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 for years have hoped to reclaim the mantle from Republicans, and President..…
Nancy Pelosi of California recently said she would make climate change a major issue with Democrats controlling the lower chamber. She told the New York Times she would resurrect the defunct select committee on climate change, which the GOP killed when it took control in 2011. . ..…
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. ..…
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..…
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..…
Several candidates, mostly expected to win, sparked the concern of pro-Israel Democrats. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who scored a major upset in her New York City district, is a 28-year-old progressive in the mold of Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, an Independent who caucuses with..…
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.. ..…
Republican Revolution modern history, and high profile Democrats at every level suffered stunning defeats — including New York Governor Mario Cuomo and Texas Governor Ann Richards... ..…
Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand of New York has defeated Republican challenger Chele Farley to win re-election to the U.S. ..…
Previous groundbreaking years for women were 1984, of course, 2016, when Hillary Clinton became the first woman nominee of national party. ..…
Meet some of Trump's new legal foes . Energywire: Wednesday, November 7, 2018 Democrats last night celebrated a historic win in the contest to replace New York's chief legal officer. . ... Climatewire: Thursday, June 28, 2018 An upstart climate hawk's surprise victory..…
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,..…
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.. ..…
Tlaib, Michigan state representative, was running to replace John Conyers, gerrymandered incarnation runs from Detroit to its surrounding suburban cities. ..…
Five Jewish Democrats are set to chair key House committees, including three representatives from New York Jerrold Nadler, the Judiciary Committee Eliot Engel, Foreign Affairs and Nita Lowey, Appropriations. ..…
With the majority win, Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins may become the first woman, and first black woman, to lead New York state senate.. New York State Senate welcomes first-time challengers Alessandra Biaggi of Bronx — who defeated Democrat..…
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.. ..…
Chuck Schumer, the New York senator and minority leader, told Jewish Insider: “Senate Democrats are very strongly pro-Israel and will remain that way.” ..…
In the 13 months # MeToo movement has moved beyond Hollywood. ..…
Five Jewish Democrats are set to chair key House committees in the new Congress. Three Jewish New York representatives will be chairs: Jerrold Nadler will head the Judiciary Committee, Eliot Engel will chair Foreign Affairs, and Nita Lowey will assume the chairpersonship of the..…
Some of New York, and Florida... Regaining control of the chamber of Congress gives Democrats greater sway in legislative issues, such as medicare and immigration reform... ..…
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,..…
Democrats now have complete control of state government in Colorado, New York, Illinois, Maine and New Mexico. . Democrats, playing catch-up after a net loss of 13 governorships and more than 900 state legislative seats during the eight-year Obama administration,..…
House representative for New York’s 19th Congressional District, being only the second Democrat to serve as the district’s House member since 1993. ..…
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. ..…
Gillibrand is to cast being from New York, who knows how to stand toe-to-toe with President.. Quick, name Democrats running for office that Democrats who did not live in their states knew and or cared about Andrew Gillum, Stacey Abrams and Beto O'Rourke, right. ..…
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 made history Tuesday, New York. James defeated Republican Keith Wofford, in state where Democrats Republicans by more than 2 to 1.. New York City, James is still introducing to people elsewhere in the state. ..…