The Report: When ‘Crime’ Is Code for ‘Race’

Plus: Booster worries, the Dobbs effect and democracy in peril
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October 14, 2022

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The Report

Measuring government performance

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., center, and his Democratic challenger Mandela Barnes, right, take notes before a televised debate, Friday, Oct. 7, 2022, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

GOP candidates are seeking to tap into fears of rising crime. But analysts say there is something more nefarious at play – a cryptic way of appealing to voters based on race.

Amid declining levels of immunity in the population, time is of the essence to get the shots before the next coronavirus surge arrives.

In what's likely its final hearing, the committee made a bold and historic move to subpoena former President Donald Trump.

Inflation is the top issue cited by voters ahead of midterms. But the threat to democracy is now running second – ahead of issues like abortion rights, crime and immigration.

Democrats have hinged their midterm outlook on abortion. But as the final stretch approaches, some question whether it will pay off.

Devastating acts of retaliation by Russia against civilians in Ukraine over the weekend portend even more brutal violence as the Ukraine war grinds on.

The increase due to inflation will raise average monthly benefits by about $140.

States have received billions in aid to help struggling students, but a new study shows it's not nearly enough.

Experts say efforts aimed at increasing Black patients' engagement with care are crucial to curbing a large racial gap in breast cancer mortality.

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