{"id":"1a0f0516-2f0a-47cd-9b8a-c8f532dd307e","url":"https://www.npr.org/2026/11/02/nx-s1-6023123/the-race-to-control-congress-is-in-its-final-stretch-where-do-the-midterms-stand","domain":"npr.org","outlet":{"name":"NPR","country":"US","cred":5,"lean":-1,"curated":true},"title":"The race to control Congress is in its final stretch. Where do the midterms stand?","plainHeadline":"The race to control Congress is in its final stretch as midterms approach.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":[],"topics":[],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-11-02T09:41:29.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-11-02T10:39:40.946Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/71044f7b-dc51-4c17-b545-478d8acd6597","storyId":"71044f7b-dc51-4c17-b545-478d8acd6597","image":"https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-6023123","author":"Leila Fadel","dek":"NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Kyle Kondik, managing editor of the political newsletter Sabato's Crystal Ball, about the state of the midterms as the clock counts down to Election Day."}