Women And People Of Color Were Elected At Same Rate As White Men In 2018: Report
A new report on the 2018 midterm elections found that women and people of color won their races at similar rates to white men ― challenging prevailing notions of what…
Ilhan Omar: ‘My Sisters And I Are Busting Through These Doors’
Rep.-elect Ilhan Omar celebrated the success of women of color in the 2018 midterms with an empowering message on Twitter. Omar retweeted on Friday a post featuring The New Yorker’s…
Steve King, Republican White Supremacist, Narrowly Wins Iowa House Seat For 9th Term
Bill Clark via Getty Images Rep. Steve King hangs on to his House seat amid rising scrutiny of his white nationalist views. SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Rep. Steve King, a…
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Trolls Kevin Hart With Disturbing Call To Vote
In a bid to get out the vote for Tuesday’s midterm elections, the wrestler-turned-actor shared a snap on Instagram of himself holding his “Jumanji” costar: Hart has yet to comment…
Millions Of Voters Could Be About To Significantly Reform The Criminal Justice System
Voters in more than a dozen states will consider ballot proposals next week that would significantly reform their states’ criminal justice systems by making them less punitive and more humane.…
Twitter Tributes Pour In On 10-Year Anniversary Of Barack Obama’s Election: ‘We Miss You!’
Ten years ago Sunday, Americans elected a young senator from Illinois named Barack Obama to be the 44th president of the United States. The country’s first black president recalled the…
Trump Official Says Florida Governor Race Is ‘Cotton-Pickin’ Important’
A Trump administration official on Saturday called the Florida gubernatorial race, in which the Democratic candidate is seeking to become the state’s first black governor, “cotton-pickin’ important.” Agriculture Secretary Sonny…
Obama Draws Excited Crowds Ordering Tacos In Miami While Campaigning In Florida
Former President Barack Obama stopped at a restaurant to order tacos while on the campaign trail in Florida. Unsurprisingly, he drew large crowds of enthusiastic supporters. Obama was greeted with…
John Lewis Reminds Voters Of ‘Bloody Sunday’ At Stacey Abrams Rally
Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) on Friday recalled the day known as “Bloody Sunday” ― when he and several hundred others marched the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Alabama in 1965 ―…
Trouble Voting? We Want To Hear From You.
HuffPost is partnering with ProPublica’s Electionland project as part of a reporting collaboration to write about access to the ballot box in the 2018 elections. And we need you to…