KCRW's To the Point

Measures to legalize recreational marijuana passed Tuesday in two states. For the first time in any election, voters in three states approved same-sex marriage.

With the election over, it's time for Washington to focus on how to govern the nation. Have lessons been learned from yesterday's voting? Will politics stay the same?

As Americans go to the polls, China's beginning the secret, week-long process of choosing new leaders for the next 10 years. What's at stake?

Despite spending $6 billion, only the candidates are predicting an end to political gridlock. We look at this historic election and some crucial ground games.

The success or failure of an Obama or Romney presidency could hinge on who controls the Senate. We look at the prospects for Democrats and Republicans in close races.

One lesson from Superstorm Sandy: low-lying urban centers are vulnerable to the consequences of climate change. What will it take to prepare for the next one?

Superstorm Sandy has FEMA back in the headlines, with potential consequences for the Presidential campaign.

It's been only a day since Superstorm Sandy made landfall. We look at the damage and what the future might bring. Also, challenges to the integrity of electronic voting.

A storm of historic proportions could have historic political consequences as well -- on the presidential campaigns of both political parties.

With the campaign down to a few precious days, the few undecided voters are said to be women. Who are they? Where do they live? Whatever happened to "soccer moms?"

Are increasingly polarized voters choosing along party lines without knowing where their candidates really stand on climate change, drug wars, the Eurozone, gun control?

With almost no public discussion, President Obama has expanded the use of targeted killings. How has the policy developed? How could it change the role of the CIA?

The debates are over and it's on to the swing states in a presidential campaign that's almost over. Is last night's debate on foreign policy likely to make a difference?

Presidential elections are not won on foreign policy issues, but they are the focus of tonight's debate. Do people overseas see real differences between Obama and Romney?

Foreign policy, which may not decide the election, is now subject to vigorous public discussion, and it's the subject of Monday's final debate. But do the candidates disagree as much as they'd like us to think?