On November 6, Maryland’s ballot will ask voters whether they support a law passed last year that would give undocumented immigrants access to in-state college tuition if they meet certain requirements, including if they attended high school and if their parents paid state taxes.
Morning Must Reads: Surprise
- Republicans are feeling better about the campaign, and everybody’s paying more attention.
- The origins of the gender gap might surprise you.
- Indiana Senate candidate Richard Mourdock says pregnancy from rape “is something God intended to happen.”
Obama and Romney May Talk Peace, but They’re Ready for Another War
Both candidates say they’re prepared to bomb Iran. It may well come to that.
Ballot Initiative of the Day: Florida’s Abortion Restriction Amendment
Abortion is always a divisive issue. On November 6, Floridians will vote on 11 constitutional amendments proposed by its GOP-controlled legislature, and Amendment 6, known as the Abortion Amendment, is the most controversial.
Watch a Live Google+ Hangout with TIME’s Politics Team
Join TIME’s politics team at 11 a.m. (EST) Tuesday for a Google+ Hangout discussing Monday night’s presidential debate.
What Happened at the Last Presidential Debate
Twenty-four debates ago, the nation began a democratic journey, a live-television experiment in primetime controlled chaos, filled with flubs, one-liners, crosstalk and body shots. Now it is all coming to an end.
Debate Finale: Romney Agrees with Obama, Says Give Peace a Chance
Romney didn’t draw a clear policy contrast but sounded like a plausible Commander in Chief. And he avoided the Dick Cheney Halloween mask that Obama wants to pull over his face
In the ArenaDebates
The Third Debate: Obama Wins on Style and Substance
President Obama won the foreign policy debate, cleanly and decisively, on both style and substance. It was as clear a victory as Mitt Romney’s in the first debate.
Obama, Romney Spar on Mid East Policy in Final Presidential Debate
President Obama took aim at Mitt Romney‘s foreign policy Monday night, using the final presidential debate to portray the Republican nominee as callow and unsteady on international affairs while emphasizing his own role in …
Liveblogging the Final Presidential Debate
TIME’s politics team brings you up-to-the-minute Twitter commentary and coverage throughout the Boca Raton, Florida debate.
Ballot Initiative of the Day: California’s Death-Penalty Ban
Election Day 2012 will decide more than the next President and control of Congress. State ballot measures across the country will ask voters to weigh in on scores of controversial issues, from Dream Act measures in Maryland to abortion restrictions in Florida. From now until Nov. 6, TIME will spotlight a different ballot issue every day. …
Nobody Mentions Climate Change. But Somebody Did Something About It.
President Obama doesn’t talk about climate change anymore, except at rallies when he’s firing up his liberal base. But he’s probably done more to prevent it than anyone else on the planet.
The Election’s Real Foreign Policy Issue: War with Iran
While the handling of the September terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, continues to capture the attention of the campaigns and the media, the most important foreign policy issue of the election has remained largely unaddressed.