Morning Edition is heading to Maine, Texas, North Carolina, Georgia, Ohio and Michigan to hear what voters say is shaping their choices ahead of the midterm elections.

President Trump is facing low approval ratings, and voters are blaming him for rising costs. Republicans are likely to pay the price at the ballot box next month.

Hear a live production of “The Middle” with Jeremy Hobson, recorded right in New Hampshire. This timely program explores what’s at stake, bringing regional context to the issues shaping the nation.

As national headlines reverberate at the local level, voters have no shortage of concerns. Journalists from New Hampshire and Maine joined 1A’s weekly news roundup Friday to help take the pulse of the 2026 midterm elections.

As this campaign enters the home stretch, the outcome may hinge on what voters find least distasteful.

Voters will decide whether to cap school budgets in November, levels of unpaid debt are reaching notable heights and the federal government did not renew housing aid for HIV-positive Granite Staters.

Civics 101's Nick Capodice and Hannah McCarthy joined 1A host Jenn White to discuss civics engagement and democracy Thursday.

Voters will decide next month whether to cap their school taxes to the rate of inflation.

Republican legislative leaders thanked EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin during his visit to New Hampshire on Sept. 30, for help in expediting its departure from mandatory emissions inspections as it ended car inspections in the Granite State.

States will start to pay a larger share of the bill to run the food assistance program, as federal funding for operational costs shrinks.