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A PINK WAVE CRASHES ON THE CAPITOL

1. Ilhan Omar, 36 Won in Minnesota, will be one of two Muslim women in Congress

FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, HALEY Stevens and Lauren Underwood have been sending each other lots of emojis. Both were first-time female candidates running in Republican-held districts, part of a nationwide surge of Democratic novices making their way in politics. But as young women running to serve in a Congress dominated by older men, they knew they each needed a little boost. “Enjoy the feeling, because you DID IT!!” Underwood,

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