Friday, November 6, 2026

The Country

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The day's top stories from across the country graded using Jim Lehrer's Rules for Journalism to help you separate fact from spin. Learn how it works

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The Country Take

Rampell on Markets, Trump on Gas, Schmitt on Wars — One Story, Three Takes

Vance on Iran War Blame, Oil Drop, 2028 — One Story, Three Takes. You Decide.

Jeffries on Impeachment, Trump on Iran, Wiles Call — One Story, Three Takes

They Won. Why Did Republicans Lose? DeSantis / Matthews / Fishback — One Story, Three Takes

43 Points or 43 Votes? ABC/AP/Reuters/Newsmax — One Story, Three Takes. You Decide.

The Country TakeCollins and Jackson in the last days of Maine's Senate race

October 30, 2026

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The Country TakeTrump on Brazil's election as Flávio Bolsonaro arrives in the U.S.

October 29, 2026

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The Country TakeSouth Carolina's Senate race is tied in a new poll

October 29, 2026

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The Country TakeIsrael's election, and Netanyahu's fraud claim about the Arab vote

October 29, 2026

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The Country TakeEarly voting tops 35 million

October 29, 2026

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The Country TakeAlaska's governor calls for an investigation of the second Dan Sullivan

October 29, 2026

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The Country TakeSecond Dan Sullivan: crime or dirty politics?

October 29, 2026

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The Country TakeCan Susan Collins hold Maine?

October 29, 2026

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