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NPR | By Michel Martin,

Steve Inskeep

Published November 4, 2025 at 4:41 AM EST

Voters will head to the polls Tuesday for several key races, the Trump administration will deliver partial SNAP payments, famine and threats of mass killings plague Sudan.

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Michel Martin is a host of Morning Edition.

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