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WATCH: Exonerated Central Park Five member Yusef Salaam wins New York City Council seat

November 8, 2023
By CBS News
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Democratic mayoral candidate Cherelle Parker speaks during an election night party in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. Parker has been elected as Philadelphia's 100th mayor, becoming the first woman to hold the office. Photo credit: Matt Rourke, The Associated Press

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Philly elects first Black woman mayor

November 8, 2023
By Susan Phillips
WHYY

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U.S. Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-Calif., is seen during a re-enactment of her swearing-in ceremony to the Senate to succeed the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Photo credit: Stephanie Scarbrough, The Associated Press

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Newly appointed U.S. Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-Calif., will not seek election to a full term in 2024

October 19, 2023
By Michael R. Blood
The Associated Press

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Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Va., speaks to David Rubenstein during an interview hosted by the Economic Club of Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, in Washington. Photo credit: Stephanie Scarbrough, The Associated Press

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Virginia Democrats push for DOJ investigation after voters were wrongfully removed

October 13, 2023
By Arianna Coghill
Mother Jones

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Tennessee Rep. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, speaks from the House floor during a special session of the state legislature on public safety, Aug. 28, 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee. Jones filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday, Oct. 3, challenging his expulsion in April and the House rules restricting lawmakers' floor comments that Republicans applied to silence Jones for part of one day in August. Photo credit: George Walker IV, The Associated Press

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‘Tennessee Three’ Democrat sues over expulsion and House rules that temporarily silenced him

October 5, 2023
By Jonathan Mattise
The Associated Press

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Laphonza Butler, president of EMILY's List, speaks during an event in Washington, Friday, June 23, 2023. Photo credit: Susan Walsh, The Associated Press

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Meet Laphonza Butler, the EMILY’s List president and Kamala Harris ally entering the U.S. Senate

October 3, 2023
By Francesca Chambers
USA Today

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