So far, 12 women have won their elections races.
@AyannaPressley
is a notable win, becoming the first black woman elected to the House from Massachusetts.
Wisconsin is no longer a purple state, as many people suggest, but two states in one — the first comprising a few heavily populated blue enclaves and the second a red sea of rural, small-town and suburban geography that surrounds those blue pockets.
In nearly every recent midterm election, the president’s party has faced losses at the state level. After years of losses, Democrats are hoping for a wave of wins across state legislatures tonight.
The GOP’s national push to enact hundreds of new election restrictions could strain every available method of voting for tens of millions of Americans.
Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Bernie Sanders banked the most amount of time during tonight's
#DemDebate
. They each spoke more than yesterday's top speaker, Cory Booker.
Kyrsten Sinema, a Democratic House member since 2012, defeated fellow congresswoman Republican Rep. Martha McSally to become the first female senator from Arizona: .
"I do not remember."
"I do not recall."
"I have no recollection."
These are some of President Trump's written responses to the Special Counsel's questions about Russian interference. We're counting mentions of key names and phrases in Mueller's report:
In today's Sunday print edition of
@washingtonpost
explore every mile of the rugged border between the United States and Mexico.
Explore the digital project:
It's been six years since "The Legend of Korra" aired its series finale, but fans are still celebrating its beloved central couple (SPOILER!) with
#korrasamiweek
this week. Here's a look at the show's impact on LGBTQ representation today.
Twelve people were shot to death at the Borderline Bar & Grill last night in Thousand Oaks, Calif. It was the 25th public mass shooting in California in which four or more people were killed since 1966.
The fight for control of the House came down to the outcomes of a few key races. Voters in these districts cited President Trump and health care as two of the most important factors in the midterm elections.
Ivanka Trump’s clothing brand is shutting down. Last year
@washingtonpost
used data drawn from U.S. customs logs and international shipping records to trace Trump-branded products from far-flung factories to ports around the United States:
Some of the words Biden said for the first time in any inaugural speech:
anthem
bed
ceiling
crucible
extremism
fantasy
folks
inequity
joblessness
nativism
pandemic
riotous
setbacks
shoes
systemic
temperature
toughest
uncivil
virus
weeping
India thought the worst was behind them. But now the country accounts for about one in three of all new covid-19 cases around the globe. The spike is so steep that the increase looks almost vertical — infecting entire families and overwhelming hospitals.
President Trump is now talking about "artistically designed steel slats" instead of a concrete wall. These are the wall prototypes that were built and tested last year.
Kyiv is the size of Chicago. Odessa has the same number of people as San Jose. Mariupol is a little bigger than Minneapolis. Here's a bit about some of the Ukraine cities that are being attacked by Russia.
Democrats seize the House, gaining about two dozen seats. A Democratic House majority will end two years of Republican control of all levers of government.
- Bloodthirsty
- Chilling
- Fentanyl
- Kissing
- Outspend
- Sadistic
No president has said these words in a State of the Union, except Trump tonight.
The full list:
Sujata Hingorani and Supriya Das’s parents were dying of covid in India, where many hospitals are full. For 12 frantic days, the two sisters tried to save their lives.