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NPR's Michel Martin reports from Springfield, Ohio, where residents are again dealing with President Trump's attacks on Haitians living in the town in the runup to the midterm elections.

Michigan households are paying the highest cost per household for the Trump administration's tariffs. For the voters paying the price, the issue isn't cut-and-dry.

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Michel Martin what she's hearing from Michigan voters, as the tone of the state's Senate race gets darker.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with election security expert Lawrence Norden of the Brennan Center about efforts to undermine the midterm election and protections against fraud and intimidation.

To win a seat in the Senate, Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed is making a final push to win over some Black Detroiters who are still skeptical of him.

NPR's Michel Martin reports from Springfield, Ohio, where residents are again dealing with President Trump's attacks on Haitians living in the town in the runup to the midterm elections.

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Michel Martin what she's hearing from Michigan voters, as the tone of the state's Senate race gets darker.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with election security expert Lawrence Norden of the Brennan Center about efforts to undermine the midterm election and protections against fraud and intimidation.

NPR's Michel Martin reports from Springfield, Ohio, where residents are again dealing with President Trump's attacks on Haitians living in the town in the runup to the midterm elections.