U.S. Senate Why You Need to Care About the Georgia Senate Runoff (Even If You Don't Live in Georgia) Control of the U.S. Senate will be decided on Jan. 5 by two Senate runoff races in Georgia: one faceoff between David Perdue and Jon Ossoff and the other between Kelly Loeffler and Raphael Warnock. NBCLX’s Noah Pransky has everything you need to know, whether you live in the state or not.
voter intimidation Voter Intimidation: Knowing Your Rights When You Go to the Polls Voter intimidation is an old tactic with a long and ugly history. And as voters begin lining up for early voting in states across the country, some behavior is already being reported – particularly by supporters of President Trump – that falls in the “gray area” between illegal voter intimidation and free speech. Here’s what to know when you go...
early voting Early Voting Is Underway: How to Stay Safe From COVID-19 While Casting Your Ballot With early voting drawing crowds to polling locations across the country, NBCLX storyteller Clark Fouraker has safety tips for voters heading to the polls. Bringing your own pen and social distancing in line are just some ways you can stay safe from COVID-19 this election.
President Trump What President Trump's COVID-19 Diagnosis Means for the Future of the Presidential Race President Trump and his wife Melania have revealed they tested positive for COVID-19, throwing the presidential race into turmoil in its final weeks. NBCLX’s Noah Pransky explains how Trump’s positive COVID-19 test results could impact the race moving forward.
voting From Ballot to Ballot Box: Voting Methods Explained With Retro Video Games There’s a lot of talk right now about how we get our vote to the ballot box. Is in-person or mail-in voting safer? Are dead people voting? And why don’t we vote online? Here’s what you need to know about how we vote, explained with some of our favorite old-school video games.
Health care Closing the Health Care Gap: Missouri's Fight for Medicaid After both of his parents died due to lack of health insurance, Erich Arvidson is fighting to make Medicaid available to those who need it in his home state of Missouri, which has some of the strictest eligibility requirements in the country.
Elections 2020 Candidate Candace Valenzuela of Texas Says It's Time for the First Afro-Latina in Congress After winning the Democratic nomination for Texas’ 24th congressional district, Candace Valenzuela is set to take on Republican Beth Van Duyne in November. Valenzuela joins LX News to explain why becoming the first Afro-Latina in Congress is so important for representation, and how she plans to help families and small businesses struggling with the coronavirus pandemic if she is elected.
Joe Biden Woman Broadens Claims Against Biden to Include Sexual Assault The Biden campaign says the incident, alleged to have occurred in 1993, "absolutely did not happen"
Mail-in Voting As Trump Rails Against Mail Voting, Some Allies Embrace It While Trump has complained that voting by mail was "ripe for fraud," Republican state officials in Iowa, Ohio and West Virginia have all taken steps to ease access to mail-in ballots
Bernie Sanders Sanders Says He Could Still Become Democratic Nominee on ‘Late Night' "It is admittedly a narrow path but I would tell you, Seth, that there are a lot of people who are supporting me"
