tim keller on evangelicals and politics, social justice, how churches
African-American evangelical Christians tend to be Democrat; white evangelical Christians tend to be Republican. ..…
democrats cite their priorities after general assembly gains
Connecticut elected its first African-American congresswoman in choosing Wolcott Democrat Jahana Hayes to represent the 5th District. . ... And, in selecting Stamford Democrat William Tong, Connecticut elected its first Asian-American attorney general. . ..…
minnesota, michigan send first muslim women to us congress
Voters in Minnesota and Michigan on Tuesday elected the first two Muslim women to serve in the US Congress, a former refugee who fled Somalia’s civil war and a Detroit-born Palestinian-American. . The victories by the two Democrats – Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib – came on an election..…
democrats plan to use house majority to prep for major climate change
Democrats plan to counter Trump on climate change policy, aiming to convince American of the seriousness of the ahead of the 2020 and the urgency of addressing it... Ro Khanna of California, Democrat to join Climate Solutions Caucus, told Washington Examiner in interview.. ..…
more than 75 percent of jews voted for democrats in the midterms
poll conducted by GBA Strategies, Democrat-aligned pollster, and commissioned by Israel lobby J Street, found that 76 percent of Jewish voters voted for Democrats, while 19 percent voted for Republicans. According to The New York Times, 51 percent of American voters overall cast ballots..…
us americans are not the only americans
US Americans Are Not the Only Americans... ..…
midterm madness shows us media more divisive than the american people
By the unsubstantiated claim that, The disappointment felt by Democrats was intensified Russia not American voter was responsible for putting Trump into Oval Office.. ..…
deja vu? was the new yorker just inspired by an old soviet cartoon on
Today, Democrats and Republicans still accuse each other of suppression and fraud — with Democrats complaining that Republicans support voting rules and policies that would prevent minorities from voting, while Republicans claim that significant numbers of illegal immigrants vote in elections while..…
after midterm campaign marred by anti-semitism, us jews divided as
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, is 28-year-old in the mold of Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, Independent who caucuses with Democrats. And Michigan, Rashida Tlaib, Palestinian- American, has called for solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict and has opposed aid to Israel. ..…
eleni kounalakis elected california's first female lieutenant governor
Democrat Eleni Kounalakis, Greek-American, won the race to become the female to be elected Lieutenant Governor of California.. ..…
democrat john sarbanes retains house seat in maryland
Democrat John Sarbanes Retains House Seat Maryland.. Greek American Democrat John Sarbanes, retains his seat Maryland's 3rd congressional district, Annapolis.. ..…
six greek americans elected to house of representatives
Michael Waltz, Green Beret with Greek roots, beat Democrat Nancy Soderberg in the race for Florida's Congressional District.. Greek-American Democrat John Sarbanes retained his seat Maryland's Congressional District, scoring victory over his Republican Charles Anthony.. ..…
the u.s. midterm elections: the blue trickle
Somali- American and Palestinian- American have been elected to House. ... The least successful were Democrats in Clinton mold.. This bodes ill for the future of American politics. ..…
gop, democrats splitting governor's races in key states
Democrats had negotiated them into a corner — virtually every American would be hit with a massive tax increase unless the House agreed to Read More . . ..…
the 'national popular vote' is a meaningless metric in
Republicans had reason to crow at the time: by a 7.1% margin, American voters had backed GOP candidates over Democratic candidates. . Nearly a quarter of a century later, Democrats apparently won the House “popular vote” by 7%. . ..…
midterms recap: the new black congress members joining the battle
However, history was not made in high-profile, competitive races for the governor’s mansions as Andrew Gillum in Florida and Benjamin Jealous in Maryland lost their bids to become the first African American chief executives of those states. In one of the biggest battles of the election season,..…
record number of women elected to house in midterm elections 2018
In Kansas, Sharice Davids, Democrat running in Kansas City district, will become one of Native American women elected to Congress, and the first openly LGBT person to represent Kansas at the federal level.. ..…
nonintervention: america’s founding foreign policy
Looking to the examples set by British Empire, French Empire, Spanish Empire, and others, such Americans were arguing that it was time for United States to travel the road as well. ..…
2018: another ‘year of the woman’
In New Mexico, voters sent the first Native American woman to Congress when they elected Debra Haaland, who was endorsed by Bernie Sanders’ group, Our Revolution. In Pennsylvania, Democrats elected Chrissy Houlahan, an Air Force Veteran and entrepreneur who won in a narrowly Democratic..…
memo: historic turnout and performance by young voters
Age Accounts for One of Most Significant Divides in American Politics . On a national basis, young voters overwhelming preferred Democrats over Republicans in 2018. ..…
newly elected women weigh in on family, kids after historic election
The influx of elected women, mostly Democrats, mean the upcoming 116th Congress will have number of female seat-holders. They'll include Native American and Muslim women elected to House of Representatives.. ..…
campaign 2018 -- an e&e special report
E&E Daily Wednesday, November 7, 2018 Knocking off Republicans suburban swing seats across the nation, Democrats decisively won control of House last night for the in decade, ensuring increased oversight and more checks on Trump energy and environmental agencies and policies.. ..…
women shatter many barriers in congress, states in u.s. elections
First female state governors New Mexico's Michelle Lujan Grisham, Democrat, will replace outgoing Republican Governor Susana Martinez, has elected two in row to the governor's office.. First Korean- American woman elected to Congress Republican Young Kim of California won close race that..…
divisive trump era ushers record number of women into house
In Kansas, Sharice Davids, Democrat running in Kansas City district, will become one of Native American women elected to Congress, and the first openly LGBT person to represent Kansas at the federal level.. ..…
the dems took back the house—thanks to a record number of women
Democrats Deb Haaland and Sharice Davids will become Native- American women to serve Congress — Davids also becoming the first openly LGBT from her traditionally red state Congress. ..…
how u.s. law enforcement failed to see the threat of white nationalism
Congressional Republicans, answering to a nascent Tea Party movement and the American Legion, soon took issue with the label “right-wing extremism,” which John Boehner, then minority leader of the House, charged was being used by the Department of Homeland Security “to describe American..…
lynn dumenil: remembering american women in world war i
This Sunday, November 11th, will be Anniversary of Armistice Day, and we welcome guest post from Lynn Dumenil, author of. ..…
a record number of women will serve in congress (with potentially more
It will also feature Native American, Muslim and the youngest woman ever elected to Congress.. Women were 21 points more likely to vote for Democrats to 38 percent. ..…
a day in the life of an administrative law nerd, by kathryn e. kovacs
. & John Ferejohn, A Republic Of Statutes: The New American Constitution 266, 296, 435–36 (2010). . 36 Yale J. on Reg.: Notice & Comment . ... How Democrats Can Oppose the Republicans Only Judicial Hearings . A Day in the Life of an Administrative Law Nerd, by Kathryn E. ..…
the difference between a 'socialist' and a 'democratic socialist'
Joe Crowley in New York Democratic June, the word socialist was used to describe her.. ..…
what happens to u.s. foreign policy with a democrat majority house -
But in the inevitable us-versus-them configuration of American elections, a voter has to choose between a Democrat and a Republican for each office, even in times far more temperate than these. . ... Looking ahead, I do expect there to be a lot of convenient catastrophizing from Jerusalem..…
the first tuesday in november a jewish assessment of the 2018 mid-term
Over time, are we likely to see a fundamental political realignment involving disillusioned Jewish Republicans and Democrats? This posits the question, so where do American Jewish activists find a new political base in this current climate? ..…
majority of americans think republicans will retain the house
Despite almost every poll predicting that Democrats will win House, Gallup survey finds that the majority of Americans believe Republicans will retain control of Congress.. ..…
in setback for trump, democrats seize u.s. house control
Trump - 72-year-old former TV and businessman-turned-politician - had hardened his rhetoric down the stretch on issues that appealed to his core supporters, ings about caravan of Latin American migrants headed to the border with Mexico and condemnations of American mobs... In Senate,..…
left-wing jews: a jewish and american tragedy -
Given the rule that whatever the left touches it ruins, Bronsteins will continue to pay the price for Trotskys revolutions... ..…
election 2018 women winners: first muslim, latina, native american
Palestinian-American Rashida Tlaib and Somali-American Ilhan Omar became the first Muslim women elected to the Congress after both Democrats won their congressional midterm 2018 races. . ... She ran for Congress and went on to beat five other Democrats in the August..…
paul craig roberts: what this election is really about
The Bush people that Republican Establishment insisted be put in positions of in Reagan administration succeeded in blunting his reformist economic program and his determination to end the war. ..…
democrats pick up more seats in northeastern states
DNA test was the in series of accusations from conservative opponents that claimed Warren benefited from claiming Native American heritage. I hope more Democrats get in, so we can get some balance, Sullivan added, reference to GOP control of the House and Senate going into the election....…
us democrats have chance to win back some power from donald trump in
In the 69 most competitive House races, Democrats have raised US$252m to Republicans' US$172m. This huge spend means that basically every ad on American TV in certain states right now is political, as are all the ads on social media. . ..…
hayes declares victory in 5th district, makes connecticut history
. — Jahana Hayes, a progressive political newcomer, declared victory Tuesday night over her Republican opponent in the 5th Congressional District, assuming her place as the first African-American woman to represent Connecticut in Congress. . Hayes, a Democrat, declared victory over former..…
women elected at historic levels, but no surprise here: white men
Democrats Sharice Davids and Deb Haaland will become the first Native American women elected to Congress. ... Topics: 2018 congressional-affairs democrats republicans age American Indians black women Campaigns Claire McCaskill Connecticut democrats Dianne..…
blexit — is the democrat monopoly of the black vote ending?
He told the reporter that he was voting for Republican over Democrat in Georgia governor race.. ..…
ilhan omar one of first muslim women — and first somali-american —
Ilhan Omar one of first Muslim women — and first Somali-American — elected to Congress . . . . ... Democrat Ilhan Omar, a former Somali refugee, will become one of the first Muslim women to serve in the United States Congress after defeating Republican Jennifer Zielinski on Tuesday. . ..…
the latest: european moderates welcome us political shift
Relatives of the first Palestinian-American woman elected to the U.S. Congress are cheering in the Michigan Democrat’s ancestral West Bank village of Beit Ur al-Foqa. . ..…
election night ushers in more medicaid coverage for the poor via
Voters Kansas, Maine, and Wisconsin flipped their governors from Republicans to Democrats. ..…
polls close in 11 states as democrats seek to capture u.s. congress
A Democratic victory in the House would further hinder the border wall plan and complicate congressional approval of a deal to update the North American Free Trade Agreement. . Trump also could face more pushback from Democrats on trade tariffs he has introduced, particularly in farm states..…
west virginia votes for pro-life amendment saying there is no right to
West Virginians tonight approved amendment that makes it clear that their state does not recognize abortion as a right.. ..…
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