How Do Election Polls Work?

How Do Election Polls Work?

Our colleagues at Planet Money had a simple question: how do pollsters do their work ahead of elections? They went to Marist College — home of the Marist Poll, which partners with NPR for its polling — to learn how to be pollsters. They break down the science of polling, and find out all the tricks that pollsters use to get people to finish their surveys.

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The Ever-Growing 2024 Republican Primary Field

The Ever-Growing 2024 Republican Primary Field

Tim Scott, the junior senator from South Carolina, kicked off his presidential campaign in North Charleston on Monday, and Florida governor Ron DeSantis is expected to follow suit this week, according...

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After cutting short his trip to Asia, President Biden returned to Washington to meet with Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to try and hash out terms over increasing the country's debt li...

22 Mai 202314min

Our Interview With GOP Presidential Hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy

Our Interview With GOP Presidential Hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy

Vivek Ramaswamy is a 37 year-old investor and pharmaceutical entrepreneur who is seeking the Republican presidential nomination. A self-described nationalist, he says he can expand Donald Trump's Amer...

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Return Of Nuclear Fears Shapes World Leaders' Summit In Japan

Return Of Nuclear Fears Shapes World Leaders' Summit In Japan

As world leaders convene in Japan for the G7 summit, contemporary concerns including climate change and Russia's invasion of Ukraine are on the agenda alongside a resurgent worry: nuclear war.This epi...

18 Mai 202313min

Lawmakers Want To Be Proactive On Artificial Intelligence Regulation

Lawmakers Want To Be Proactive On Artificial Intelligence Regulation

OpenAI head Sam Altman appeared before a Senate panel this week to talk about his ChatGPT product and the future of artificial intelligence. Lawmakers acknowledge the broad upsides of the fast-moving ...

17 Mai 202315min

N.C. Legislature Poised To Overturn Governor's Veto Of Abortion Ban

N.C. Legislature Poised To Overturn Governor's Veto Of Abortion Ban

Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, vetoed a bill banning abortion in North Carolina after 12 weeks. But as Republicans hold supermajorities in both houses of the state legislature, it is likely the veto wil...

16 Mai 202315min

Bipartisan Senators Try To Regulate Social Media. Will They Succeed?

Bipartisan Senators Try To Regulate Social Media. Will They Succeed?

Four senators — two Democrats, two Republicans — are joining forces on a bill to regulate how social media companies can interact with users under the age of 18. They're one of many groups in Congress...

15 Mai 202314min

Debt, Ohio & A Really Old Dog

Debt, Ohio & A Really Old Dog

Lawmakers have yet to reach a deal to avert U.S. default, which could come as soon as next month. In Ohio, Republican lawmakers are attempting to amend the state's constitution to waylay reproductive ...

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