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. ..…
five 2018 races that cost more than $100 million
Former White House and Trump 2016 campaign chair Steve Bannon was seen in the company of Michael Wolff, author of the Fire and Fury book that engulfed President Trump's White House controversy earlier this year... Democrat Jennifer Wexton beat Republican Barbara Comstock Tuesday night,..…
after midterm campaign marred by anti-semitism, us jews divided as
By supporting the immigration of people of color, Critics have called out GOP for echoing old anti-Semitic stereotypes about Jewish conspiracy to control the world and version that says Jews seeking to replace white citizens. For Democrats and Jews, the drama came earlier this year in some cases..…
record number of women elected to house in midterm elections 2018
number of women were elected to House on Tuesday, nearly two years after women spilled out into the streets of Washington and in cities across the in defiance of the inauguration of President Donald Trump.. ..…
sherrod brown secures six more years
We will never ever give up the hallowed ground of patriotism to the extremists — at the Statehouse and in the White House.” . Brown ran on a familiar platform he has followed throughout his career: populist economic stances that include opposing free trade deals and standing up for the..…
senate update: republicans remain in control
She rose to in #MeToo movement last year as Democratic senator to call for fellow Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, potential 2020 White House contender, is among group of Democratic lawmakers. ..…
2018: another ‘year of the woman’
This was evident in the wave of suburban congressional districts that flipped from Republican to Democratic, giving Democrats control of the House. Among white voters, however, there was no gender gap. Exit polls showed that 49 percent of white women voted for Democrats and that 49 percent..…
memo: historic turnout and performance by young voters
White men preferred Republicans by +21, white women split evenly, 49 to 49 percent. . With Democratic preference at 67 percent in exit polls, this is a marked improvement over the 55 percent of the vote that Hillary Clinton received according to 2016 exit polls and the 54 percent..…
your illinois news radar » what happened nationally?
More than 330 seats nationwide shifted from Republican to Democrat. That is short of the typical losses suffered by the party in the White House. ... “More than 330 seats nationwide shifted from Republican to Democrat. That is short of the typical losses suffered by the party in..…
divisive trump era ushers record number of women into house
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.. ..…
a record number of women will serve in congress (with potentially more
One is that it takes a lot to swing white women Democratic. According to exit polls, they were about evenly split this year, with 50 percent choosing Democrats, compared to 48 percent who chose Republicans. ... In other words, even in a year where there's a Democratic wave in the..…
divisive trump era ushers record number of women into house - story
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. ..…
cnn's jim acosta has white house press badge revoked
In the morning, the president attempted to downplay Democratic of House and what that would mean for him. There have been tense moments in Trump White House including near the start of his presidency where CNN, New York Times and other prominent outlets were barred from briefing and..…
the first tuesday in november a jewish assessment of the 2018 mid-term
In another situation, JTA reported “A robocall funded by a white supremacist and anti-Semitic podcasting site targeted Oprah Winfrey and Democratic Georgia candidate for governor Stacey Abrams with racist and anti-Semitic language.” . ..…
election 2018 women winners: first muslim, latina, native american
She will replace Keith Ellison, Muslim elected to Congress. Omar fled from Somalia and arrived in U.S at the age of 14. ..…
paul craig roberts: what this election is really about
This former work force is black and white, but the Democratic Party’s Identity Politics has blacks and whites at each other’s throats. . ..…
election results: 7 takeaways from election night 2018
The Midwest is, literally, where he built his path to the White House -- and where he will look again in 2020. . 'Let our country -- our nation's citizens, our Democratic Party, my fellow elected officials all over the country -- let them all cast their eyes toward the heartland, to the..…
hayes declares victory in 5th district, makes connecticut history
Jahana Hayes delivering Tuesday night — Jahana Hayes, progressive newcomer, declared Tuesday over Republican opponent in Congressional District, assuming her place as African-American woman to represent Connecticut Congress.. ..…
with democrats winning the house, lgbt advocates have great
Democrats came back with important win Tuesday night and were projected to win control of U.S. ..…
donald trump fires jeff sessions; whitaker is interim attorney general
Whitaker was Sessions' chief of staff and had been considered for a variety of jobs in the Trump administration, including the No. 2 post at Justice or as White House counsel. . In his new role, Whitaker also will oversee special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, prompting fears among..…
blexit — is the democrat monopoly of the black vote ending?
He told the reporter that he was voting for the Republican (a white man) over the Democrat (a black woman) in the Georgia governor race. . ... Still, a slight majority of blacks voted for Hoover in the election of 1932, when Democrat Franklin Roosevelt ousted Hoover from the..…
new york times, by counting a meaningless number, puts a finger on the
Former White House and Trump 2016 campaign chair Steve Bannon was seen in the company of Michael Wolff, author of the Fire and Fury book that engulfed President Trump's White House controversy earlier this year... Democrat Jennifer Wexton beat Republican Barbara Comstock Tuesday night,..…
the latest: european moderates welcome us political shift
French Guy Teissier said the midterm result will not change things dramatically for Europe.. ..…
election night ushers in more medicaid coverage for the poor via
President Trump rumbled with reporters Wednesday at the White House during a press conference in which he answered questions related to the contentious midterm elections. . . . . . Unions to push new Democratic House to alter Trump's trade deal . Sean Higgins . ..…
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. ... Democratic-Republicans took this opportunity to submit a bill to the legislature altering the state’s election laws to allow only free..…
polls close in 11 states as democrats seek to capture u.s. congress
The first national elections and test of whether Democrats can turn the energy of the anti- Trump resistance into victories at the ballot box.. ..…
key governor races will shape future u.s. political landscape
TALLAHASSEE, Fla - Hotly contested battles Georgia and Florida pitting liberal black Democrats against white Republicans supported by President Donald Trump headline the dozen governors races being contested Tuesday's U.S elections.. ..…
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