U.S. President Donald Trump departs after delivering remarks at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on November 02, 2026 in Washington, DC. With one day left before Americans go to the polls in consequential midterm elections, President Donald Trump is making a last push to hold the GOP's control of the House and the Senate for the remainder of his second term in office. Finn Gomez/Getty Images hide caption
A plume of smoke rises from the port of Jebel Ali following a reported Iranian strike in Dubai on March 1, 2026. Fadel Senna/AFP via Getty hide caption
About half of American adults reported using AI-powered chatbots and about 42% of users said they use them to search for information, according to a Pew Research Center survey from earlier this year. Jon Cherry/Getty Images hide caption
Signage directs people outside an early voting polling place on Oct. 28, in Minneapolis, Minn. America is deeply polarized politically, but research show the problem is not as extreme as people think. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images hide caption
Magistrate Judge Zia M. Faruqui speaks before a debate at the Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington, D.C. in November 2024. Craig Hudson/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 14. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) speaks during a primary night watch party at the Hotel Saint Regis Detroit on Aug. 4, 2026, in Detroit, Michigan. Finn Gomez/Getty Images hide caption
An attendee holds a sign before the start of a rally led by US Senator Bernie Sanders, Independent of Vermont, during the campaign kickoff for the California Billionaire Tax Act at The Wiltern in Los Angeles, February 18, 2026. Sanders is seeking the support of California voters for a November's ballot initiative of an emergency tax on billionaires to help the state's healthcare system. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images) PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption
A sign directs residents to a polling place in Dearborn, Mich., on Aug. 4. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
Hydroxyapatite toothpaste is a fluoride-free option that has some research backing its effectiveness. mihailomilovanovic/Getty Images hide caption
People walk by a sign for voting on November 1, 2026, in Detroit, Michigan. Michigan has become a focal point in the upcoming midterm elections, with a close race between Republican Senate candidate, former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI), and Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed that could decide who controls the chamber. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Prospective students and their families participate in a campus tour at Skidmore College in New York. Oliver Parini/The Hechinger Report hide caption
US Vice President JD Vance listens to US President Donald Trump as he hosts Stephen Hubbard in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 30, 2026. ALEX WROBLEWSKI/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Why people are so attached to IQ. Getty Images/Hulton Archive/Photo Illustration by NPR hide caption
Luke Rosedahl, Ph.D., and Isabella Cabaleiro, research lab specialist, participate in a virtual reality experiment examining how movement affects learning. Florida Atlantic University, College of Engineering and Computer Science hide caption
FILE - A Sahrawi refugee boy stands in the shadow in the Boujdour refugee camp, Oct. 11, 2021. Bernat Armangue/AP hide caption
Law enforcement respond to a plane crash in Palm Beach County, Fla., on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. Mark Elias/AP hide caption
ARABIAN SEA: In this handout photo provided by U.S. Central Command, U.S. forces patrol the Arabian Sea near M/V Touska on April 20, 2026. Handout Photo by the U.S. Navy via Getty Images/Getty Images hide caption
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., speaks to reporters in March 2026, in Washington. Murphy suffered a stroke on Saturday and is expected to recover. Allison Robbert/AP hide caption
Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers, right, and Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., attend a service at Perfecting Church, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, in Detroit. Jose Juarez/AP hide caption
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., appears at a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in 2025. Murphy's office says he was hospitalized this weekend with a stroke. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
President Donald Trump spoke to members of the media during a Halloween party at his Mar-a-Lago club on October 31, 2026 in Palm Beach, Florida. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images North America hide caption
President Trump listens as Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan of Alaska, who is running for reelection, speaks at an Oct. 13 campaign rally in Wasilla, Alaska. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
