Politics
Maura Healey Has Become The Nation's First Openly Lesbian Governor And The First Woman To Hold The Seat In Massachusetts
Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll will be joining Healey as lieutenant governor. This is the first time women have held both roles at the same time in the US.
Anna Betts
Stacey Abrams Has Lost Again In Her Second Bid To Become Georgia Governor
Polls had shown Kemp leading Abrams in the run-up to Tuesday’s vote, with the final Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll putting the Republican incumbent at least seven points ahead.
David Mack
Maxwell Frost Has Become The First Gen Z Member Of Congress
"Don't count out young people,” Frost said in August.
Anna Betts
The Midterm Elections Have Gone To The Dogs
Even though our cute four-legged friends can’t cast a ballot, they can still show their support.
Kenneth Bachor
Live Results: How Americans Are Voting On Abortion
See live results for ballot questions from Michigan, Kentucky, California, Vermont, and Montana.
BuzzFeed News
Live Results: 2022 Midterm Elections
See results for key races for the House of Representatives, Senate, and governor seats across the US.
BuzzFeed News
It’s Election Day! Here Are The Races To Watch
Here are the big congressional and state races to keep an eye on as results come in.
David Mack
This Is What It’s Like To Live On Less Than $15 An Hour
“[If] I pay the light bill this month and truck this month, then they just won’t get paid next month when I pay the mortgage.”
Albert Samaha
What To Know If You’re Voting For The First Time On Tuesday
Look up your polling place and check if you’ll need to bring ID, for starters.
Paige Skinner
18-Year-Olds Told Us Why They’ll Be Voting In The Midterm Elections
“This election is marked by so much uncertainty, and that is very anxiety-inducing because there’s just so much on the line.”
Paige Skinner
Dr. Oz Used To Be A Good Doctor. What Happened To Him?
Mehmet Oz was once an established surgeon with a good reputation. Then, he started hawking shoddy supplements and trying to get elected in a state he barely lives in.
Scaachi Koul
Elon Musk Shared A Conspiracy Theory About The Attack Against Nancy Pelosi’s Husband On Twitter
Musk tweeted a link to a right-wing website that frequently spouts conspiracy theories, then deleted it Sunday.
Clarissa-Jan Lim
A Second Woman Says Herschel Walker Got Her Pregnant And Paid For Her Abortion
The woman said she had a six-year affair with Walker and that he "pressured" her to have an abortion in 1993.
David Mack
Steve Bannon Has To Go To Prison — And This Time Trump Can't Save Him
The former top Trump adviser was sentenced on Friday to four months in prison over his refusal to appear before the Jan. 6 Committee.
David Mack
A Judge Said Trump Signed Court Documents That He Knew Included Lies
The ruling from a federal judge in California concerned a fight between the Jan. 6 committee and former Trump legal adviser John Eastman, but contained a shocking claim about the former president.
David Mack
The John Fetterman Campaign Is Turning Back To Memes As Dr. Oz Closes The Polling Gap
Fetterman is up less than four points on average from his Republican opponent in the race for Pennsylvania’s US Senate seat.
David Mack
A Strategically Placed AirTag Led Police To A Dumpster Full Of Stolen Democratic Campaign Signs
More than 100 signs, including ones for John Fetterman, were swiped from lawns in an affluent Philadelphia suburb.
Pranav Dixit
Disability Advocates Say The Response To John Fetterman Using Closed Captioning In An Interview As He Recovers From A Stroke Was “Deeply Upsetting” And Stigmatizing
The Pennsylvania Democrat used live transcription in his first on-air interview since having a stroke, but advocates feel NBC News focused too much on Fetterman’s condition.
David Mack
Noted Republican Tulsi Gabbard Has Left The Democratic Party
The reality is that Gabbard had long since drifted to the right on a variety of culture war issues.
David Mack
A Republican Senator Is Being Called "Ignorant" For His Racist Comments About Enslaved People's Descendants
The racist comment from Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama was delivered at a Trump rally over the weekend.
David Mack
Crime Researchers Say Political Candidates Are Ignoring Evidence As The Midterm Campaigns Heat Up
“Tough on crime” rhetoric may be effective for political campaigns, but researchers and experts told BuzzFeed News it doesn’t match up with reality.
Melissa Segura
Is 2022 Your First Time Voting? Tell Us What Issues Matter To You.
We the People now includes you.
Paige Skinner
Christian Walker Has Maybe Probably Blown Up His Dad’s Senate Campaign
In a stunning series of tweets, the conservative influencer turned on dad Herschel Walker in dramatic fashion, accusing him of being a deadbeat and a fraud.
David Mack
A $400,000 Home Could End Up Costing $836,280 in 2022
The total cost of homeownership increased by hundreds of thousands of dollars due to rising mortgage rates this year.
Venessa Wong
More Than 700,000 People With Student Loans Will Now Be Excluded From Biden’s Debt Forgiveness Plan
If you had a Federal Family Education Loan or Perkins Loan, you need to read this now.
David Mack
The 2022 Midterms Are A Referendum On Abortion Rights And LGBTQ Freedoms. Here's How To Have Your Say.
These midterm elections hold a lot of weight this year on a wide range of issues, including abortion rights and LGBTQ rights.
Paige Skinner
"I Don't Think I Can Ever Go Back To The Old Way": 15 Things Germany Does Better Than The US, According To Someone Who Has Lived In Both Places
Three years after moving from New York to Berlin, I'm more confident than ever that I made the right decision.
Michelle No
Republican Governors Are Sending Thousands Of Immigrants To Liberal Cities, But The Political Stunt Is Having A Ripple Effect
"Most immigrants on the buses are really happy and thankful for the governor's free bus ride.”
Adolfo Flores
Abortion Bans Are Unpopular With Most Americans, So Some Republican Candidates Are Trying To Walk Back Their Extreme Stances
“It is up to voters to determine if their shifts are genuine or a cynical smoke screen.”
Anna Betts
Lindsey Graham, Who Said He Didn’t Want A National Abortion Ban, Just Introduced One (But Doesn’t Want To Call It That)
After previously saying the issue of abortion should be left to the states, Sen. Lindsey Graham now wants abortions banned in the US after 15 weeks.
David Mack
