Midterm Elections

September 13September 13
Graham proposes 15-week abortion bill, dividing Republicans ahead of midterm elections
- National
Sen. Lindsey Graham introduced on Tuesday a bill that would ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, the most significant proposal by Republicans in Congress to curtail the procedure since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade three months ago.

Ceci Partridge
August 17August 17
NBA won’t play games on November 8 to encourage fans to vote in the midterm elections
- Sports
All 30 teams not play games on November 8, and instead will be playing on November 7, a day before the US heads to the polls on November 8. “The scheduling decision came out of the NBA family’s focus on promoting nonpartisan civic engagement and encouraging fans to make a plan to vote during midterm elections,” the league said in a statement.

Ceci Partridge
February 05February 05
No sign midterms were affected by foreign government meddling, U.S. says
- National
A federal assessment found no sign that foreign tampering had any effect on the results of the 2018 midterm elections, according to a joint statement by the Justice and Homeland Security Departments. Their findings were reported to President Donald Trump on Monday in a classified document. In a statement made public Tuesday, Acting Attorney General […]
November 09November 09
Trump calls Florida vote count a ‘disgrace’ as recount looms in Senate race
- National
President Donald Trump on Friday called the vote-counting process in Florida a “disgrace” and suggested federal authorities could get involved as the possibility of a recount looms in the Senate race. “Well, it could be,” Trump said when asked if the federal government could get involved, “because if you look at Broward, and Palm Beach to a […]
November 07November 07
Veronica Escobar, Sylvia Garcia win, will be first Texas Latinas in Congress
- National
Veronica Escobar and Sylvia Garcia made history on Tuesday night after their respective groundbreaking wins led them to become the first Latinas from Texas to represent the state in the U.S. House of Representatives. NBC News calls @vgescobar win with 68.9% of the votes and @SenatorSylvia with 74.3%. The newly-elected Congresswomen are set to become […]
November 07November 07
Trump ousts Attorney General Jeff Sessions
- National
Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigned Wednesday at President Donald Trump’s request. The announcement — made by Trump on Twitter — came the day after the midterm elections. We are pleased to announce that Matthew G. Whitaker, Chief of Staff to Attorney General Jeff Sessions at the Department of Justice, will become our new Acting Attorney […]
November 07November 07
Trump Claims Victory in Midterms, Lashes Out at Reporters Asking Him About Stoking Divisions
- National
A day after his party lost the House but won seats in the Senate, President Donald Trump lashed out at members of the media who pushed him on his campaign tactics in an extraordinary news conference at the White House. Trump began the Wednesday news conference by casting the results of Tuesday’s midterm elections in […]
November 06November 06
Gay Native American wins Democratic primary in deep-red Kansas
- National
Sharice Davids won the crowded Democratic primary in Kansas’ 3rd Congressional District on Tuesday, and now the 38-year-old attorney has a chance to make political history. If Davids beats four-term Republican incumbent Kevin Yoder in November, she’ll become the first Native American woman to serve in Congress and the first openly gay member of Kansas’ […]

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