Dem wave crashes House to check Trump’s agenda

Republicans pick up seats in the Senate. No Images? Click here   By Paul Vale     Wednesday, November 7 DEMS TAKE HOUSE TO CHECK TRUMP After eight years in the minority, Democrats gained control of the House of Representatives, with voters handing the party an advantage of at least a dozen seats in the midterms. However, Republicans picked up several Senate seats to strengthen control there, allowing both parties to claim victory. [HuffPost] [Tweet | Share on Facebook] WALKER FALLS IN WISCONSIN Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) went down to Democrat Tony Evers, although the Republican may call for a recount after the race hinged on absentee votes from Milwaukee. [HuffPost] GILLUM DEFEATED IN FLORIDA Ron DeSantis will be the next Florida governor, defeating Democrat Andrew Gillum after a nasty contest with racial overtones and accusations of corruption. [HuffPost] BETO CAN’T TOPPLE TED Democrat Beto O’Rourke’s Texas bid for the Senate ended in defeat, dashing progressive hopes of removing Ted Cruz. O’Rourke delivered an emotional concession speech after his midterm loss that included an F-bomb. [HuffPost] FLORIDA PASSES VOTING RIGHTS AMENDMENT Floridians approved a constitutional amendment to automatically restore voting rights to people with felony convictions once they complete their sentences, a historic expansion of the right to vote to about 1.4 million people. [HuffPost] HISTORIC NIGHT FOR DIVERSITY Colorado voters elected Jared Polis, making him the first openly gay man to win governor. Democrat Ayanna Pressley won her House race in Massachusetts’ 7th District, becoming the state’s first black woman elected to Congress. Democrats Rashida Tlaib in Michigan and Ilhan Omar in Minnesota won their races for House seats, becoming the first Muslim women elected to Congress. And Democrats Deb Haaland and Sharice Davids will become the first female indigenous candidates heading to House after wins in New Mexico and Kansas. [HuffPost] GEORGIA ‘TOO CLOSE’ The Georgia governor’s race between Democrat Stacey Abrams and Republican Brian Kemp remains too close to call. [HuffPost]         TRUMP ALLY KOBACH DEFEATED Democratic state Sen. Laura Kelly won the Kansas governor’s race, defeating Secretary of State Kris Kobach, a hard-right Trump ally. [HuffPost] KAVANAUGH VOTE COSTS HEITKAMP Republican Rep. Kevin Cramer defeated Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp in the race for North Dakota’s Senate seat. Her ouster follows her surprise vote against Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court. [HuffPost] INDICTED HUNTER WINS California Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter, who has been indicted on charges of using campaign funds for personal expenses, defeated Democratic challenger Ammar Campa-Najjar, after a racist campaign that painted his opponent as a “radical Muslim.” Also in California, Republican Devin Nunes, best known for sabotaging a congressional probe into ties between the Trump campaign and Russia, won re-election, defeating Democratic prosecutor Andrew Janz.[HuffPost] ROMNEY HEADS TO WASHINGTON Mitt Romney completed a remarkable political comeback, with voters in Utah electing the one-time Massachusetts governor and 2012 Republican presidential nominee as the state’s next senator. [HuffPost] OCASIO-CORTEZ ELECTED Progressive Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won her race for a U.S. House seat in New York’s 14th District, becoming the youngest woman ever elected to Congress. [HuffPost] WHITE SUPREMACIST WINS NINTH TERM Rep. Steve King, a white supremacist, won a ninth term in Congress despite months of growing outrage over his bigoted statements and ties to extremist figures in the U.S. and overseas. [HuffPost] QUEER BUSINESSWOMAN BEATS BIGOT Republican Rep. Jason Lewis lost his re-election bid for Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District to queer businesswoman Angie Craig. Many of Lewis’ incendiary comments about black Americans and women from his days as a radio host resurfaced ahead of the vote. [HuffPost]       Where the hell was the NYT’s infamous election needle? Bangladeshi immigrant Akayed Ullah was convicted of terrorism charges after setting off a pipe bomb in New York City’s busiest subway station at rush hour a year ago. Republicans have lost their majority in the House — and Obamacare, which they promised to repeal, is still alive. The pool of potential jurors for Mexican drug lord “El Chapo” is shrinking as panelists fear for their lives. Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk who made headlines in 2015 after refusing to issue a marriage license to a gay couple, lost her re-election bid to a Democratic challenger. Missouri voters have approved a minimum wage hike, with the state’s wage floor heading to $12 by 2023. Christopher Watts, the Colorado man accused of killing his pregnant wife and two daughters, pleaded guilty to all charges in a deal that will allow him to avoid the death penalty. Washington state’s third attempt to put a price on climate pollution has failed with voters’ rejection of a ballot measure, notching another win for the oil and gas industry. West Virginia voters approved a controversial anti-abortion constitutional amendment, adding a line that says “nothing in this constitution secures or protects a right to abortion or requires the funding of abortion.” After casting their ballots, women flocked to Susan B. Anthony’s grave in Rochester, New York, to show their gratitude for her service to the women’s suffrage movement, placing “I Voted” stickers on her headstone. Delta has issued a public apology after a Florida man said he was forced to sit on an airliner seat covered with dog feces during a flight from Atlanta to Miami. Zach Wahls, who seven years ago stood before the Iowa House of Representatives and delivered a stirring speech defending his two lesbian mothers, just become a state lawmaker himself. Vince Gilligan, the creator of “Breaking Bad,” is said to be working on a new film with ties to the series. “Shrek” is reportedly getting a reboot with the team behind “Despicable Me” overseeing the revival. Love this newsletter? Share it with a friend!      HuffPost is now a part of Oath and a part of Verizon. On May 25, 2018 we introduced a new Oath Privacy Policy which will explain how your data is used and shared. Learn More. 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