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Ammar Campa-Najjar, who is running against Congressman Duncan Hunter, speaks to reporters outside the San Diego Federal Courthouse during Congressman Hunter's arraignment hearing on Thursday, August 23rd, 2018 in San Diego, California.

How California’s 50th District House Race Could Affect Immigration Policy

The outcome of the race between indicted incumbent Duncan Hunter, a Republican, and Democrat Ammar Campa-Najjar, could affect President Donald Trump's immigration policy, at least at California's border with Mexico.

Emma Sarappo

Beto O'Rourke speaks at a campaign rally on September 29th, 2018, in Austin, Texas.

Is the Record Number of Small Donations Making a Difference in the 2018 Mid-Term Elections?

Research suggests small donors are more like most Americans than large donors are. How big of a difference will they make to this year's congressional races?

Francie Diep

Senator Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri) speaks to supporters during a campaign stop at the Just John Nightclub on November 4th, 2018, in St. Louis, Missouri.

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The Lessons We’ll Learn From the Mid-Terms

The campaign to make sense of the mid-term elections will begin almost the moment the polls close on Tuesday, and it will have a substantial effect on 2020.

Seth Masket

Viewfinder: Exporting Buses From a Chinese Port

New buses are lined up for export at a port in Lianyungang, in east China's Jiangsu province, on November 4th, 2018.

Pacific Standard Staff

Sarah Goodman, a Queens resident, participates in a candlelight vigil in memory of the victims of the mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue on the steps of Queens Borough Hall on October 29th, 2018, in New York City.

America Responds to Anti-Semitic Violence (in Photos)

The Pittsburgh massacre wasn't the first—or last—act of anti-Semitism in the past week.

Emma Sarappo

Asylum seekers gather at El Chaparral port of entry in Tijuana, Mexico, on August 10th, 2018, as they look for an appointment to present their asylum request before the United States authorities.

What Asylum Means for the U.S. and the Central American Migrants Who Want It

Anyone who enters the U.S. has a right to claim asylum, but the process isn't easy.

Emma Sarappo

A view of the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta from Sacramento.

If Proposition 3 Passes, 2018 Could Become California’s Highest-Funded Year for Water Projects in Decades

A quick guide to Proposition 3, among the more confusing measures on which Californians will vote on November 6th.

Kate Wheeling

The ads show actors going to scary lengths to get prescription opioids.

The FDA Approves a Controversial New Opioid Painkiller

The Food and Drug Administration is approving a powerful new opioid painkiller, the agency announced Friday.

Francie Diep

How the Fight for Sex Workers’ Rights Can Put Sex Workers First

In their book, Juno Mac and Molly Smith examine sex workers' struggles in the modern world.

Arvind Dilawar

Viewfinder: Google Employees Walk Out in Protest

Google employees walk off the job to protest the company's handling of sexual misconduct claims, on November 1st, 2018, in Mountain View, California.

Pacific Standard Staff