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U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill., speaks at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. He is one of three Illinois GOP members of Congress expressing concerns about the state’s integrity and accuracy of its voter rolls.

Ahead of midterms, Illinois’ GOP members of Congress question the state’s ‘election integrity’

In a letter sent to the Illinois State Board of Elections, Reps. Mike Bost, Mary Miller and Darin LaHood urged the state to provide more information about how voting records are vetted.

An update on Maui's wildfire disaster from Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono about the wildfires on the island of Maui. President Biden approved a major disaster declaration, making funds available to those effected.

People line up to receive a rapid COVID-19 test in an agricultural community in Immokalee, Fla., where the poverty rate is over 40%. Partners in Health is working with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers to test, educate and vaccinate the community during the pandemic.

Rich nation, unequal health care: Why a charity that's helped Haiti is aiding the U.S.

The charity Partners in Health aims to improve health services in lower income places like Haiti and Rwanda. Now it's setting up a permanent presence in the U.S. with an $11 million federal grant.

Texas Lifts Its State-Wide Mask Mandate, Some Businesses Disagree

Business may now operate at full capacity. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Sarah Self-Walbrick of Texas Tech Public Media and Arnoldo Richards, a restaurant owner in Houston, about mandates being lifted.

An election worker prepares mail ballots at the Clark County Election Department on Nov. 8, 2022, in Las Vegas. The Republican National Committee and the Trump campaign have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to prevent Nevada from counting mail ballots received after Election Day, as state law permits.

Republicans say mail ballots arriving after Election Day in Nevada should be illegal

Many states, like crucial Nevada, allow mail ballots that are postmarked on or before Election Day to be counted — even if they arrive after Election Day. Republicans say this violates federal law.

How Some Schools Restrain Or Seclude Students: A Look At A Controversial Practice

It's supposed to be a last resort when students pose a danger to themselves or others, but laws and policies vary widely around the country.

Pritzker to fight Springfield judge's ruling voiding school mask mandate, K-12 staff vaccine-or-test

Gov. JB Pritzker’s mandate for masks in schools was thrown into legal limbo late Friday after a Sangamon County judge voided his rules on both masking and mandated COVID-19 vaccines or regular testing for school staff.

Republicans have invested millions in nonwhite voter outreach ahead of the midterms

After making gains in 2020 among voters of color, Republicans have invested in expanding minority outreach centers in places like Georgia and Pennsylvania. It's likely to continue into 2024.

Illinois Supreme Court Justice Tom Kilbride is running for a second 10-year term on the court. So far, the race has been flooded with almost $3 million, and experts say the race's outcome could have a lasting impact on the court system's independence.

No Opponent, But Big Money In Illinois Justice's Race

He's running unopposed, but nearly $3 million has flowed into the race for Justice Thomas Kilbride's Illinois Supreme Court seat -- making it the second-highest-grossing judicial retention campaign in history. And, experts say, it could have a lasting impact on the independence of the court system.

Yolanda Alvarado, a fifth-generation cattle rancher in west Texas, stands with her sons at a press conference on Monday in Marfa, announcing a landowner lawsuit against a proposed border wall along the border with Mexico.

Texas landowners sue federal government over border wall plans

A lawsuit filed Monday takes aim at federal agencies' use of waivers to expedite construction of a wall along the border with Mexico and claims that landowner's constitutional rights are being violated.

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