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
Minnesota, Michigan send first Muslim to US Congress * Ilhan Omar campaigned on policies embraced by Democratic Party's most liberal wing * Rashida Tlaib became Muslim woman elected to Michigan Legislature in 2008 …
5 jewish takeaways from the midterm elections
They were also pleased that Leslie Cockburn, Democrat who co-wrote in 1991 that was critical of U.S.- Israel alliance, lost her race Virginia... ... Jewish Voice for Peace, meantime, celebrated the victory of Rashida Tlaib, Palestinian American elected to Congress Michigan. ..…
centrist house republican carlos curbelo, a carbon tax proponent,
Curbelo, a 38 year-old Cuban-American first elected in 2014, conceded the race Tuesday night. He had hoped to keep control of his Democratic-leaning district, located on the southern tip of Florida, by contrasting himself with Trump on key issues. . ..…
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.. ..…
the jewish women who won elections last night
Wasserman Schultz became involved in politics through the now-defunct National Jewish Democratic Council. She also was one of the driving forces behind establishing Jewish American Heritage Month, introducing the legislation in 2005 with the late Arlen Specter. . . . ..…
more than 75 percent of jews voted for democrats in the midterms
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.. ..…
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
Ever the US media has dropped all pretensions of being fair and observer of the political scene. ..…
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.. ..…
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.. ..…
greek american chris pappas wins new hampshire house seat
Greek American Chris Pappas Wins New Hampshire House Seat. Democrat Chris Pappas will become New Hampshire's first openly member of Congress after defeating Republican Eddie Edwards in Congressional District.. ..…
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.. ..…
the u.s. midterm elections: the blue trickle
The most Democratic candidates were young, progressive and insurgent. ... This bodes ill for the future of American politics. There will be similar, populist candidates. ..…
deja vu? was the new yorker just inspired by an old soviet cartoon on
By cartoon on, Was New Yorker just inspiredUS elections — RT US News. ..…
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. . ..…
after midterm campaign marred by anti-semitism, us jews divided as
‘Jewish’ has just become an adjective that comes before Democrat or Republican. ... Here are four takeaways on how the midterms affected American Jews. . ..…
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,..…
nonintervention: america’s founding foreign policy
Ike told Americans that this governmental apparatus that was new to the United States posed a grave threat to the liberties and democratic processes of the American people. . ..…
memo: historic turnout and performance by young voters
According to analysis of exit polls, young voters also played Democrats winning Senate seat Nevada, and made the Texas Senate race more competitive than polls predicted. ..…
newly elected women weigh in on family, kids after historic election
They'll include Native American and Muslim women elected to House of Representatives.. Kristi Noem, Janet Mills, and Republican, Democrat, will be the first female governors of South Dakota and Maine, respectively.. ..…
election results 2018: live midterm map by state & analysis
Both Democratic candidates -- Andrew Gillum Florida and Stacey Abrams Georgia -- would be African-American governors of their respective states. ..…
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.. ..…
michigan election: eaton, ingham county elect women to state house
House of Representatives in the next term, breaking the previous record of 84, according to the Center for American Women in Politics at Rutgers University.. Julie Brixie, Democrat who was elected representative to the 69th state House District on Tuesday, was part of that left-leaning..…
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..…
factbox - women shatter many barriers in congress, states in u.s.
Democratic Congressional Deb Haaland reacts upon learning that fellow Native American Sharice Davids of Kansas also won election, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S., November 6, 2018. ... First female state governors New Mexico's Michelle Lujan Grisham, Democrat, will replace..…
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
Omar won the race for Minnesota's 5th congressional district seat against Republican Jennifer Zielinski to become one of Muslim women elected to Congress. ..…
lynn dumenil: remembering american women in world war i
And the persistence of discrimination and racial violence, made more poignant by the democratic rhetoric of wartime American, prompted African American women leaders to take a more active role during the war in calling for full citizenship, a process that would continue throughout the 20th..…
divisive trump era ushers record number of women into house - story
In Kansas, Sharice Davids, Democrat running in Kansas City district, will become one of Native American women elected to Congress, and the first openly LGBTQ person to represent Kansas at the federal level.. ..…
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 -
Rashida Tlaib from Michigan, the other Muslim-American woman set to make history, has already had a political tussle over Israel since winning her Democratic primary for Congress. ... But in the inevitable us-versus-them configuration of American elections, a voter has to choose..…
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 - a 72-year-old former reality TV star and businessman-turned-politician - had hardened his rhetoric down the stretch on issues that appealed to his conservative core supporters, issuing warnings about a caravan of Latin American migrants headed to the border with Mexico and condemnations of..…
left-wing jews: a jewish and american tragedy -
In America today, leftism has poisoned so many non-Orthodox synagogues, they differ only from the American Civil Liberties Union or the Democratic Party in their use of Hebrew liturgy. . ..…
election 2018 women winners: first muslim, latina, native american
Sharice Davids and Deb Haaland became Native American women to be elected to Congress. Haaland, lawyer by profession, is member of Pueblo of Laguna and will replace Democratic Rep. ..…
paul craig roberts: what this election is really about
Not so much because the police and every agency of the government has been militarized as because Jewish Marxism and Democratic Party's Identity Policics have American people disorganized and at one another's throats. ..…
hayes declares victory in 5th district, makes connecticut history
Nancy Johnson and Gary Franks, the first African American to represent Connecticut in Congress. . But the district has become more Democratic since then. . Hayes hadn’t planned to trade the schoolhouse for Congress. ..…
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. Haaland, an enrolled member of the Pueblo of Laguna, will replace New Mexico Democrat Michelle Lujan Grisham who vacated the seat to run for governor. ..…
blexit — is the democrat monopoly of the black vote ending?
This potential loss of the black vote for the Democratic Party could radically change American politics. . . ..…
ilhan omar one of first muslim women — and first somali-american —
She will replace Keith Ellison, the deputy chair of Democratic National Committee, who vacated his 5th district seat to run for Minnesota attorney general.. Ellison had been Muslim- American elected to Congress.. teaser on this story misidentified Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib will..…
a need for legal certainty
Advances in the field of certainty have been central to the so-called new Latin American constitutionalism — that is, the constitutions of Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, and Ecuador. By the in the act of democratic self, In the case of republicanism, the laws are the vehicle of freedom,..…
5 very early stories about american women and voting
The Democratic-Republicans had, by this point, realized that white women tended to vote Federalist, as did African American men and women. After the state legislature passed a gradual slave emancipation law in 1804, the Democratic-Republicans grew worried about the growing number of..…
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. ..…
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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