November 2018 Impact Articles
- Michael Cohen reportedly reaches new plea deal with Mueller
- Today in Trump’s America: Trump doesn’t rule out pardoning Manafort
- Ferguson activist Bassem Masri died reportedly from a heart attack
- Trump says he may still pardon Manafort: “I wouldn’t take it off the table”
- Pelosi wins Democratic nomination for leader as opposition crumbles
- “Crying Nazi” Christopher Cantwell uses Gab to threaten reporter covering Charlottesville trial
- Stacey Abrams files lawsuit taking aim at Georgia’s elections process
- Republicans block Senate vote on bill to protect Mueller probe from Trump
- 4 of the most jaw-dropping assertions from Trump’s ‘Washington Post’ interview
- Dorchester Historical Society called out for card that said “we’re dreaming of a white Dorchester”
- Judge dismisses lawsuit accusing Trump’s Washington DC hotel of “unfair competition”
- Trump lashes out at Mueller, media after report on cooperation with Manafort legal team
- Today in Trump’s America: Nancy Pelosi faces key speakership test amid ouster chatter
- Mic Daily: Mexico requests investigation into US use of tear gas at the border
- Trump threatens to cut subsidies to GM after announced layoffs, plant closures
- Mexico requests the US conduct “exhaustive investigation” into use of tear gas at border
- Laquan McDonald case: Officers accused of covering up for Jason Van Dyke go to trial
- Christine Blasey Ford is donating funds from GoFundMe campaign to trauma survivors
- Trump shores up support for Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith as controversial campaign closes
- Paul Manafort reportedly met with Julian Assange months before Democratic email leak
- Paul Manafort accused of lying, breaching cooperation agreement
- Mic Daily: Mexico now denies deal with US on immigration
- A “Green New Deal”? How Democrats are planning to address climate change after stark report
- Mexico’s incoming administration now denies deal with US on immigration
- New York judge allows lawsuit against Trump Foundation to move forward
- Immigration issues raise odds of a government shutdown in lame-duck session
- Today in Trump’s America: US fires tear gas at migrants, including children and toddlers
- This Week in Politics: Mississippi will elect US senator, Trump to meet with Putin at G20 summit
- MLB becomes latest group to revoke its donation to Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith
- Trump threatens to close southern border amid reports of potential asylum deal with Mexico
- This Week in Trump-Russia News: Trump finally sends his answers to Mueller
- Trump absolving the Khashoggi killing is bad. Trump backing the Saudis’ war in Yemen is worse.
- Common’s prison concert tour inspires incarcerated people on their path to rehabilitation
- Trump in lock-step with Saudi leadership in distrust of CIA
- Movement Must-Reads: Local NYC organizers speak out against Amazon deal
- Trump calls on Senate to pass prison reform bill, which McConnell doesn’t want to bring to a vote
- Today in Trump’s America: Trump airs grievances on day meant for reflection and giving thanks
- Twitter bans far-right activist Laura Loomer for Islamophobic tweet
- This Brooklyn community activist is determined to get justice for Ann Marie Washington
- Mic Daily: Betsy DeVos’ predecessor speaks out
- Pelosi remains popular with Democratic voters, even as she battles her own party to become speaker
- Gab just booted white supremacist Patrick Little for anti-Semitic threats
- Chief Justice John Roberts offers rare rebuke of Trump’s attack on judges
- Is it really putting “America first” to support Saudi Arabia?
- Judge strikes down Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban, says state’s defense is “pure gaslighting”
- Betsy DeVos’ predecessor says new Title IX rules will dissuade victims from reporting sexual assault
- Today in Trump’s America: Trump wanted the Justice Department to prosecute Clinton and Comey
- Transgender woman Aliah Hernandez was brutally beaten and left for dead. Her attacker walked free.
- Mic Daily: Trump stands with Saudi Arabia over Jamal Khashoggi’s death
- In looking the other way on Saudi Arabia, Trump again shows he will always side with the strongmen
- Ben McAdams declares victory over incumbent Mia Love in Utah’s 4th Congressional District
- Women’s March leaders say they’re not stepping down despite calls to do so from critics
- Donald Trump claims to love the military. So why can’t he stop disrespecting veterans?
- Asian-American college students have higher rates of compulsive gambling
- Trump stands with Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing: “Maybe he did and maybe he didn’t!”
- Trump foiled again at the border as federal judge halts White House ban on asylum claims
- The killing of Dr. Tamara O’Neal reflects the alarming stats about black women and domestic violence
- Can Democrats really win a Senate race in Mississippi? We’re about to find out.
- Amazon’s Long Island City deal surprised local organizers. But they are ready to keep fighting.
- Today in Trump’s America: Ivanka Trump used personal email to conduct official WH business
- Mic Daily: White House reportedly backs away from challenging Jim Acosta’s White House access
- Report: White House caves, decides not to revoke Jim Acosta’s press pass
- Ilhan Omar is pushing to change headwear ban in the House: “No one puts a scarf on my head but me”
- What does it mean that nearly 1,000 people are still “missing” in the California wildfire?
- Trump doubles down on criticism of military for not capturing Osama bin Laden sooner
- Senate Democrats file lawsuit to block Matthew Whitaker from serving as acting AG
- Ohio House passes controversial “heartbeat bill” restricting abortions after 6 weeks
- White House says it will revoke Jim Acosta’s press pass... again
- Today in Trump’s America: Backlash ensues after Trump criticizes Navy SEAL who took down bin Laden
- Sen. Bill Nelson concedes as contentious Florida midterm races come to an end
- This Week in Politics: A few House midterm races still up in the air as Trump pardons a turkey
- California Gov. Jerry Brown: Climate skeptics “will be believers” within 5 years as wildfires rage
- This Week in Sports and Social Justice: Black police leader defends Nike and Colin Kaepernick
- Kanye West donates $150,000 to GoFundMe for Jemel Roberson, who was fatally shot by police
- Trump visits California amid historic wildfires
- Trump defends relationship with Pence after reportedly questioning his loyalty
- This Week in Trump-Russia News: Anticipation grows over Mueller’s next move
- The Trump administration rolled back coal ash rules — but Americans are feeling its harmful effects
- Trump once again endorses Nancy Pelosi for House Speaker: “She will win!”
- Abrams slams Kemp’s “erosion of our democracy” as she ends Georgia gubernatorial bid
- Mic Daily: Betsy DeVos expands rights for those accused of sexual harassment
- While You Weren’t Looking: 5 stories from the Trump administration that aren’t about counting votes
- Why Jemel Roberson and other black men with legal guns don’t have political allies
- Faith leaders demand independent investigation into Jemel Roberson killing: “We want answers”
- Betsy DeVos releases new rules on sexual harassment and assault that expand rights of the accused
- Meet the teacher who traveled through 9 countries and worked as a stripper trying to reach the US
- Movement Must-Reads: The Jemel Roberson case, young Georgia voters faced widespread issues at polls
- Report: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been charged by US government
- Judge orders White House to reinstate Jim Acosta’s press pass, a blow to Trump administration
- Today in Trump’s America: Dems continue to pick up House seats, Florida Senate goes to hand recount
- Mic Daily: Trump administration sanctions Saudis over Jamal Khashoggi killing
- “We are missing his presence already”: Activists call for murder charges in Jemel Roberson killing
- Trump administration sanctions 17 Saudis allegedly involved in slaying of Jamal Khashoggi
- Today in Trump’s America: Judge set to rule on CNN lawsuit against Trump
- LAPD: Michael Avenatti arrested over alleged domestic violence
- Trump announces support for prison reform bill: “So important”
- Prime real estate: New Yorkers protest Amazon’s Long Island City arrival
- Mic Daily: California residents criticize officials’ lack of preparedness
- Health and Human Services Department weighs canceling $100M in fetal tissue research funding
- Obama administration’s Andy Kim defeats Tom MacArthur, Obamacare repeal author, in narrow House win
- Republicans elect Kevin McCarthy as House minority leader
- As death toll from the California Camp Fire mounts, residents say officials could have done more
- This Texas college professor called police on a black student for putting her feet up in class
- Trump EPA official Trey Glenn indicted on state ethics charges
- Meet the Georgia voter who traveled over 600 miles on Election Day to vote
- These students had to jump through hoops to vote — if they were able to vote at all
- Fox News to file a legal brief supporting CNN’s lawsuit against the White House
- DOJ upholds Trump selection of Whitaker as acting attorney general
- Today in Trump’s America: Democrats continue to flip House seats as more ballots are counted
- How an Iraqi refugee and a Trump supporter became unlikely friends — and changed each other’s minds
- Mic Daily: Georgia senator arrested at voting rights rally
- Viola Desmond, civil rights torchbearer, to be featured on new Canadian $10 bill
- Ricardel could be on her way out as deputy national security adviser following Melania Trump dustup
- “She was arrested for doing her job”: Georgia senator arrested at voting rights rally
- New Dallas district attorney wants to charge officer with murder for killing Botham Jean
- Amid Florida’s contentious recount battles, lawsuits pile up
- The lame duck congressional session is here — these are the issues that will dominate
- Alt-right leaders say Republicans lost the midterms because they weren’t racist enough
- CNN sues Trump administration to reinstate reporter Jim Acosta’s press credentials
- How these state-level abortion laws could have widespread impact on people across the country
- Today in Trump’s America: Democrat Kyrsten Sinema becomes Arizona’s first female, LGBTQ senator
- Mic Daily: Trump skips out on Veterans Day visit to Arlington National Cemetery
- Stacey Abrams, Rick Scott take legal action as contentious election counts and recounts move forward
- This #AppleStoreChallenge video ended with a heartwarming gesture from a popular comedian
- Senator in runoff election against black opponent faces backlash over “public hanging” comment
- As nation observes Veterans Day, Trump not visiting Arlington National Cemetery
- Firefighters condemn Trump’s “reckless and insulting” comments about California wildfires
- Today in Trump’s America: Democrats making more midterm gains as ballots are counted
- This Week in Politics: Election counting continues as Congress’ lame duck session begins
- Republicans defend Mueller probe as Democrats vow action if new AG Whitaker doesn’t recuse himself
- French leader Macron rebukes Trump, calls nationalism a “betrayal of patriotism” during WWI ceremony
- This Week in Sports and Social Justice: This former NFL player got elected to Congress
- This Week in Trump-Russia News: Trump makes his biggest move yet in effort to undermine Mueller
- “You ask a lot of stupid questions”: Trump won’t stop attacking black female journalists
- Winston Churchill’s grandson rips Trump for canceling World War I cemetery visit over poor weather
- Street level activists are leading the fight against fentanyl deaths — and it’s working
- Trump, offering no evidence, blames deadly California fires on “gross mismanagement of the forests”
- While You Weren’t Looking: 5 stories from the Trump administration that aren’t about the midterms
- Mic Daily: Trump was directly involved in illegal hush money payments, prosecutors say
- Michelle Obama, Gabrielle Union and others are destigmatizing maternal health issues for black women
- Trump administration weakens birth control and abortion coverage under Affordable Care Act
- Federal prosecutors have evidence that Trump was directly involved in illegal hush money payments
- Judge blocks Trump administration’s approval of the Keystone XL pipeline
- Trump says he doesn’t know acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker as questions swirl
- Today in Trump’s America: Recount roils Florida Senate race as Democrats show optimism
- Pedro Hernandez speaks out against bail system that kept him in jail for a year
- Google has changed its policy on sexual harassment cases in response to employee demands
- Mic Daily: Court strikes down Trump’s attempt to dismantle DACA
- What Democrats continue to fail to understand about white women voters
- The Movement Must-Reads: Women of color win the midterms, black Republicans fight for House seats
- Federal appeals court delivers blow to Trump plans to cancel DACA protections
- High-stakes entrenched interests and the Trump rollback of environmental regulations
- “Nelson is going to be declared the winner”: Dem lawyer predicts victory in Florida Senate recount
- Alleged shooter who killed 12 at California bar identified as former Marine
- Two remaining black Republicans in US House fight for their political lives in close midterm races
- Brian Kemp resigns as Georgia secretary of state
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg hospitalized after falling in Supreme Court office
- Today in Trump’s America: White House cooks up fake excuse to revoke Jim Acosta’s press pass
- Meet Matthew Whitaker, the Mueller critic Trump picked to oversee the Russia probe
- Mic Daily: Major takeaways in the wake of the midterm elections
- Gun control lost in Florida on election night, but student activists vow to fight on
- The Senate would have flipped to Democrats if only people under 44 had voted
- Nintendo’s latest ‘Super Smash Bros.’ game will remove racist Native American imagery
- West Virginia and Alabama voters pass anti-abortion measures for a future without ‘Roe v. Wade’
- Lucy McBath declares victory in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District election
- Jeff Sessions resigns as attorney general at Trump’s request
- 5 crucial social justice initiatives that passed around the country in 2018 midterm elections
- Trump scolds defeated Republicans who rejected his endorsement before midterms
- Facebook says it blocked 100 malicious accounts just in time for the midterm elections
- Georgia governor’s contest among several key midterm races that still have yet to be called
- Beto O’Rourke, one of the Democrats’ biggest rising stars, is now unemployed. What does he do next?
- A software engineer collected salaries in the tech industry. Here’s her advice for employers.
- 4 takeaways from Tuesday’s midterm elections
- The 2018 midterm elections was a night of historic firsts for women of color
- The midterm elections are over — and the potential 2020 field is already looking crowded
- Trump declares “big victory” in midterms — despite the GOP losing the House to Democrats
- Today in Trump’s America: Democrats win the House, Republicans expand their Senate majority
- Progressive challenger Alessandra Biaggi defeats Richard Ribustello in New York state Senate race
- Anthony Brindisi beats Trump supporter Claudia Tenney in New York’s 22nd District
- Andrew Gillum concedes in Florida’s closely watched gubernatorial race
- Democrat Abby Finkenauer ousts two-term GOP representative in Iowa’s 1st District
- Antonio Delgado overcomes racist GOP attacks to win in New York’s 19th Congressional District
- Abigail Spanberger unseats incumbent Rep. Dave Brat in Virginia’s 7th Congressional District
- Deb Haaland wins New Mexico’s 1st District, becomes one of first Native American women in Congress
- Democrats set to win control of the House in midterm wave
- Conor Lamb, a rising Democratic star, wins decisive re-election victory in Pennsylvania
- Republicans maintain Senate control
- Ted Cruz defeats Beto O’Rourke in vicious Texas Senate race
- Randy Bryce, the Democrat known as “Iron Stache,” loses in Paul Ryan’s Wisconsin district
- Sharice Davids becomes Kansas’ first lesbian, Native American member of Congress
- Ilhan Omar one of first Muslim women — and first Somali-American — elected to Congress
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez just became the youngest woman ever elected to Congress
- Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin re-elected in West Virginia, dealing a blow to Donald Trump
- Georgia voters file emergency lawsuit to bar Brian Kemp from counting votes in 2018 midterms
- Florida passes Amendment 4, restoring voting rights for many formerly incarcerated people
- Rashida Tlaib of Michigan becomes one of first Muslim women in Congress
- Democrat Amy McGrath loses in Kentucky’s 6th District
- Trump loyalist Jim Jordan re-elected to Congress despite Ohio State sex abuse scandal
- Kim Davis, Kentucky clerk who denied marriage licenses to same-sex couples, lost her re-election
- Mic Daily: Your Election Day recap before the results roll in
- Live blog: Midterm elections 2018 results, updates and analysis
- “Me voting in 2016 vs. 2018” meme reminds us who we’ve become since Trump was elected
- Severe weather on Election Day is testing voters in several states with key races
- As the midterm cycle ends, a grassroots battle against Trump’s energy policy heats up
- Feds warn against Russian interference as voters go to polls
- A running list of broken ballots, long lines and incidents of voter suppression across the country
- A running list of the last-ditch efforts to sway voters in the 2018 midterm elections
- Mic Daily: A rash of racist messaging at the 11th hour before Election Day
- The representation gap: Women and people of color are underrepresented in every state legislature
- Siri’s shortcut app can now tell you your polling place and remind you to vote
- Democrats see racist 11th-hour messaging in 2018 midterm cycle
- Trial begins to determine whether Trump administration can ask about citizenship on the 2020 census
- Today in Trump’s America: Brian Kemp faces abuse of power allegations after “hack” accusation
- A blue wave or a ripple?: How to watch midterm results as they come in
- This Week in Politics: Midterm elections finally arrive before Trump and Putin have Paris meeting
- Georgia’s Brian Kemp investigates Democrats as courts reject his voter suppression efforts
- “Blexit” is making a mockery of history and black conservative ideals, historians say
- Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue calls Florida governor’s race “cotton-pickin’ important”
- Mark Ruffalo: “This is another moment to stand for Standing Rock”
- This Week in Sports and Social Justice: NFL cheerleader kneels; Nike denounces Trump gender policy
- This Week in Trump-Russia News: Midterms may impact Mueller probe. But will Mueller impact midterms?
- Trump is preparing sweeping changes to his Cabinet. Here’s who could be out after the midterms.
- A local North Carolina race could reinstate an ICE program that targets Latinos
- North Korea says US acting “arrogantly,” threatens to restart nuclear tests over sanctions
- Trump lashes out at Maxine Waters days after she was targeted in attempted pipe-bomb attacks
- It’s a midterm year and the NRA’s political spending has fallen off a cliff. What gives?
- Mic Daily: Snapchat hopes to increase youth voter turnout
- While You Weren’t Looking: 5 stories from the Trump administration that aren’t about the caravan
- Father of slain Parkland student puts bulletproof vest on Fearless Girl statue in New York City
- Movement Must-Reads: Oprah and more celebrities get out the vote
- Snapchat will use Bitmoji, polling maps to convince young people to vote in the midterm elections
- Trump complains GOP momentum faltering after deadly synagogue shooting
- Today in Trump’s America: Trump goes full racist in news conference on immigration
- Cybersecurity experts say these voting machines could be susceptible to hacking
- Mic Daily: Trump releases a new xenophobic campaign ad
- GOP Rep. Steve King melts down at questioner who asked about his white supremacist comments
- Trump reportedly picking State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert to replace Haley at UN
- Andy Kim and Tom MacArthur go head to head on health care in tense debate
- Trump’s new xenophobic campaign ad recalls Bush’s racist “Willie Horton” ads from 30 years ago
- Google employees around the world are walking out to protest a culture of sexual misconduct
- Brian Kemp canceled final Georgia gubernatorial debate with Stacey Abrams — then blamed her
- Game developer Toca Boca subverts stereotypes and gender norms with its games for children
- Today in Trump’s America: Trump reportedly wants to send 15,000 troops to the border
