Edición Semanaria (Weekly Edition)

With High Latino Turnout, Democrats Sweep Elections on Tuesday – Amid high levels of Latino voter turnout and the government shutdown, Democratic candidates swept the elections on Tuesday, 4 November. They won the New York City mayoral race, the governorships of New Jersey and Virginia, and other important local offices. Although analysts agree that it was a protest vote against President Trump and the Republican agenda, they warn that Democrats face the challenge of continuing to win back Latino voters who have become disenchanted with them. José López Zamorano has the details from Washington, D.C.

California Voters Green-Light Redistricting – Proposition 50 was approved by a large majority in California’s special election. Democrats will now be able to redraw five electoral maps to counter Texas Republicans who, at President Trump’s request, redrew them in their favor without public consultation. Rubén Tapia reports from Los Angeles on intense union activism and the visible participation of young Latinos in voting.

Arizona Demands Swearing-In of First Female Federal Legislator – More than six weeks after winning a special election in Arizona to replace her late father, Adelita Grijalva still cannot take her seat in the federal Congress. Republican leader Mike Johnson argues that the government shutdown is preventing him from doing so. But Grijalva says she hasn’t been sworn in for political reasons, and some of her voters are joining her in demanding that she be sworn in. Elvia Diaz reports from Phoenix, Arizona.