Mike Collins wins Georgia Republican Senate primary runoff : NPR ^26%

NPR - By Stephen Fowler - 6/17/2026, 12:38 AM

Recency Bias 27.1% - Negativity Bias 21.9% - Self-Serving Bias 21.9%

Mike Collins wins Georgia Republican Senate primary runoff The Collins-Ossoff matchup will be closely watched nationally as the major political parties vie for control of the Senate. ATLANTA — Republican Rep. Mike Collins has won a primary election runoff and will challenge incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in November, according to a... more

Mike Collins wins Georgia Republican Senate primary runoff : NPR ^10.5%

NPR - By Stephen Fowler - 6/17/2026, 12:38 AM

Confirmation Bias 23.2% - Hasty Generalization 21.9% - Representativeness Heuristic 18.2%

ATLANTA — Republican Rep. Mike Collins has won a primary election runoff and will challenge incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in November, according to a race call by The Associated Press. The Collins-Ossoff matchup will be closely watched nationally as the major political parties vie for control of the Senate. Collins beat former... more

Democrats wanted answers for what went wrong in 2024. Now, there are more questions ^32.1%

NPR - By Stephen Fowler - 5/21/2026, 6:36 PM

Negativity Bias 42.4% - Hasty Generalization 29.7% - Appeal to Authority 26.8%

The Democratic National Committee has finally released an outside review of 2024 campaign losses that the party says was delivered unfinished and full of unverified claims about problems and solutions. DNC Chairman Ken Martin, facing internal criticism for a decision to shelve the report after he received it late last year, apologized in... more

Tuesday is a big primary day. Here's what you need to know ^1.4%

NPR - By Stephen Fowler - 5/18/2026, 8:58 PM

Framing Effect 23.3% - Negativity Bias 16.8% - Attempt to Sell a Product or Service 16.7%

This story will be updated. Polls have begun to close on the busiest primary election day so far in the 2026 midterms, starting with contentious contests in Kentucky. In several Republican primaries, President Trump's grip on his own party will be tested, like the challenge GOP Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie faces from Trump-backed... more

Here's how Tuesday's primary elections played out, state-by-state ^9.6%

NPR - By Stephen Fowler - 5/18/2026, 8:58 PM

Attempt to Sell a Product or Service 14.2% - Framing Effect 11.7% - Appeal to Authority 9.1%

Polls have closed on the busiest primary election day so far in the 2026 midterms. Voters in six states made their choices. In Kentucky, President Trump successfully ousted another incumbent -- Rep. Thomas Massie -- who did not align one hundred percent with the president's agenda. Meanwhile, Democrats in Georgia and other states... more

After redistricting, what does representation mean to Tennessee voters? ^52.7%

NPR - By Stephen Fowler - 5/15/2026, 9:00 AM

Negativity Bias 17.5% - Appeal to Emotion 14% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 12.1%

What do Tennessee residents think about their new redistricting maps? What does representation look like for Tennessee voters who were split into three new congressional districts last week? NPR traveled from Memphis into the Nashville suburbs to ask. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — From the founding of Memphis more than two centuries ago, Poplar Ave.... more

Polls are closed in Ohio, Indiana as voters give insight into Trump's influence ^16.8%

NPR - By Stephen Fowler - 5/5/2026, 9:00 AM

Politically Left Leaning Bias 26.8% - Negativity Bias 20.6% - Optimism Bias 10.9%

<em>This story will be updated.</em> Two very different decisions Republicans made about gerrymandering will be on display in Tuesday's primary contests in Indiana and Ohio. After an effort to redraw maps in Indiana failed last year, President Trump and his political operation now seek to oust incumbent Republican state senators who... more

Primary elections in Ohio, Indiana offer latest temperature check on Trump popularity ^28%

NPR - By Stephen Fowler - 5/5/2026, 9:00 AM

Negativity Bias 19.4% - Framing Effect 14.8% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 12.5%

Two very different decisions Republicans made about gerrymandering will be on display in Tuesday's primary contests in Indiana and Ohio. After an effort to redraw maps in Indiana failed last year, President Trump and his political operation now seek to oust incumbent Republican state senators who helped defeat the plan. In Ohio, new maps... more

Democrats dominate midterm fundraising, but Republicans have a huge cash advantage ^40.7%

NPR - By Stephen Fowler - 4/23/2026, 9:00 AM

Ambiguity (Equivocation) 25% - Negativity Bias 14.1% - Representativeness Heuristic 13.1%

Money in the 2026 midterms right now in 4 charts The latest campaign finance reports show Democratic enthusiasm in key House and Senate races, but national Republican groups have far more in the bank to potentially spend down the road. Democrats dominate midterm fundraising, but Republicans have a huge cash advantage more

Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump ^75.6%

NPR - By Stephen Fowler - 2/24/2026, 10:00 AM

The Justice Department has withheld some Epstein files related to allegations that President Trump sexually abused a minor, an NPR investigation finds. It also removed some documents from the public database where accusations against Jeffrey Epstein also mention Trump. Some files have not been made public despite a law mandating their... more