by Adam Barnes, Jessica Floyd and Daniel Grimes | Nov 6, 2018 | Featured, Politics
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. —Republican Denver Riggleman easily defeated Democrat Leslie Cockburn for the Virginia fifth district congressional seat, securing the seat being vacated by retiring GOP Rep. Thomas Garrett in a district President Donald Trump won by 11 points in...
by Medill News Service | Nov 6, 2018 | Featured, Politics
Pam Kirschner, a 52-year-old farm worker in Stephens City, voted for Democrat Jennifer Wexton in the 10th Congressional District as a statement against President Donald Trump.“I think we have got to get these people out who are supporting everything he is,” she said....
by Adam Barnes | Nov 5, 2018 | Featured, Politics
SAN ANTONIO — President Donald Trump’s heightened anti-immigrant focus, including fears about the incoming fasylum seekers from Central America, is intended to boost Republican support in the upcoming midterm elections, but along the U.S.-Mexico border, his...
by Beverly Banks | Nov 4, 2018 | Featured, Politics
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – In a state with historically low voter turnout, early and absentee vote totals more than doubled the number from the 2014 midterm election and voters seem more motivated by issues – ranging from tightening the border to expanding education...
by Dorothy Mills-Gregg | Nov 1, 2018 | Featured, Politics
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — Everyone’s talking about the fight to get suburban women’s votes. But some suburban women, both Republican and Democrat, in one southern California congressional district say politicians aren’t focusing enough on the issues that matter to...