5 jewish takeaways from the midterm elections
Elissa Slotkin Michigan's District, Susan Wild Pennsylvania's, Elaine Luria Virginia's, Dean Phillips Minnesota's and Max Rose New York's 11th are certain Democratic pickups Republican districts.. ..…
Elissa Slotkin Michigan's District, Susan Wild Pennsylvania's, Elaine Luria Virginia's, Dean Phillips Minnesota's and Max Rose New York's 11th are certain Democratic pickups Republican districts.. ..…
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... ..…
Lowey, 81, will continue to represent New York’s 17th Congressional District. A House member since 1989, she is the ranking Democrat on the Appropriations Committee and on its foreign operations subcommittee. ..…
voter shown casting Kent, Ohio, Nov 6, 2018 — More than 75 percent of Jews voted for Democrats on Election Day that was also good to Jewish congressional candidates.. ..…
Voters flipped statehouse after statehouse by electing new Democratic governors in Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico and Wisconsin, and they maintained Democratic governors in every state Democrats already held. And the wins were even more impressive in state legislatures, from..…
-One of Muslim women elected to Congress, Ilhan Omar, 35, will now assume Minnesota seat held by Keith Ellison, Democratic National Committee Chair, Attorney General. Antonio Delgado, 41, Harvard-trained and Rhodes scholar, campaigned New York's 19th District on expanding health..…
Democrats Andrew Cuomo New York and Tom Wolf Pennsylvania easily won re-election, as did two Republicans Democratic-leaning states — Larry Hogan Maryland and Charlie Baker Massachusetts.. ..…
Whether there's a blue wave 2018 will have left the in American Jewish that the center appears to be disappearing.. ..…
and the influence of TV was way off — most state and local elections were decided on old-fashioned retail politics and. ..…
Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand of New York has defeated Republican challenger Chele Farley to win re-election to the U.S. ..…
In Brooklyn, New York voters elected a young woman named Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a self-described Democratic socialist who won in a very liberal district that has been solidly Democratic for decades. ..…
Climatewire: Thursday, June 28, 2018 An upstart climate hawk's surprise victory Tuesday night over a veteran New York House Democrat could possibly reshape the future of the Democratic Party's climate policies. . ..…
But when the votes were tallied, the wave had overtaken even Murphy Harckham edged out victory, part of Democratic monsoon that saw Cuomo easily re-elected and Democrats take control of Senate... This year, half of New York State voters are registered Democrats, compared to..…
New York Democratic Congressional Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks to supporters on Nov 6, 2018 in Queens of New York, after defeating Republican Anthony Pappas in the race for the 14th Congressional District of New York.. ..…
The prevailing political winds are finally catching up with her Almost immediately, Tlaib’s victory was hailed as part of a new wave of unabashedly leftist women of color who are challenging the establishment wing of the Democratic Party—from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in New York..…
Omar and Tlaib are Muslim have been critical of Israel Omar called Israel apartheid state and said once that it has hypnotized the world. ..…
While New York is still stuck with serpent king Andrew Cuomo for governor, Tuesday's midterm elections flipped New York's state senate to Democratic control and ushered in number of women at every level, including three candidates. With the majority win, Senate..…
On Tuesday, Ayanna Pressley became the first black woman elected to Congress from Massachusetts, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defeated House Democrat New York, and Jennifer Wexton upset GOP Virginia. On Tuesday, Ayanna Pressley became the first black woman elected to Congress from..…
Joe Crowley in New York Democratic June, the word socialist was used to describe her.. ... Joe Crowley in New York Democratic June, the word socialist was used to describe her. ..…
But Democratic greatest influence will be oversight, the ability to call hearings and, if necessary, subpoena witnesses, as they chair committees like Foreign Affairs, Armed Services and Intelligence.. ..…
The one accused lawmaker who did lose a reelection bid was New York state Sen. ... He was defeated in September's Democratic primary, but chose to continue in the race as an Independence Party candidate. ..…
Among the more than 20 individuals being rumored as potential presidential contestants, at least three Jewish names appear, Senator Bernie Sanders, Eric Garcetti, the Mayor of Los Angeles, and Michael Bloomberg, the former Mayor of New York. . As the House of Representatives moves into the..…
Voters queue to cast their ballots outside Houston, Texas, United States, Nov 6, 2018. ..…
Democrats Andrew Cuomo New York and Tom Wolf Pennsylvania easily won re-election, as did two Republicans Democratic-leaning states — Larry Hogan Maryland and Charlie Baker Massachusetts.. ... Democrats will gain full control Illinois by winning the governor's race, and..…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla - Democrats won governorships on Tuesday in U.S states that supported Republican President Donald Trump in 2016 and lost high-profile races Florida and Ohio, as voters cast ballots in dozens of gubernatorial contests across the country.. ..…
House representative for New York’s 19th Congressional District, being only the second Democrat to serve as the district’s House member since 1993. ... And in an extremely tight race in New York’s 22nd Congressional District, Democratic challenger..…
Buoyed by expected strength in states like Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Florida, and New York, and unexpected strength in some western New York districts and some southwest Texas districts, Democrats won majority. as expected, Democratic vote was in suburbs across..…
Yes, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez won -- but we all knew she was going to after she beat Joe Crowley in a primary in an overwhelmingly Democratic district in New York City. . ..…
Bronx Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the youngest woman ever elected to Congress, at 28. The title was held by upstate New York's Elise Stefanik, Republican. Oklahoma Republican Tom Cotton will be ousted who defeated Democrat Claire McCaskill in the Missouri..…
Letitia James, New York City politician with ties to both the state's underclass and its elites, beat three other candidates in Democratic for attorney general, then turned her sights on the man she saw as her opponent President Donald Trump. . ..…