Latest from Candice Norwood
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Biden’s judicial nominations have set records for diversity, but dozens remain unconfirmed
The president has prioritized nominating people from underrepresented backgrounds in terms of race, gender and professional experience, but advocates say there’s still ‘a long way to go.’
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The 19th Explains: What we know about Brittney Griner’s case and what it took to get her home
As details about Griner’s release continue to emerge, The 19th spoke with Russia expert Kimberly St. Julian-Varnon about her case and the significance of her release.
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‘We all we got’: How Black people online steered the spotlight to Shanquella Robinson’s death
Black social media has often taken the lead in raising public consciousness when mainstream outlets overlook the death or disappearance of Black women.
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Mary Peltola – the first Alaska Native elected to Congress – will keep U.S. House seat
The Democrat won a special election two months ago to finish the term of the late Rep. Don Young and gained support from key Republicans, including Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski and former Young staffers.
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'People underestimated them': Advocates for Black women in politics want the Democratic Party to learn from the midterms
Runs by Cheri Beasley, Val Demings and Stacey Abrams both underscored long-standing challenges to Black women who run — and showed their potential.
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With Val Demings' and Cheri Beasley's losses, there are still no Black women in the U.S. Senate
The president’s party typically loses seats in the midterms, and Demings and Beasley each lost in Republican-leaning battleground states, Decision Desk HQ projects.
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Cheri Beasley projected to lose North Carolina Senate race to Ted Budd
As a Democrat running in a Republican-leaning state, Beasley was tasked with not only energizing the urban Democratic base, but also connecting with rural, independent and conservative voters.
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Val Demings projected to lose Florida Senate race to Marco Rubio
Demings faced an uphill battle in challenging a Republican incumbent in a key battleground state.
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The Supreme Court’s multiracial women justices clap back at challenges to affirmative action in colleges
At oral arguments Monday, Justices Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson represented the court’s liberal side.
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The 19th Explains: How two Supreme Court cases could end affirmative action in colleges
In oral arguments Monday, a student organization is challenging the admissions diversity policies at both private and public schools for the first time.