(Washington Blade photo of Amy Sherald by Michael Key; photo of Adelita Grijalva courtesy of Adelita Grijalva for Congress; photos of Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherill public domain; screen capture of Zohran Mamdani via Zohran Mamdani for NYC/YouTube)
Strong election night for Democrats,
PAGES 06 & 08
Rep.-elect Grijalva pushes Epstein files release, PAGE 10
Amy Sherald’s brave stand against censorship, PAGE 28
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