Biden signs bill protecting same-sex and interracial marriage rights – as it happened
by Joanna Walters (now) and Chris Stein (earlier) from US news | The Guardian on (#66SK7)
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Five weeks after the midterm elections were held, the Associated Press confirms that rightwing firebrand Lauren Boebert has been re-elected to represent her western Colorado district in the House of Representatives:
The call was made after the completion of a mandatory recount in the race, where Boebert faced an unexpectedly close challenge from Democrat Adam Frisch. Frisch had already conceded to Boebert, who made headlines over the past two years for everything from racist remarks to heckling Joe Biden during his State of the Union address.
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