“But words are things, and a small drop of ink, falling, like dew, upon a thought produces that which makes thousands, perhaps millions think.” Lord Byron
2017 has taught me so many things. When Heather Heyer was murdered I started volunteering in a low income school. I am privileged. I always hated the wealth gap in this country. I didn’t know what to do about the inherent racism in my community. What I have learned is that 1.
State Rep. Julie Johnson won the race to represent Texas' 32nd Congressional District, NBC News projects, making her the first out LGBTQ person from the South elected to Congress.
Johnson, a Democrat, defeated Republican Darrell Day.
"Together, we have shattered barriers and proven that representation matters." https://t.co/LkrG2hRX3k
Thank you to the people of the Bronx and Queens for re-electing me to another term in Congress.
As a waitress, I never thought serving in Congress would ever be a reality.
It will always remain the honor of my life to serve our community.
NBC News projects: Chris Pappas (D) wins the New Hampshire 1st House District.
NBC News projects: Maggie Goodlander (D) wins the New Hampshire 2nd House District.
Military units are searching for bodies in rivers as at least 89 people remain missing after deadly floods swept through the eastern Spanish suburb of Valencia last week https://t.co/Xc6kTpRGl2
Haruki Nakamura brings his artwork to life through the time-honored tradition of paper crafting.
Using paper engineering, he constructs whimsical creatures and dolls that move in surprising ways.
These Michigan races still have not been called, & at this point it doesn't look like they will be before I head to bed, but as an update—Dems are still ahead by broad margins in both, are are likely to expand their majority on the state supreme court to 5-2.
We just won our Senate race! As a son of immigrants, a public school kid, I never could’ve imagined I’d get to serve as a US Senator. I’m deeply humbled and grateful to NJ and for everyone who got us here. I promise I’ll serve with honor and integrity as a public servant for all.
New: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended Orlando's top prosecutor just over a year ago. Tonight, she was reelected back into her seat as State's Attorney. https://t.co/WiFTRApETq
BREAKING: Democrat Suhas Subramanyam wins election to U.S. House in Virginia's 10th Congressional District. #APRaceCall at 10:49 p.m. EST. https://t.co/FjgpZFcJ4E
We're a long way from knowing the results.
Every state Trump has won so far is a solidly red state.
Every state Harris has won is solidly blue.
Nothing on the presidential map has flipped. No swing states are close enough to call.
BREAKING: Deep red Missouri votes to repeal near-total abortion ban and codify abortion until viability into the state constitution. https://t.co/lSZGBL0ifm
SHORT STORY FOR PENNSYLVANIA.
Many rural counties are >95%+ done counting.
Montgomery County is only at 50% so far & all the Philadelphia Suburbs still have *hundreds of thousands* of votes to count.
This is gonna take time. Patience, people.