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Sarah McBride becomes first out trans person elected to Congress
Delaware state Sen. Sarah McBride won the state’s only House seat Tuesday, NBC News projects, making her the first openly transgender person elected to Congress.Top stories - NBC News - November 6 -
Julie Johnson becomes first openly LGBTQ person to serve Texas in Congress
Julie Johnson was projected to win her election Tuesday for Texas’s 32nd Congressional District, making history as the first openly LGBTQ person to represent Texas in Congress and the first elected ...Politics - The Hill - November 6 -
Sarah McBride will be the 1st openly trans member of Congress, ABC projects
Delaware State Sen. Sarah McBride has become the first openly transgender person to be elected to Congress, ABC News projects.Top stories - ABC News - November 5 -
McBride becomes first openly transgender person elected to Congress
Delaware state Sen. Sarah McBride (D) was projected to win her election Tuesday for Delaware's at-large House district, making history as the first openly transgender person elected to Congress, ...Politics - The Hill - November 6 -
What a second Trump administration could mean for America with a GOP-led Congress
With Republicans projected to control the Senate and potentially the House, Robert Costa and Ed O'Keefe break down what a Trump agenda might look like in a united GOP government.Top stories - CBS News - November 6 -
How Congress may look after Trump takes office
The balance of power may be changing in Congress and it hangs on the results of several key House of Representatives races. This comes as the Senate prepares for a new majority party. CBS News' ...Top stories - CBS News - November 6 -
What a Republican sweep in Congress could mean for the stock market—in one chart
Stocks have posted a positive annual return in 13 consecutive years when control of Congress has been split between Democrats and Republicans.Business - CNBC - November 7 -
Latest news on fate of Congress as GOP search for Senate leader begins
The ballots for several key congressional races are still being counted and the fate of the House of Representatives still hangs in the balance. CBS News projects Republicans will have the majority ...Top stories - CBS News - November 7 -
Morning Report — Leadership races, funding up next for Congress
In today’s issue: As the remaining ballots are being counted in House and Senate races, Congress returns to Washington next week for the lame duck period. Republican electoral wins in the ...Politics - The Hill - November 8 -
Latest news on future of Congress as House race results come in
Votes in some congressional races are still being counted with Republicans just three seats short of keeping their majority in the House of Representatives. Tom LoBianco, a national politics ...Top stories - CBS News - November 8 -
Bynum flips Oregon House seat, will be state's first Black member of Congress
Democrat Janelle Bynum is projected to win Oregon’s 5th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ, making her the first Black lawmaker to represent Oregon in Congress. Bynum, an Oregon ...Politics - The Hill - November 9 -
Trump's GOP skeptics in Congress face lonely path forward
President-elect Trump’s resounding victory last week threatens to further isolate his few remaining GOP critics on Capitol Hill. The shrinking group of Republicans who have bucked the ...Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
Bitcoin hits record high as Republicans edge closer to full control of Congress
Cryptocurrency surges past $80,000 for first time after Donald Trump’s decisive winBusiness - Financial Times - 4 days ago