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Republicans keep grip on U.S. Senate

The U.S. Senate will remain held by the Republican Party after Tuesday’s election, with the Republicans holding 52 seats versus the Democrats’ 47 seats at press time,Republicans held their ground in most competitive races, staving off a Democratic wave that could have flipped control of the chamber. ...


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Republicans hold House of Representatives

With 47 House of Representatives seats competitively contested according to CBS, the Democrats faced a challenge in retaking the chamber. The Republicans entered the election with 247 seats and the Democrats held 188, giving the GOP a 59-seat majority. The New York Times currently expects the Democrats ...






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Obama, Trump hold rallies in New Hampshire preceding Election Day

President Barack Obama rallied voters for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton yesterday at the University of New Hampshire's Whittemore Center Arena. New Hampshire is considered a critical piece of the electoral map by both Democrats and Republicans, Obama said during the rally.“There ...



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TCU Senate delivers updates at weekly meeting

The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate held its weekly meeting in the Sophia Gordon Hall Multipurpose Room to discuss the current state of TCU as well as to discuss supplementary funding requests from several student groups.TCU PresidentGauri Seth opened the meeting with her State of the TCU speech, ...


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CIVIC hosts debate between Tufts Democrats and Republicans

Approximately 100 students gathered to watch two Tufts Republicans and two Tufts Democrats argue on behalf of the opposing side’s party platform in Tufts CIVIC's "The Last Debate" on Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. in the ASEAN Auditorium.First-years Robert Whitehead and Bennett Brain of Tufts Republicans ...



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Battle for the Senate: seven seats to follow

With the battle for the upper chamber coming down to the wire, there are seven Senate seats that will decide which party assumes control.1. North Carolina: When Democrats failed to land a major recruit to challenge Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC), Deborah Ross was originally written off by many political ...


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States to watch in 2016

With Election Day almost upon us, here are the Daily's states to watch:Ohio: The old saying goes, “As Ohio goes, so goes the nation.” The nation’s most durable bellwether, predicting the winner of every single presidential election since 1964, has given an edge to Trump this year, though Clinton ...


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Events on the Hill this week: Nov. 7

MONDAY"Dancing Against the Law: Critical Moves in Bangalore's Queer Nightlife"Details: Kareem Khubchandani, assistant professor in the Department of Drama and Dance and a faculty member of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies, will speak about LGBTQ rights and protest in India, focusing ...



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America's Women Panel discusses female representation in politics

Four Tufts faculty members gathered in the Alumnae Lounge last night for the America's Women Panel, where they discussed the ascension of women into the political sphere.The event, organized by Kappa Alpha Theta and the Panhellenic Council, featured panelists History Professor Virginia Drachman, ...




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Dr. Tony Affigne gives lecture on Donald Trump, Latinx Electorate

Tony Affigne, professor of political science at Providence College, spoke on Wednesday about the effect of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s campaign on the Latinx electorate in a lecture titled “Building a Wall or Digging a Hole: Donald Trump and the Latinx Electorate.”The lecture, ...