Historic leadership firsts for minorities across US in midterm vote
Headline from Dawn · First reported Nov 4, 1:29 AM ET () · Updated Nov 4, 6:30 AM ET · 6 sources, 6 articles
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The US midterm vote ushered in a wave of historic leadership firsts across the country on Tuesday, electoral milestones on a night that saw voters issue a sharp rejection of President Donald Trump’s second term . The first Black female governor, the first openly gay male senator and the first…
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Historic leadership firsts for minorities across US in midterm vote
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The US midterm vote ushered in a wave of historic leadership firsts across the country on Tuesday, electoral milestones on a night that saw voters issue a sharp rejection of President Donald Trump’s second term . The first Black female governor, the first openly gay male senator and the first…
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