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Midterm Elections 2018
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Liuba Grechen Shirley: Why I'm Endorsing Elizabeth Warren
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Jul 12, 2019
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Where Are The Women From
Knock Down The House
Now?
Andrea González-R...
May 1, 2019
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SNL
Saluted The Women Of Congress In A Drama We’re Ready To Binge
Meagan Fredette
Feb 10, 2019
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No Sleeves, No Bible, No Problem: This Is How You Take The Oath O...
It was quite a Moment when the anti-LGBTQ+ Mike Pence swore in Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona as the country's first bisexual senator on Thursday. Not only
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Natalie Gontcharova
Politics
What The Women In Congress Wore To Their Swearing-In — & What It ...
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Natalie Gontcharova
Politics
What You Need To Know About The New Congress Swearing-In
On Thursday, the most diverse new crop of lawmakers in history will be sworn in to the 116th Congress. They have shown that they did not come here to play:
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Natalie Gontcharova
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A GOP Consultant Paid A Woman To Make Absentee Ballots Vanish
A woman in North Carolina said that a Bladen County, NC, electioneer paid her between $75 and $100 to collect completed absentee ballots in the state'
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Natalie Gontcharova
Politics
The Women Of Color Who Made History This Midterm Election
You hear that? It’s the sound of glass-ceilings shattering all across the nation. A record-breaking number of women ran on the 2018 midterm election.
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Andrea González-R...
Politics
Young Kim Lost Her Race & Now Orange County Is 100% Blue
Young Kim was looking to become the first Korean-American woman in Congress — and was Republicans' last hope in Orange County, California. But on S
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Natalie Gontcharova
Politics
The Florida Recounts Are Over: Andrew Gillum & Bill Nelson Both C...
Florida Democrats Andrew Gillum and Bill Nelson have conceded their gubernatorial and Senate races, respectively, following extended statewide recounts ami
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Sarah Midkiff
Politics
Ivanka Endorsed A Senator Who "Jokes" About Public Hangings & Vot...
After campaigning for a governor who signed into law one of the country's most restrictive anti-abortion laws, it's no wonder Ivanka Trump is all
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Ashley Alese Edwards
Fashion
Stop Struggle-Shaming Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez For Her Suits
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Channing Hargrove
Politics
Activists Will Not Rest Until Every Vote Is Counted In Stacey Abr...
Police arrested dozens of protestors at the Georgia State Capitol on Tuesday who were urging officials to “count every vote” for gubernatorial
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Natalie Gontcharova
US News
There's No Evidence Of Voter Fraud In Florida, Despite What Trump...
As Florida continues its legally mandated recount of some crucial races following Tuesday's midterm elections, President Donald Trump and other Republ
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Andrea González-R...
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Stacey Abrams Is Still Fighting To Be Governor Of Georgia
Democrat Stacey Abrams is still fighting for every vote in the Georgia gubernatorial election. On Sunday, Abrams filed a new lawsuit in order to block two
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Natalie Gontcharova
News
The Florida Governor & Senate Races Are Getting A Recount
Florida strikes again. The state that brought the 2000 presidential election to a grounding halt, and gave us Bush V. Gore is headed toward a massive, lega
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Amelia Harnish
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The Verdict Is In: The Youth Vote Shaped The Midterm Results
For months leading up to the pivotal 2018 midterm elections, the youth vote was brought up again and again: Especially after Parkland launched Generation Z
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Natalie Gontcharova
2018 election
Midterms 2018 Live Blog: Lucy McBath Wins In Georgia
We are live on Election Night. Follow this page for all your live election coverage.
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Gun Reform Advocate Lucy McBath Defeats NRA Darling Karen Handel ...
Lucy McBath defeated Karen Handel in an extremely tight race to represent Georgia's 6th District in the U.S. Congress that appeared as though it was h
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Natalie Gontcharova
US News
Katie Hill Just Conquered One Of California's Last Republican Str...
“I was told, 'A woman couldn't possibly beat Steve Knight,” Democratic candidate Katie Hill told Refinery29 earlier this year. That
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Andrea González-R...
Politics
Every Single Vote Matters To Stacey Abrams — & To Those Who Cast ...
The right to vote is sacred — and Stacey Abrams fully understands what suffrage means to her supporters, her ancestors, and the civil rights movement. ?
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Erin Schrode
Politics
Another Election, Another Failure By White Women
Last night was a history making moment for women in the United States. There are now more women serving in Congress at the same time than ever before, incl
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Leah Carroll
Politics
Democrats Flipped The House — All Thanks To Women
On top of all of these wins for women, there were plenty of other exciting changes that put America on a more progressive path.
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Lily Herman
Pop Culture
How Late Night Shows Are Taking On The Midterm Election
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Syd Shaw
Politics
Conservatives Troll Taylor Swift's "Terrible Taste In Men" After ...
Following Phil Bredesen's loss in Tennessee, conservatives on Twitter are joking that Taylor Swift, who endorsed Bredesen, has “bad taste in men
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Rebecca Farley
Politics
Stacey Abrams Hasn't Conceded Georgia's Governor Race. What Happe...
With votes still being counted, Democrat Stacey Abrams has refused to concede the Georgia governor’s race to Republican Secretary of State Brian Kemp
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Ashley Alese Edwards
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Republican Incumbent Peter King Defeats Democrat Liuba Gretchen S...
A riveting race in Long Island has resulted in a victory for Republicans. Incumbent Peter King defeated Democratic challenger Liuba Grechen Shirley in the
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Sage Lazzaro
US News
Paulette Jordan Loses Idaho's Gubernatorial Race
Paulette Jordan lost the Idaho gubernatorial race to Lt. Gov. Brad Little. The two-term representative and single mother of two ran an insurgent campaign h
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Andrea González-R...
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How Voters In West Virginia, Alabama, & Oregon Decided Abortion M...
Voters in three states have decided on ballot measures related to abortion rights. In West Virginia and Oregon decided on ballot measures regarding funding
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Amelia Harnish
Politics
Colorado’s Jared Polis Becomes First Openly Gay Governor In U.S. ...
Democrat Jared Polis just won the Colorado gubernatorial race, beating out Republican Walker Stapleton and becoming the country’s first openly gay govern
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Lily Herman
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