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Nancy Pelosi stepped down from her senior Democratic leadership position in the House of Representatives on Thursday, paving the way for Hakeem Jeffries to reportedly take over once the next Congress convenes next January. He was endorsed publicly for the role by House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn and Congressional Black Caucus chairwoman Joyce Beatty.

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Former President Donald Trump made his expected return to the campaign trail, announcing that he was going to run for office again in 2024 on Tuesday night. The announcement was met with dismissal, notably from the New York Post which called him "Florida Man" on its cover and placed coverage of the event deep into its paper.

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On Tuesday night, 25-year-old Maxwell Frost won the race to be the representative for Florida's 10th Congressional District. The win for the progressive activist makes him the first from Generation Z to be elected to Congress, as well as the first of Afro-Cuban ethnicity to serve.

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Wes Moore made history as the first Black person to be elected to the office of governor in Maryland. Moore, a combat veteran and non-profit executive, defeated state delegate Dan Cox who had the support of Donald Trump and also was a noted denier of the 2020 presidential election.

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Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker was blasted in a sermon by Pastor Jamal Bryant this past Sunday. In clips of the sermon which has now gone viral, Bryant criticized Walker and the GOP for backing the "lowest caricature of a stereotypical, broken Black man."

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The woman who claimed that Herschel Walker paid for her to have an abortion in a report earlier in the week confirmed to the same outlet that she is currently the mother to a child the two had afterward. She made the confirmation after Walker called her initial statements a "flat-out lie".

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Michelle Obama is embarking on a book tour for her upcoming book release, and she will be joined by notable guests such as Ellen DeGeneres & Oprah Winfrey among others serving as moderators.

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GOP Senate candidate Herschel Walker is facing intense scrutiny after a former girlfriend has come forward to state that he paid for her to have an abortion in 2009. She provided proof in an interview with the Daily Beast, which includes receipts for the procedure and a check from the former Heisman Trophy winner.

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Ginni Thomas, the wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, has agreed to speak with the House Jan. 6 committee.

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Georgia GOP Senate candidate Herschel Walker stated that his opponent, Senator Raphael Warnock, would "embarrass me" in their upcoming debate. The former football star made the comments at an event in Savannah, Georgia before stating that he was aggravated when asked about his dodging earlier debate invitations.

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President Joe Biden sat down with 60 Minutes journalist Scott Pelley for a wide-ranging discussion on COVID-19, Trump, and more.

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Make America Great Again began trending on Labor Day on Twitter, but it mostly saw users dunking on MAGA supporters.