Politics

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Politics

Either I’m three days late or two years early on this one. Whichever way you look at it, we’ve got a problem when it comes to a segment of the electorate being unable to vote, their interests thus being ignored. On Tuesday, 83 million people voted in the midterm elections, by and large selecting Republican candidates […]

Politics

A day after Democrats suffered stunning midterm election losses, President Barack Obama (pictured) swung in to action mode, saying he has “a unique responsibility” to make Washington, D.C., work. RELATED: GOP Takes Control Of The Senate After years of stultifying bipartisan infighting, the President announced plans to host a meeting Friday at the White House between […]

Nation

Demanding justice for the shooting death of unarmed Ferguson, Mo., teen Michael Brown by a White police officer, demonstrators disrupted the Tuesday election night party of victorious St. Louis County executive candidate Steve Stenger, a Democrat, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatach. About five people were detained after the loud, but peaceful demonstration, protest organizers told […]

NewsOne Now, Politics

Roland Martin, host of “NewsOne Now” says no matter who won in the 2014 midterm elections don’t just sit on your behind, get involved, get engaged and hold elected officials accountable. Martin said, “If your candidate lost, if your candidate won, it doesn’t matter. The election was the end of one process and the beginning […]

NewsOne Now, Politics

By now you know that the GOP took control of the Senate — and therefore Congress — on Election Day. What you may not know is how key candidates and races went around the country, including those involving African American contenders. Roland Martin, host of “NewsOne Now,” runs down the results critical midterm election contest winners and […]

Hello, everyone. Welcome to the longest two years of your life. A period that will surely feature an already broken Congress proving itself to be even more useless than previously imaginable. There’s lots of blame to go around for this — the growing influence of big money in politics is a good place to begin — but let’s […]

Politics

Mia Love (pictured with braids) made history during Tuesday’s midterm elections, when she won Utah’s 4th District and becoming the first black female Republican elected to the U.S. Congress, according to USA Today. RELATED: GOP Takes Control Of The Senate The former mayor of Saratoga Springs, Utah, finished with 64,390 votes to 60,165 votes for Democrat […]

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South Carolina’s Tim Scott defeated Democratic challenger Joyce Dickerson Tuesday night to become the first African American senator to win election in the South since Reconstruction. RELATED: New Black Senator Brings Same White Conservative Ideology After Sen Jim DeMint resigned in November 2012, Gov. Nikki Haley appointed Scott to the office. This election was only to decide who would […]

Politics

The GOP has taken control of the Senate, leaving President Barack Obama to struggle with a congress intent on watching him fail. While that news processes, take a look at these other key races and initiatives around the country. GOP Takes Control Of The Senate California’s Prop 47 The highly publicized Proposition 47, supported by JAY Z, […]

Politics

Taking advantage of  President Barack Obama‘s low approval rating and midterm election apathy, the Republican Party has taken control of the Senate, stripping Sen. Harry Reid of his Majority Leader title to be replaced with Mitch McConnell, who won his reelection in Kentucky. What we know so far: Rep. Tom Cotton (R) upset Sen. Mark Pryor (D) […]

  The 2014 Midterm Elections feature a series of key races that could have staggering implications down the road. With eight tightly-contested U.S. Senate races and nine gubernatorial contests, this election cycle has the added drama of being the last two years of President Barack Obama‘s as he navigates low approval from the public. One of the more […]

NewsOne Now, Politics

Roland Martin and the “NewsOne Now” Straight Talk panel (J. Hogan Gidley, Angela Rye and Rock Newman) discuss what the outcome of this year’s midterm elections could mean for President Barack Obama’s final two years in office. RELATED: Get the latest news as Black America goes to the polls If Republicans take over the Senate, […]