Day: October 27, 2024

As Republicans fight to defend their slim House majority, Democrats need to pick up only four seats in November in order to gain control of the lower chamber. FOX News Senior Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram takes listeners across the country with an inside look into the competitive races that will determine who controls Congress come January. A handful of states will determine this year’s election, and Arizona, a red state that flipped blue in 2020, is one of them. Although the Grand Canyon State has elected several Democrats, polls show former President Donald Trump is ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris. Eleven electoral votes are up for grabs and both candidates are eager to get their hands on them. With a little over a week until Election Day, Arizona-based CEO of the political consulting firm HighGround Inc. Chuck Coughlin discusses the current state of the race and shares what voters are most concerned about. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A CNN investigation has revealed how Republicans and Democrats are taking millions of dollars in donations from elderly dementia patients to fuel their campaigns. In this episode, we look at how the reporting came together and how the practice could impact political fundraising going forward. Guests: Kyung Lah, CNN Senior Investigative Correspondent & Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN Investigative Producer
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12 million displaced. As many as 150,000 dead. Half the country facing starvation. The simple truth? War is tearing apart Sudan. NPR’s West Africa correspondent Emmanuel Akinwotu recently reported near the heart of that fighting. Along the way, he met a young man who, with his family, survived for months on flour and water while hiding under a bed. He found doctors caring for the sick and dying even as shells exploded nearby. The current humanitarian crisis in Sudan is seen as one of the worst in the world, but has little global attention. “They forget about us,” one exhausted doctor said. “It’s a forgotten war.” Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy