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Vox Archives Archive

Archives for November 2018

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Vox Sentences: Paradise aflameVox Sentences: Paradise aflame
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Firefighters are trying to contain numerous blazes raging in Northern and Southern California; Cyprus opens the first new border crossing in years.

By Stavros Agorakis
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Navigating the wreckageNavigating the wreckage
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Natural disasters from the people who experienced it firsthand

By Vox Staff
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Vox Sentences: Eternal Recount of the Sunshine StateVox Sentences: Eternal Recount of the Sunshine State
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Races in Arizona, Florida, and Georgia continue to have razor-thin margins as vote recounts continue; former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos is sentenced to decades in prison for corruption.

By Stavros Agorakis
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Deportation without representationDeportation without representation
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Treated like a criminal, without the rights of a criminal.

By Jillian Weinberger, Amy Drozdowska and 2 more
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Vox Sentences: Venezuela’s 1 million percent price hikeVox Sentences: Venezuela’s 1 million percent price hike
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A gunman opened fire at a Thousand Oaks, California, bar, killing at least 12; Venezuelan consumer prices continue to inflate.

By Stavros Agorakis
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Midterms 2018: Michigan’s Rashida Tlaib becomes one of the first Muslim women elected to CongressMidterms 2018: Michigan’s Rashida Tlaib becomes one of the first Muslim women elected to Congress
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She ran unopposed in a safely blue district.

By Vox Staff
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Vox Sentences: So what happens now?Vox Sentences: So what happens now?
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Here’s the state of play following Tuesday’s elections; Turkey’s president defies US sanctions imposed on Iran.

By Stavros Agorakis
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Midterms 2018: Ilhan Omar wins Minnesota’s 5th DistrictMidterms 2018: Ilhan Omar wins Minnesota’s 5th District
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Omar has become one of the first Muslim women elected to Congress.

By Vox Staff
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Midterms 2018: Deb Haaland vs. Janice Arnold-Jones in New Mexico’s 1st DistrictMidterms 2018: Deb Haaland vs. Janice Arnold-Jones in New Mexico’s 1st District
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Haaland could become the first Native American woman elected to Congress.

By Vox Staff
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Midterms 2018: Ayanna Pressley wins Massachusetts’s 7th DistrictMidterms 2018: Ayanna Pressley wins Massachusetts’s 7th District
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The Boston City Council member has become the state’s first black woman to join Congress.

By Vox Staff
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Missouri Senate race 2018: Claire McCaskill vs. Josh HawleyMissouri Senate race 2018: Claire McCaskill vs. Josh Hawley
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Republican state Attorney General Josh Hawley defeats Democratic incumbent Sen. Claire McCaskill.

By Vox Staff
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Nevada Senate race: Jacky Rosen vs. Dean HellerNevada Senate race: Jacky Rosen vs. Dean Heller
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The race was a must-win for Democrats if they wanted any shot at taking back control of the Senate.

By Vox Staff
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Democrat Sharice Davids just beat Rep. Kevin Yoder in a key Kansas House raceDemocrat Sharice Davids just beat Rep. Kevin Yoder in a key Kansas House race
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Davids is making history with her win; she’s the first Native American woman elected to Congress.

By Ella Nilsen
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Tennessee Senate race 2018: Marsha Blackburn winsTennessee Senate race 2018: Marsha Blackburn wins
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Blackburn now becomes the state’s first woman senator.

By Vox Staff
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Minnesota election resultsMinnesota election results
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By Ryan Mark and Dylan Scott