DETROIT - Michigan takes center stage ahead of Election Day as “ NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas ” comes to Detroit. The nationally broadcast evening news show will air live from Detroit on Wednesday, October 14 at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBC. “Top Story with Tom Llamas” will stream at 7 p.m. on NBC News NOW.

The report will feature interviews with Michigan candidate and voters ahead of the midterm elections.

Inflation is squeezing Americans, rising higher than economists predicted. Overall prices rose 3.7% from a year ago, and 0.6% from August, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report out today.

Texas Democrats are polling competitively in key races. One expert says Trump's unpopularity, Ken Paxton's weaknesses and a Democratic enthusiasm edge could all help end the party's statewide losing streak.

State legislatures can serve as laboratories of democracy, enacting laws on everything from data centers to taxes to abortion before Congress does. But this year, there’s an extra incentive to win these state races: Whichever party has control over a state legislature could potentially redraw congressional maps in time for the 2028 election.

As early voting gets underway ahead of the midterms, Garrett Haake goes behind the scenes of America’s elections to ask a fundamental question: Can voters trust the results? Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt explains how officials are preparing for everything from cyberattacks and AI-generated misinformation to voter intimidation and potential federal interference.