order comes less than a week before Election Day. Nina Totenberg
Harris urged unity in her closing argument. Biden's 'garbage' line undercut that It sounded like the president was calling Trump supporters "garbage." But the White House said he was talking about a joke made by a comedian at a Trump rally who disparaged Puerto Rico. Tamara Keith
