Axios

With midterms right around the corner, Democrats hold less than a 2-to-1 advantage over Republicans among Latino voters, according to the latest Axios-Ipsos Latino poll in partnership with Noticias Telemundo. And nearly 1 in 4 Latinos are still undecided about how they’ll vote in just a few weeks. These findings confirm Latinos’ collective status as the ultimate American swing vote.

• Plus, a bright spot for women at work.
• And, medical marijuana is coming to some gas stations.

Guests: Axios’ Russell Contreras, Emily Peck and Selene San Felice.

Credits: Axios Today is produced by Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Alexandra Botti, Robin Linn, Lydia McMullen-Laird, Fonda Mwangi, and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected]. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893.

Go Deeper:

• Axios-Ipsos Latino poll: Ultimate swing voters
• Remote work may have fueled a baby boom among U.S. women
• Circle K to sell medical marijuana at Florida gas stations

You can expect higher heating bills this winter than last. Nearly half of American households use natural gas to heat their homes, and this winter, The Energy Information Administration says the average bill will be $931 – a 28% increase from last year. The likely spike has to do with in the war in Ukraine, where many residents are bracing for a brutal winter without power.

• Plus, Americans are buying – and therefore wasting – less food.

Guests: Axios’ Matt Phillips and University of Michigan's Kate Astashkina.

Credits: Axios Today is produced by Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Alexandra Botti, Robin Linn, Fonda Mwangi, and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected]. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893.

Go Deeper:

• The war in Ukraine is showing up in your heating bill
• Americans are buying less at the supermarket
• Online Grocery Shopping Can Reduce Food Waste and Help the Environment (University of Michigan)

Editor’s note: This episode has been corrected by removing a reporter's statement that Russia is the world’s largest natural gas producer. The U.S. holds that position.