California progressives are hoping to influence Gov. Gavin Newsom's pick for someone to fill Kamala Harris’ Senate seat when she becomes vice president in January.
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Delaware State Senator-elect Sarah McBride made history on Tuesday, Nov. 3, when she became the first openly transgender person to win a seat in the upper chamber of a state legislature.
McBride, the national press secretary for the Human Rights Campaign, bested her Republican opponent, Steve Washington, winning Delaware’s 1st Senate District seat by a nearly 3:1 margin.“More than anything else, I’m grateful,” McBride told Metro Weekly on Wednesday afternoon. “I’m grateful to the residents of
.California progressives are hoping to influence Gov. Gavin Newsom's pick for someone to fill Kamala Harris’ Senate seat when she becomes vice president in January.
Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas were all smiles as they reunited in New Orleans to film reshoots for their movie Deep Water.The couple, who met while working on the psychological thriller a year prior in November 2019, shared a passionate kiss in between shoots on Thursday, November 19.The Argo actor, 48, was spotted in locking lips with his girlfriend in photos published by the Daily Mail on the porch of a Louisiana mansion while in the Big Easy.
Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas were all smiles as they reunited in New Orleans to film reshoots for their movie Deep Water.The couple, who met while working on the psychological thriller a year prior in November 2019, shared a passionate kiss in between shoots on Thursday, November 19.The Argo actor, 48, was spotted in locking lips with his girlfriend in photos published by the Daily Mail on the porch of a Louisiana mansion while in the Big Easy.
When President George W. Bush was elected, Republican Sen.Trent Lott of Mississippi became Senate majority leader with the Texan's January 20, 2001 inauguration.
A Virginia police chief was fired Monday after a Black state lawmaker was cleared hours earlier in the vandalism of Confederate monuments over the summer. Charges were dropped against Sen.
Who knew we were going to have the longest election in the history of the United States of America?”Though Goldberg makes a valid point, she’s technically incorrect about this being the longest U.S. election in history.
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, could be among the most influential lawmakers when the next Congress convenes in January -- with Senate Republicans holding a 52-48 majority at best.
BRIDGEPORT, Calif. – A California state snowplow driver clearing a remote stretch of U.S.
An Oklahoma state senator from Tulsa was charged with first-degree manslaughter after authorities say she was speeding and driving recklessly when her vehicle skidded off a rain-slickened road and crashed into a man’s disabled vehicle, killing him. Democratic Sen.
Democratic candidate Cal Cunningham conceded to Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., on Tuesday in North Carolina's Senate race, a week after voters went to the polls. “I just called Senator Tillis to congratulate him on winning reelection to a second term in the U.S.
Major flooding was reported across South Florida on Monday as soaking rains from Tropical Storm Eta drench the region, leading to rescues and some evacuations. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami said that Eta made landfall Sunday night over Lower Matecumbe Key and is now off the coast of southwest Florida.The storm is still packing maximum sustained winds of 65 mph and is located about 80 miles south of Key West, moving west at 13 mph. "A lot of heavy rainfall across South Florida,
Kamala Harris is celebrating her and Joe Biden's win. On Saturday, after Biden was elected president of the United States, Harris took the stage in Delaware to express her joy and thank Americans for electing her as vice president. Harris stepped out to Mary J.
Joe Biden win (praise the lord, the four-year nightmare is nearing an end), we decided to celebrate the historic wins across the nation for the LGBTQ community, including Sarah McBride, who became the first openly trans person in the United States elected to a state Senate seat, after winning her Delaware race on Tuesday by a huge margin.“The biggest takeaway from this race for me is the goodness and compassion and kindness of the voters of this district, something I’ve known all my life,”
As former Vice President Joe Biden took wins in two crucial swing states -- Michigan and Wisconsin -- Hollywood stars started to rejoice on Wednesday with the calls putting Biden closer to the presidency. However, despite the recent calls for the Biden-Harris ticket, concern among some celebrities still looms over the U.S. Senate, which at the time of publication has both Republicans and Democrats at 48 seats. A total of 51 seats are needed in order to gain the Senate majority.
Democrat Sarah McBride made history during Tuesday’s U.S. election night.
Rev. Kim Jackson won her election last night, making history as Georgia’s first ever openly LGBTQ State Senator.
Sarah McBride made history Tuesday, becoming the first transgender state senator in the United States by besting a Republican opponent Steve Washington. Per The New York Times, the first to report the news, it was a landslide, too, with McBride taking 73 percent of the votes to Washington's 27 percent.