US midterms bring surge of historic firsts for women and members of minority groups
The 2026 midterm elections will go down in history for the Democrats' dramatic wresting of control of both houses of Congress, but they also brought a surge of historic firsts for women, LGBT, Black, and Native American candidates, particularly in gubernatorial races across the US, and ushered in the first Muslim US…
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