| As Democrats regain power, will parties find a bridge on issues? Posted: 07 Nov 2018 02:37 PM PST ![As Democrats regain power, will parties find a bridge on issues?]( "As Democrats regain power, will parties find a bridge on issues?") Alice Blackmer is a transplanted Vermonter, a huge Bernie Sanders fan repotted in the northern Virginia exurb of Leesburg, an hour's drive from Washington, D.C. On Election Day, she voted a straight Democratic ticket, and helped Democrats flip a seat to retake the House. "I just can't stand Donald Trump and those around him." What she wanted was a check on the president. Tuesday's record-turnout midterm elections brought divided government back to Washington – a condition that Americans prefer more often than not, and one that, while unwieldy, offers the checks and balances that the Constitution enshrines.
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| Facing new political reality, Trump talks compromise but readies for combat Posted: 07 Nov 2018 02:08 PM PST ![Facing new political reality, Trump talks compromise but readies for combat]( "Facing new political reality, Trump talks compromise but readies for combat") The divided outcome in Tuesday's midterms – Democrats capturing the House and Republicans expanding their Senate majority – perfectly captured the nation's divisions. "This was a realignment election, not a wave," says former Rep. Tom Davis (R) of Virginia. Indeed, President Trump, Capitol Hill legislators of both parties, and the American people face a choice.
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| The new Congress can shed old habits Posted: 07 Nov 2018 11:23 AM PST ![The new Congress can shed old habits]( "The new Congress can shed old habits") America's midterm election has left Democrats in control of the House and the GOP stronger in the Senate. According to past experience, a divided Capitol Hill could mean stalemate for the next two years, besides Senate Republicans loading up the federal bench. Will the new Congress be equally far from heaven as from hell?
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| Why a global village thrives in this small Georgia town Posted: 07 Nov 2018 09:20 AM PST ![Why a global village thrives in this small Georgia town]( "Why a global village thrives in this small Georgia town") Eric Holland spent most of his nearly 50 years living in "one of the whitest counties" in Georgia. Known as one of the most international square miles in the US where more than 60 languages are spoken, Clarkston is a suburb of Atlanta. Not long after his 2013 visit, Mr. Holland picked up his family, his wife and their four kids, and moved to Clarkston.
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