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Boebert fixates on urination at hearing

"Interesting line of questioning from someone whose husband did jail time for exposing himself to a teenager"

Salon

Wee the people: Republican Boebert presses DC witness on public urination

Congresswoman’s fixation on whether criminal code would have decriminalized public urination made biggest splash at hearing

The Guardian - US

Popcorn and memes: US Democrats find humour in ‘speakergeddon’

With Republican infighting over speaker persisting, many Democrats shared lighthearted takes on the voting marathon.

Al Jazeera

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Five new members of the House of Representatives to watch

Maxwell Frost, Becca Balint, Monica De La Cruz, Mike Lawler and Max Miller are standouts among the 2022 midterms intake

The Guardian - US

With some races still uncalled, new members of Congress descend on Washington - Roll Call

Freshman orientation on Capitol Hill is a chance to hug, hope and watch the votes keep rolling in. Several races are still too close to call.

Roll Call

Historic wins: Women, Gen Z and LGBTQ candidates celebrate series of firsts in midterms

Maxwell Frost, 25, became the youngest congressman in history while Democrat Maura Healey of Massachusetts goes down in the history books as the first openly lesbian governor in US history

The Independent UK

Every state in the US has finally sent a woman to Congress

WASHINGTON — Come January, for the first time in 234 years, every U.S. state will have sent a female representative to Congress.

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Vermont ends streak as the last state to send a woman to Congress

Vermont was the last state to have never sent a woman to Congress. But on Tuesday, Democrat Becca Balint won her race, and will become the first woman and first LGBTQ person to represent the state.

WEKU

First Gen Z member elected as midterms could usher in a more diverse Congress

Maxwell Frost, a 25-year-old Democrat, defeated a Republican in his Florida congressional race

The Guardian - UK

Amid wave of opposition, some LGBTQ candidates eye epic wins

The home stretch of the midterm election campaign is a good news, bad news phenomenon for LGBTQ activists

The Independent UK

Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 34

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Ballotpedia

Abortion opponents, election deniers: US midterm races take shape

Trump-backed candidate wins another nomination and progressive Ilhan Omar ekes out close race in latest polls.

Al Jazeera

Takeaways: Johnson vs. Barnes in premier US Senate race

Ron Johnson, the most vulnerable Republican senator up for reelection this year, will take on Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes in a general election matchup that will help determine which party controls the Senate

The Independent UK

Who won Tuesday’s elections in Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont and Wisconsin

For some races that could be hot in the fall, there were no contests in Tuesday’s primaries in Vermont, Connecticut, Minnesota and Wisconsin. But voters were filling a House vacancy representing Minnesota for the rest of the year, and could be setting the stage for Vermont to be the last…

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Who won Tuesday’s elections in Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont and Wisconsin

The Independent UK

Vermonters Democratic House member will seek Senate seat

Vermont's lone member of the U.S. House of Representatives is the Democratic Party nominee to run for the U.S. Senate seat that has been occupied by retiring Sen. Patrick Leahy since 1975

Roll Call

Who won Tuesday’s elections in Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont and Wisconsin - Roll Call

Voters picked nominees and filled an unexpired House term in elections in Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont and Wisconsin.

The Independent UK

Ilhan Omar faces centrist rival; open House seat in Vermont

One of the biggest stars of the left, congresswoman Ilhan Omar, is facing a challenge from the center in her primary in Minnesota on Tuesday

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Empty Minnesota seat, potential milestone for Vermont women highlight Tuesday elections

WASHINGTON —Voters on Tuesday are filling a House seat in Minnesota that’s been open since Rep. Jim Hagedorn died in February. Vermont may move toward sending its first woman to Congress ever. And, just like last week, a member of “The Squad” of ultraliberal House Democrats faces a more mainstream…

Roll Call

Empty Minnesota seat, potential milestone for Vermont women highlight Tuesday elections - Roll Call

Tuesday's elections will fill a Minnesota House seat open since February while Vermont might move toward sending its first woman to Congress.

The Independent UK

Progressive and centrist Dems battle for Vermont House seat

Vermont Lt. Gov. Molly Gray and Senate President Pro Tempore Becca Balint are the leading candidates in a Democratic U.S. House primary that could make either of them the first female member of the state's congressional delegation

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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 33

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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 30

Welcome to The Heart of the Primaries, Democratic Edition

The Guardian - US

Record number of LGBTQ+ candidates run for US Congress in wake of attacks

At least 101 members stood for elections in 2022 as threats of violence and suspension of rights loom for the community

The Independent UK

Vermont likely to elect its 1st woman to Congress this year

Vermont appears poised to lose its distinction of being the only state in the country that has never sent a woman to Congress

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