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12 Russians Indicted in the Russia Probe


Today, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced a set of indictments in the Russian collusion probe; President Trump is in Europe this week, having first been in Brussels on Tuesday and Wednesday, then heading to the UK for Thursday meetings and a visit with Queen Elizabeth at Windsor Castle, before meeting with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki on Monday; and a look at how young voters could flip congress.

The Takeaway

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Little Mention of Climate Change in Midterm Ads, But it Matters to Millennials


<a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/little-mention-climate-change-midterm-ads-it-matters-millennials">Little Mention of Climate Change in Midterm Ads, But it Matters to Millennials</a>
The Takeaway holds a roundtable discussion with three millennial voices on why climate change matters to them and their generation.
<a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/does-house-representatives-actually-represent-all-americans">Does the House of Representatives Actually Represent All Americans?</a>
With changing population numbers and urbanization, does the House of Representatives still represent people proportionally?
Guests:
<a href="https://twitter.com/ZanageeArtis">Zanagee Artis</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/kmeyaardschaap">Kyle Meyaard-Schaap</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/DaniSButcher">Danielle Butcher</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/DrewDeSilver">Drew Desilver</a>

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Politics with Amy Walter: Raising (Votes in) Arizona


Arizona has been a reliably Republican state at the presidential level in every election since 1952 — except when Bill Clinton won in 1996. But a rapidly growing population has chipped away at the Republican advantage. In 2020, Arizona is rated a toss-up.
The state has had no-excuse absentee voting since 1991 and the numbers of voters who use this method continue to grow. As the president continues to malign the U.S. Postal Service and absentee ballots and question the integrity of the upcoming election, we hear from <a href="https://twitter.com/SecretaryHobbs?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Katie Hobbs</a>, Arizona Secretary of State, KJZZ Phoenix host <a href="https://twitter.com/offcentervoice?lang=en">Steve Goldstein</a>, and <a href="https://sgpp.arizona.edu/people/lisa-sanchez">P</a><a href="https://sgpp.arizona.edu/people/lisa-sanchez">rofessor Lisa Sanchez</a> from the University of Arizona.
Latino voters are a growing share of the population in states like Florida, Texas, and Nevada. In Arizona, they account for about a quarter of voters in the state according to Pew. 
While national polling indicates that Joe Biden is ahead of President Trump when it comes to Latino voters, he hasn't been able to match Hillary Clinton’s margins from 2016. The Trump campaign is appealing to Latinos with a message centered on crime and the economy. The Biden campaign is using President Trump's response to the pandemic to illustrate that he's unfit to lead. 
<a href="https://twitter.com/danielggarza?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Daniel Garza</a>, president of the conservative Libre Initiative, and <a href="https://twitter.com/carlosodio?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Carlos Odio</a>, co-founder of democratic Latino polling and analysis firm Equis Research, share their insights as to what's at stake for this electorate.  
These conversations are part of a series called <a href="https://thegreenespace.org/event/every-vote-counts-north-carolina/">Every Vote Counts</a>.

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Politics with Amy Walter: Final Thoughts Before Election Day


The ongoing campaign cycle was met by a number of twists that couldn’t have been predicted. A consequential presidential race, the pandemic, an economic downturn, and the killing of George Floyd by police. As the election cycle comes to an end, <a href="https://twitter.com/byHeatherLong">Heather Long</a>, Economics Correspondent at The Washington Post, <a href="https://twitter.com/mayaaking">Maya King</a>, Politics Reporter at Politico and <a href="https://twitter.com/ClareMalone">Clare Malone</a>, Senior Politics Writer at FiveThirtyEight analyze the last year of politics and dissect what it could mean for Tuesday’s outcome.
A standard election cycle would’ve meant interacting with voters at conventions, town halls, and canvassing events. As the pandemic upended traditional forms of campaigning, we’ve spent the last few months engaging with students, teachers, small business owners, religious leaders, and individuals from across the U.S. They update us on how things have changed since we last spoke and what hopes, if any, they have riding on Election Day. 
The most recent national polls shows President Trump is trailing Vice President Joe Biden by almost nine points. Four years ago, pundits and politicians relied on polls that failed to account for counties that should’ve served as warning signs for Democrats. This time around there are fewer undecided and third-party voters who could swing us towards a surprise. <a href="https://twitter.com/Redistrict">Dave Wasserman</a>, House Editor for The Cook Political Report, describes his reporting on key bellwether counties that could determine the outcome of the election. 
President Trump has spent the last few months maligning the voting process and attempting to cast doubt on the outcome of the election. He’s made a number of misleading comments regarding absentee voting and has incorrectly stated that the process of counting ballots should end on November 3rd. <a href="https://twitter.com/grace_panetta">Grace Panetta</a>, Senior Politics Reporter Covering Elections and Voting for Business Insider, describes what we can expect on election night and beyond.

Justice

Latinos in Arizona are helping make it a swing state — but not just because of Trump

Election 2016

What it looks like to become a US citizen in a contentious election year

Hillary Clinton's campaign office in Little Haiti 

Global Politics

Clinton's complicated history in Haiti has some voters saying, why vote at all?

Texas is now a swing state, but here's why these voters are sticking with Trump

'When I vote next week, I will be saying loud and clear, this is also my country.'

I know you voted for Trump for a better future. But please don’t forget my future.

Supporters of Austrian far right Freedom Party (FPOe) presidential candidate Norbert Hofer hold images of his face in Vienna, Austria.

Economics

The European Union may be fragile, but it's not cracking up just yet

Democratic presidential candidates Senator Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton wave before the start of the Univision News and Washington Post Democratic debate in Kendall, Florida on March 9, 2016

Democratic candidates: Quit your 'Hispandering,' says Univision anchor Maria Elena Salinas

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