Democratic candidates are ahead in two, hold a narrow edge in a third and are tied in a fourth, new polling shows. The seats embody the fights playing out nationwide in the midterms.

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Latinos helped fuel President Trump’s return to the White House. But Democrats have won back the trust of many Hispanic voters over the past two years.

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A timely demographic story we’ve never been able to tell before.

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“There is no legal excuse” for the failure of 18 polling sites to open for early voting, a state lawmaker said.

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