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California Gov. Newsom will appoint Laphonza Butler to fill Feinstein’s Senate seat

By Kyung Lah and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom will appoint Laphonza Butler, the president of EMILY’s List, to fill the late Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s Senate seat, his office confirmed Sunday evening. Butler will become the first lesbian Black woman to join Congress in US history, according to Newsom. She will also be […]

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