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Activists Hope Midterm Wins Set the Stage for Renewed Energy and Climate Policy
Environmental advocates point out voters are angry at Big Oil, which is making record profits while families struggle.
Missouri Voters Reject Effort to Overturn Their State’s Abortion Protections
The measure would also have banned gender-affirming care for transgender minors, which is already illegal in the state.
Republicans Spent Nearly $200 Million on Ads Attacking Trans People — and Lost
The election was a stunning rebuke of anti-transgender politics, and Democrats should take note moving forward.
Providence Becomes Largest US City to Divest From Israel in Historic Vote
The ordinance passed by 75 percent after a months-long grassroots campaign.
Democrat Flips Lindsey Graham’s Old Senate Seat in Historic Election Upset
Along with South Carolina, Democrats flipped Senate seats in Iowa, Texas, Maine, North Carolina, Ohio, and Kansas.
After ICE Terror, Poll Finds 61 Percent of Latino Voters Say They’ll Vote Blue
However, warns the director of the advocacy organization Mijente, Democrats can’t take Latino voters for granted.
Leading House Democrat Reverses Position, Says Trump Should Be Impeached
Rep. Adam Smith had previously expressed resistance to impeaching Trump back in May.
Early Voting Surge Signals Trump’s Voter Suppression Efforts Are Floundering
Voting advocates urge people to know their rights and cast ballots with confidence after high early voting turnout.
30 States Are Electing Attorneys General That May Help Determine Abortion Access
They play key roles in both defending and eroding reproductive rights — and this power extends beyond their home states.
Sanders Says Democratic Party’s “Status Quo Policies Are No Longer Good Enough”
If Democrats win, the party “must undergo fundamental and immediate reform,” the senator said in an email to supporters.