CBS19 News Statue to honor first black woman elected to US CongressCBS19 NewsNEW YORK (AP) — Pioneering lawmaker Shirley Chisholm will be honored with a statue in the New York City borough she served as the first black woman elected to the U.S. Congress. City officials announced Friday that a monument to Chisholm will be …and more » us congress – Google News
Read More...USA TODAY Cindy Hyde-Smith defeats Democrat Mike Espy, becomes first Mississippi woman elected to CongressUSA TODAY“Mississippi was one of the last two states to have never elected a woman to Congress," said Debbie Walsh, director of the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University. “While Cindy Hyde-Smith got Mississippi out of that undistinguished …Cindy Hyde-Smith becomes Mississippi's 1st woman elected to CongressWABC-TV Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith wins Mississippi US Senate runoff amid racial controversiesCNNCindy Hyde-Smith defeats Mike Espy in Senate runoff, becomes state's first woman elected to CongressMississippi TodayKTLAall 2,551…
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Read More...The Nation. One of the first two Muslim women in US Congress is already battling a fake news campaignQuartzSince her historic win on Nov. 6 as the first Somali-American Muslim woman in Congress, Ilhan Omar has been very busy: attending House freshman orientation in Washington DC, making friends with other elected progressive women, working to lift a ban …Congressperson-Elect Ilhan Omar Is Making Real the Promise of the American ExperimentThe Nation. Laura Loomer banned from Twitter after criticizing Ilhan OmarNBCNews.comLaura Loomer got permanently kicked off Twitter for telling the truth! Watch…
Read More...Breaking Israel News First Muslim Women in US Congress Misled Voters About Views on IsraelBreaking Israel NewsIlhan Abdullahi Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Harbi Tlaib of Michigan will be the first two Muslim women ever to serve in the US Congress. Most of the media coverage since their election on November 6 has been effusive in praise of their Muslim …and more » us congress – Google News
Read More...Snopes.com Was Donald Trump the First President in 56 Years Not to Visit Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day?Snopes.comNovember 2018 marked the first Veterans Day in 56 years upon which the sitting U.S. president did not attend a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.and more » us president – Google News
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