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D.C. votes to ban foie gras in a win for animal rights activists washingtonsun.com/metro/dc/f…
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Three Black governors have been elected to serve at the same time for the first time in U.S. history with the wins of Wes Moore, Byron Donalds and Keisha Lance Bottoms.
Lance Bottoms will also be the first Black female governor.
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HISTORY: The nation has elected its first Black female gov: @KeishaBottoms. Florida has elected its first Black gov: @ByronDonalds. With @iamwesmoore’s reelection, it will be the most Black govs serving at one time.
And more history could still be made … #USMidtermElections
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It exists: A New York Times-style prediction needle for Initiative 86, which seeks to ban foie gras in D.C. i86live.com/
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Monday, a federal judge denied a request from the NAACP that tried to block certain election monitors from being present at polls on this Election Day.
Here’s a quick recap of this decision.
#Midterms2026 #Midterms #ElectionDay #Election2026 #Elections
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Missing our Election Night coverage today for a very good reason 👶🏾🩵. But I’ll be watching and cheering on my colleagues from afar. Hope you tune in also! CNN.com/allaccess
During our "Black Journalism and the Ballot" virtual discussion, panelists Anthony Coley, Rodericka Applewhaite, Halimah Abdullah, and Bre Jefferson shared their insights on the role of Black journalism and informing voters.
Find the full conversation in our bio! #ElectionDay
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On the eve of Election Day, Black leaders are warning of possible Trump election interference and urging voters not to be intimidated at the polls. Read more #OnTheGrio from @MrGerrenalist 🗳 ➡️
thegrio.com/2026/11/02/black…
Written by our former president, @AtkinsonReports 👀
(Bloomberg published this today) news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-…
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🆕The VP's final stop in the midterms? His home state of Ohio. There, the Senate seat Vance vacated to become vice president is on the ballot.
"It's definitely personal to me & hopefully he's going to pull it out," Vance told me of Sen. Jon Husted. 👇
usatoday.com/story/news/poli…
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Per Wizards PR, with AJ Dybantsa, Anthony Davis and Deandre Ayton all starting tonight, this is the first time since 1984 that three former first overall draft picks start together in an NBA game. The last time this happened with the Houston Rockets starting John Lucas, Ralph Sampson and Hakeem Olajuwon.
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NEW: The South is in play for Democrats in this year’s midterms.
Did the party do enough to win? ms.now/news/democrats-south-…
ALT Graphic of Jim Clyburn, LaTosha Brown, and Scott Colom
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Marcia Ann Gillespie, who transformed Essence and broke barriers at Ms. magazine, has died at the age of 82. washingtoninformer.com/marci…
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Milton Coleman, a pioneering editor at The Washington Post who broke racial barriers and helped shape generations of journalists, has died. He was 79.
Coleman was the first Black journalist named to the paper's masthead and rose to become its highest-ranking Black editor.
He oversaw the Post's local news coverage, mentored generations of journalists and championed efforts to make newsrooms more representative of the communities they cover.
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"After 10 years representing my hometown, Washington D.C., I have submitted my resignation effective today. I want to make sure that there is nothing that stands between, or even appears to stand between this day and the next mission, which is on Capitol Hill," @RobertWhite_DC
Coming up: D.C. Councilmember @RobertWhite_DC is expected to discuss his resignation.
The Democratic nominee for Congress is expected to step down before Election Day due to a 1970 federal law prohibiting hi from holding another paid public office on the date of election.
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Applications are officially open for NABJ’s 2027 Scholarships, Fellowships, Internships, and Grants! Ready to apply? nabjonline.org/blog/scholars…
Be sure to tag an aspiring journalist, student, or colleague who needs to see this.
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Applications are open for the Allbritton Journalism Institute fellowship, which includes working at @washingtonsun. If you're early in your DC/ political reporting career, check it out! aji.org/apply/
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A day before the election, I asked incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins if she regretted advancing President Trump’s signature bill because of the Medicaid cuts. Maine, like many other rural states across the country, is dealing with labor and delivery clinic closures.
