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  Speaker 1: BIN News This Hour. I'm Terry McCready. Coming up, getting
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  Speaker 1: an overview of Decision 2026, a history-making election for Black leadership,
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  Speaker 1: a big night for Democrats making waves in the House
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  Speaker 1: and Senate. But first, here's BIN News Now.
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  Speaker 2: Democrat Rob Sand has won the race for Iowa governor,
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  Speaker 2: ending two decades of Republican control of the office.
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  Speaker 3: You've had a hard few years here in Iowa, but
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  Speaker 3: balanced government has been restored.
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  Speaker 2: Sand defeated Republican Zach Lane in the general election. Lane
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  Speaker 2: was endorsed by President Trump. And President Trump says he
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  Speaker 2: was a little bit surprised by the number of Democratic
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  Speaker 2: victories in the midterms. Speaking to Fox News after Democrats
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  Speaker 2: regained control of the House and Senate, Trump said he
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  Speaker 2: thought the GOP would do better nationwide and congratulated the Democrats.
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  Speaker 2: And Nassau says one of its satellites has ended its
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  Speaker 2: mission and is expected to reenter Earth's atmosphere soon. I'm
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  Speaker 2: Alexandria Ikemony with BIN News Now. Back to you, Terry.
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  Speaker 1: Democrats winning control of the House of Representatives and the Senate,
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  Speaker 1: and now House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is poised to
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  Speaker 1: become the first Black Speaker in U.S.
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  Speaker 4: History.
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  Speaker 3: House Democrats are committed to making life better for you.
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  Speaker 3: Beginning on day one. This is not a partisan moment.
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  Speaker 3: This is a patriotic one. This is not A blue
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  Speaker 3: moment or a red moment? It's a red, white, and
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  Speaker 3: blue moment because America has won tonight.
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  Speaker 1: No other Democrat has publicly announced a challenge to Jeffries
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  Speaker 1: for the position, though that could change when the 120th
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  Speaker 1: Congress convenes in January. Jeffries has served as House Minority
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  Speaker 1: Leader since 2023 and was the first Black lawmaker to
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  Speaker 1: lead a congressional caucus. Keisha Lance Bottoms making history as
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  Speaker 1: the first Black woman in U.S. history to lead a
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  Speaker 1: state government and Georgia's first black female governor.
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  Speaker 5: It was the town that was home to the former
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  Speaker 5: governor of Georgia and the vice president of the Confederate
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  Speaker 5: States of America, Alexander Stevens. I visited the grave of
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  Speaker 5: Betsy Peake, my great-great-grandmother, who was born in 1845, 20
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  Speaker 5: years before emancipation.
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  Speaker 1: Lance Bottoms, the former Atlanta mayor defeating billionaire health care
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  Speaker 1: executive Rick Jackson. Black Republican Representative Byron Donald winning the
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  Speaker 1: governor's race in Florida, he directly addressed President Trump in
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  Speaker 1: his victory speech.
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  Speaker 4: Mr. President, I want you to hear from Florida that
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  Speaker 4: we are still red. But Mr. President, I also want
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  Speaker 4: to tell you thank you for your support and thank
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  Speaker 4: you for being in my corner.
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  Speaker 1: Donald's talking about his three-decade journey in Florida that led
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  Speaker 1: to him becoming the state's next governor. Meanwhile, New Jersey's
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  Speaker 1: black Democratic Senator Cory Booker winning another term, defeating Republican
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  Speaker 1: challenger Justin Murphy. Republicans have not won an election for U.S.
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  Speaker 1: Senate in New Jersey since 1972.
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  Speaker 4: We are making history, and this is the team that
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  Speaker 4: made it possible. Now, if you've seen me on the
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  Speaker 4: campaign trail, you've probably heard me reference an African proverb
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  Speaker 4: that I love. It says, If you want to go fast,
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  Speaker 4: go alone. But if you want to go far, go together. Well, Illinois,
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  Speaker 4: look how far we've come.
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  Speaker 1: All right, the black lieutenant governor from Illinois, Juliana Stratton,
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  Speaker 1: has won the U.S. Senate race, defeating Republican Don Tracy.
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  Speaker 1: Stratton replaces longtime Senator Dick Durbin, who announced last year
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  Speaker 1: that he would not be seeking re-election. Black Democratic Maryland
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  Speaker 1: Governor Wes Moore winning his race, the incumbent defeating former
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  Speaker 1: Republican state lawmaker Dan Cox. in a rematch of the
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  Speaker 1: 2022 race. Moore making history four years ago when he
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  Speaker 1: became Maryland's first Black governor. Stay informed, stay connected, and subscribe.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Terry McCready for the Black Information Network.