Us Midterm Elections 2018
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Over 42 Million Cast Early Ballots In US Midterm Elections
More than 42 million Americans have cast early ballots ahead of Tuesday's midterm elections, surpassing the numbers from 2018, the US Elections Project said Monday
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Twitter Revives Misinformation Rules, Features Ahead of US Midterm Elections
Twitter on Thursday said it will bring back features to promote accurate information about the upcoming US midterm elections. The microblogging service will clamp down on false and misleading posts. It will also enforce its civic integrity policy that prohibits users from posting misleading content intended to dissuade people from voting and claim...
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US Sanctions Vladimir Putin Ally Over 2018 Elections Interference
The United States on Monday slapped fresh sanctions on a businessman tied to Russian President Vladimir Putin as well as to a disinformation operation accused of conspiring to manipulate the 2018 midterm elections.
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Twitter Bots Very Active During 2018 US Mid-Term Elections: Study
Thousands of bots originating in Russia and Iran - besides those created in the US -- were active during the 2018 November midterm elections, claims a study.
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"Putin Tried To Muck Around Our Elections Again": US Defence Secretary
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Saturday that Russia tried to meddle in the US midterm elections last month -- just as it did in the 2016 vote that brought President Donald Trump to power.
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Florida Orders Statewide Recount In Senate, Governor Races
Florida authorities on Saturday ordered a statewide recount in the contentious races for US Senate and governor, amid tit-for-tat accusations of fraud from the candidates -- plunging the state once again into election uncertainty.
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How CNN's Jim Acosta Became The Reporter Trump Loves To Hate
The news conference was beaming live across the nation. The country's leader was hunched over a podium before reporters. CNN's Jim Acosta gripped a microphone and fired off a tough question.
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Women Candidates 'Tired Of Waiting' Make Record Gains In US Congress
The record numbers of women running for office in the United States this year are mostly Democrats, and their party is banking on their candidacies and a widening gender gap on key issues to achieve big wins in the Nov. 6 elections.
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Democrats Aim To Rein In Trump After Seizing US House Of Representatives
Donald Trump faced greater restraints on his presidency after Democrats won control of the U.S. House of Representatives and pledged to hold the Republican accountable after a tumultuous two years in the White House.
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'Samosa Caucus' Fails To Increase Its Strength In US Midterm Elections
The so-called Samosa Caucus - an informal group of the Indian-Americans in the US Congress - failed to increase its strength, even as its all four incumbent members were most likely to be re-elected to the House of Representatives in the highly polarised midterm elections held Tuesday.
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Nancy Pelosi To Return As Washington's Most Powerful Woman
With Democrats capturing control of the House of Representatives in Tuesday's midterms, one lawmaker will reclaim the mantle of Washington's most powerful woman -- and an opposition scourge for President Donald Trump.
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Ted Cruz Re-Elected To Senate In US's Texas In Win For Republicans
Texas Republican Ted Cruz won re-election to a second term in the Senate, beating off Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke in one of America's most expensive and closely watched midterm races, US news networks projected Tuesday.
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Democrats Win First Two Republican-Held Seats In US Midterms
Democrats seized their first two Republican-held seats of the US midterm elections Tuesday, networks projected, flipping House seats in Virginia and Florida seen as crucial to the opposition party's effort to regain a majority in the chamber. Jennifer Wexton, a Democratic state lawmaker, was ahead of two-term Republican incumbent Barbara Comstock b...
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Broken Ballots, Long Lines: US Votes In Big Midterms Amid Polling Issues
Civil rights groups and election officials fielded thousands of reports of voting irregularities across the country Tuesday, with voters complaining of broken machines, long lines and untrained poll workers improperly challenging Americans' right to vote.
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Facebook Blocks 30 Accounts, 85 On Instagram Ahead Of US Midterm Polls
Facebook said Monday it had blocked some 30 accounts on its platform and 85 accounts on photo-sharing network Instagram over concerns they may be linked to foreign entities and aimed at interfering in US midterm elections.
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Over 42 Million Cast Early Ballots In US Midterm Elections
More than 42 million Americans have cast early ballots ahead of Tuesday's midterm elections, surpassing the numbers from 2018, the US Elections Project said Monday
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Twitter Revives Misinformation Rules, Features Ahead of US Midterm Elections
Twitter on Thursday said it will bring back features to promote accurate information about the upcoming US midterm elections. The microblogging service will clamp down on false and misleading posts. It will also enforce its civic integrity policy that prohibits users from posting misleading content intended to dissuade people from voting and claim...
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US Sanctions Vladimir Putin Ally Over 2018 Elections Interference
The United States on Monday slapped fresh sanctions on a businessman tied to Russian President Vladimir Putin as well as to a disinformation operation accused of conspiring to manipulate the 2018 midterm elections.
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Twitter Bots Very Active During 2018 US Mid-Term Elections: Study
Thousands of bots originating in Russia and Iran - besides those created in the US -- were active during the 2018 November midterm elections, claims a study.
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"Putin Tried To Muck Around Our Elections Again": US Defence Secretary
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Saturday that Russia tried to meddle in the US midterm elections last month -- just as it did in the 2016 vote that brought President Donald Trump to power.
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Florida Orders Statewide Recount In Senate, Governor Races
Florida authorities on Saturday ordered a statewide recount in the contentious races for US Senate and governor, amid tit-for-tat accusations of fraud from the candidates -- plunging the state once again into election uncertainty.
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How CNN's Jim Acosta Became The Reporter Trump Loves To Hate
The news conference was beaming live across the nation. The country's leader was hunched over a podium before reporters. CNN's Jim Acosta gripped a microphone and fired off a tough question.
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Women Candidates 'Tired Of Waiting' Make Record Gains In US Congress
The record numbers of women running for office in the United States this year are mostly Democrats, and their party is banking on their candidacies and a widening gender gap on key issues to achieve big wins in the Nov. 6 elections.
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Democrats Aim To Rein In Trump After Seizing US House Of Representatives
Donald Trump faced greater restraints on his presidency after Democrats won control of the U.S. House of Representatives and pledged to hold the Republican accountable after a tumultuous two years in the White House.
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'Samosa Caucus' Fails To Increase Its Strength In US Midterm Elections
The so-called Samosa Caucus - an informal group of the Indian-Americans in the US Congress - failed to increase its strength, even as its all four incumbent members were most likely to be re-elected to the House of Representatives in the highly polarised midterm elections held Tuesday.
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Nancy Pelosi To Return As Washington's Most Powerful Woman
With Democrats capturing control of the House of Representatives in Tuesday's midterms, one lawmaker will reclaim the mantle of Washington's most powerful woman -- and an opposition scourge for President Donald Trump.
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Ted Cruz Re-Elected To Senate In US's Texas In Win For Republicans
Texas Republican Ted Cruz won re-election to a second term in the Senate, beating off Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke in one of America's most expensive and closely watched midterm races, US news networks projected Tuesday.
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Democrats Win First Two Republican-Held Seats In US Midterms
Democrats seized their first two Republican-held seats of the US midterm elections Tuesday, networks projected, flipping House seats in Virginia and Florida seen as crucial to the opposition party's effort to regain a majority in the chamber. Jennifer Wexton, a Democratic state lawmaker, was ahead of two-term Republican incumbent Barbara Comstock b...
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Broken Ballots, Long Lines: US Votes In Big Midterms Amid Polling Issues
Civil rights groups and election officials fielded thousands of reports of voting irregularities across the country Tuesday, with voters complaining of broken machines, long lines and untrained poll workers improperly challenging Americans' right to vote.
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Facebook Blocks 30 Accounts, 85 On Instagram Ahead Of US Midterm Polls
Facebook said Monday it had blocked some 30 accounts on its platform and 85 accounts on photo-sharing network Instagram over concerns they may be linked to foreign entities and aimed at interfering in US midterm elections.
