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Author Andrew Delbanco says the 1850 law paved the way for the Civil War by endangering the lives of both escaped slaves and free black men and women in the North. His book is The War Before The War.

The hotel chain has reached a tentative $7.6 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit. Motel 6 employees in multiple locations provided guests' names to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

Lawmakers in at least three states will have less power to draw political boundaries, while automatic and same-day voter registration is coming in other places. New voter ID laws also got approved.

The state approved a key ballot initiative that will restore voting rights to citizens who have served sentences for certain crimes.

The Georgia governor's race remained too close to call in the early hours Wednesday — and the Democrat remained defiant in her push to force a runoff election with her Republican opponent, Brian Kemp.

The biggest story of the night is that Democrats took back the House. That will stop President Trump's agenda in its tracks unless he compromises with the other side.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said the first order of business will be a vote on campaign finance reform. House committees also will launch investigations of Trump administration officials.

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas prevailed over Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke Tuesday night. During a speech to supporters, O'Rourke dropped an f-bomb.

Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic consultant Robby Mook and conservative commentator Scott Jennings about the biggest takeaways from Tuesday's election for each party.

Steve Inskeep talks to Ed Stetzer, who directs the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College in Illinois, about how Evangelicals voted in midterms. In 2016, they helped turn the tide for Donald Trump.