The 2018 midterm elections are finally coming to a close after months of heated political debate and highly contested races. Women, who broke records with their primary wins over the summer, were front and center Tuesday night as Democrats captured control of the House in a dramatic midterm election cycle that gave America its say,…
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The guy who left the voicemail didn’t address Beth Fukumoto by name. “Hey, C*nt,” he said. Fukumoto, a member of the Hawaii legislature, was in an airport when she heard the message and its warning: “We know where you live. We know what you drive. We’re on you,” the caller said. “Just wait. We can’t…
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History. Made. Again. Women candidates ran up the score in primaries across four states Tuesday, breaking more new ground in an election year that’s already shattering records. Vermont became the first state to make a transgender woman a major-party nominee for governor. Minnesota might send the country’s first Somali-American lawmaker to Congress. Connecticut voters may…
Read moreOn the one-year anniversary of the Women’s March, the march’s founders put together an impressive program to galvanize the resistance heading into year two of the Trump presidency. Set in Las Vegas—Nevada being a critical battleground state in the midterm elections—the Women’s March: #PowertothePolls event brought women from all over the country together to launch…
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