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Title 42 has triggered criticisms from immigration advocates and public health experts. But some still want to keep it in place and delay accepting asylum-seekers.
More than 110 million votes were cast in the U.S. midterm elections of November 2022.
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Jan Leighley, American University School of Public Affairs
Compared with past midterms, voter turnout among young people jumped in 2022 – but it was still below 30%.
A prominent GOP poll said Democratic U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire would lose her re-election bid to a Republican. Hassan won by 9 percentage points.
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Polling for the 2022 midterms was more accurate than the dramatically wrong predictions of 2016 and 2020, leading one pollster to boast, ‘The death of polling has been greatly exaggerated.’
Police officers gather at the site where offcials say a Russian-made missile fell.
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John Deni, American University School of International Service
Polish authorities are investigating what they initially believed to be a Russian-made missile blast close to the border with Ukraine. Later, the country’s president said it was likely to have been an accident.
Groups of migrants wait for food donations in San Antonio on Sept. 19, 2022.
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Some Republicans have claimed that a crisis exists on the US southern border. But federal immigration statistics tell a different story about the GOP’s overblown numbers.
Could compromise with far-right partners leave Benjamin Netanyahu feeling hot under the collar?
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Guy Ziv, American University School of International Service
Israel’s longest serving and most politically resilient prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, returns to government with a new coalition, partnering with extreme-right parties. It could be his undoing.
People volunteer at a Native Alaskan voting station on Nov. 2, 2022 in Anchorage.
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Voter demographics and policy priorities are two recurrent, big issues on Election Day – but shifts in election administration and voting laws are new challenges influencing the midterms.
Voters cast ballots in Orange County, Calif., in November 2018.
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When registered voters who move get help reregistering to vote in their new locations, they are more likely to cast a ballot at the next election.
In this picture taken Sept. 29, 2022, Rohingya refugees line up to gather relief supplies at a refugee camp in Bangladesh.
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Tazreena Sajjad, American University School of International Service
The international response to the refugee crisis in Ukraine has been impressive. But humanitarian aid is falling short to help refugees in other countries such as Bangladesh, Yemen and Ethiopia.
How many people vote matters, but so does their age.
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Jan Leighley, American University School of Public Affairs
Americans’ political affiliations and views on key issues vary a lot by age. When fewer young people vote, winning candidates and policies may not reflect their views.
La investigación académica desempeña un papel importante para ayudar a disipar los mitos y las ideas erróneas sobre la migración.
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La inmigración es algo que celebrar, no algo que temer. Existen muchas más oportunidades que problemas derivados de ella y son algunos políticos quienes más daño hacen a los inmigrantes con sus discursos.
In Maine’s 2020 Senate race, not one poll showed the GOP incumbent, Susan Collins, in the lead. But she trounced her Democratic challenger by 9 points.
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Will some polls misfire in prominent races in the 2022 midterms? Probably. Will such errors be eye-catching? In some cases, perhaps. Will the news media continue to tout polls? Undoubtedly.
Another prime minister shown the door.
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Garret Martin, American University School of International Service
Only months into the job, Prime Minister Liz Truss is on her way out already, leaving her government in search of a new leader and a way to regain public trust.
Ukrainian firefighters battling flames at a power station hit by Russian missiles.
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Benjamin Jensen, American University School of International Service
In the face of Russian military setbacks at the hands of a dogged opposition army, Russian President Vladimir Putin is focusing on targets that will put psychological pressure on the Ukrainian nation.
A Russian citizen being called up for duty.
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Benjamin Jensen, American University School of International Service
A military strategist breaks down how a smaller Ukrainian army has successfully taken back swaths of land from the Russians in the country’s northeast.
Could schools be putting a damper on children’s curiosity?
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Starting college after finishing high school is an exciting phase of a student’s life. But students need to prepare for the new challenges college brings.