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Voters Expand Medicaid While Defeating GOP House That Tried to Destroy It
Voters sent a strong message to politicians last night, advocates for health care justice say.
Arkansas and Missouri Approve Minimum Wage Increases
The wins are a rebuke to GOP lawmakers who had blocked legislative efforts to raise the minimum wage.
New Evidence Shows Texas Senate Race Was Vulnerable to Manipulation
Was the critical contest between Beto O'Rourke and Ted Cruz counted correctly?
From Prison Slavery to Marijuana, the Legal System Is on the Ballot Today
Here are the statewide ballot measures we are watching closely on Election Day.
DOJ Is Sending Poll Monitors to Intimidate Voters, Experts Warn
This is the White House's last-ditch effort at voter suppression.
Purged Voters’ “Provisional” Ballots Could Decide Georgia Governor Race
Will the courts prevent GOP candidate Brian Kemp from refusing to count the provisional ballots cast against him?
Students Across the Country Will Walk Out of School to Vote
The youth-led Future Coalition has organized hundreds of walkouts at high schools and colleges on November 6.
Women Democrats Outraise All Other Candidates Among Women Donors
At $159 million, Democratic women candidates have received the largest amount of money from female donors.
Election Day Could Bring Pay Raises to Workers in Two States
Hundreds of thousands of workers in Arkansas and Missouri could see their pay rise if these ballot initiatives pass.
Republicans May Pay for Having Tried to Reverse the Health Law
This midterm election might make one thing clear for the GOP: Voters don't like losing their health care.