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EXCLUSIVE: Abdul El-Sayed Has Some Choice Words for Mike Rogers
Trump and Vance threw everything they had at Abdul El-Sayed, but Michigan voters elected him to the U.S.
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Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan (D) defeated former sports reporter Michele Tafoya (R) in the race...
Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan (D) defeated former sports reporter Michele Tafoya (R) in the race for the Minnesota Senate seat.
With her win, Flanagan became the first Native American woman elected to the Senate. https://wapo.st/4sICpG4
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