Sharice Davids, the first lesbian Native American Congresswoman.
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Several states now have their first female senator and more than 100 women will enter the House of Representatives.
#winning? Not exactly.
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The Democrats took the House of Representatives, but uncertainty remains and Trump is still standing. All eyes are now on Robert Mueller.
People in Miami learn about Amendment 4.
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New research shows that when ex-offenders are told they’re able to vote, their attitudes about democracy and justice improve.
Ted Cruz held off a spirited challenge from Democratic candidate Beto O'Rourke to help the Republicans hold onto the Senate in a big night for the GOP.
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Key victories by pro-Trump, anti-immigrant candidates have confirmed the president’s hold on the Republican Party and his ability to turn out his conservative base.
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When the US president speaks, people listen. Trump must be held accountable for what he says.
Much is hanging on the outcome of the US mid-term elections - and much of it is unpredictable.
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The Democrats are favoured to win control of the US House, but it may be closer than expected.
Native American? Elizabeth Warren.
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The colonisation of Native America continues through appropriation.
A polling station in Texas.
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While the US sends observers around the world to monitor elections, few will be present during the 2018 midterms in the US.
New York police officers at the Time Warner Center, Oct. 25, 2018, in New York after report of a suspicious package at CNN.
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Bombs have long been a tool for devotees of the range of fringe American political thought. From anarchists to racists, their methods have wrought havoc – but also have created backlash.
The Republicans have North Dakota in their sights … and have changed the law to win it.
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Access to the ballot has been increased and diminished according to whoever manages to win power to write the rules. Just look at North Dakota.
Quite the firecracker, isn’t he?
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The now-confirmed supreme court judge repeatedly lost his cool during his recent appearance in the senate. Is that what we need from lawmakers?
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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The longstanding, historical notion of the judge as an independent, non-partisan interpreter of the law may never truly recover.
Richard Nixon, Republican candidate for president, is seen in August 1968.
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From Thomas Jefferson to Donald Trump, the idea of the little guy ignored by politicians has loomed large in American political rhetoric.
Politics are creating divides in the office.
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The midterm elections have put America’s political divide front and center, increasingly invading the work space and stressing out employees.
Bolshevik leaders Nikolai Lenin and Leon Trotsky.
Forged documents were used by the US government 100 years ago to justify hostile actions against Russia. All but one US newspaper accepted the government’s propaganda. The lessons for today are stark.
Have we lost our grip on the truth?
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A psychologist explains what can happen to individuals and societies that lose their grip on the truth.
Somebody say something.
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Quietly fighting from within is just one way for staffers to rein in an out-of-control leader.
Bob Woodward arrives at Trump Tower, January 2017.
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Bob Woodward’s supposedly explosive findings about Trump are not what we need.
NFL player Colin Kaepernick, centre, started a protest against police violence by kneeling during the US National Anthem in 2016.
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Nike has provoked a conservative backlash by using NFL player Colin Kaepernick in its latest campaign. But the move should be applauded.
President Ronald Reagan during a 1984 debate.
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How politicians have won over voters through the art of the comeback throughout history.