Sarah McBride becomes the first openly transgender person elected to Congress Delaware State Sen. Sarah McBride is once again making history — she will be the first openly transgender person to serve in the U.S. Congress. Read more on NPR

Project 2025 keeps coming up this election. What is it? Project 2025 refers to a controversial plan drafted by the conservative Heritage Foundation to overhaul the U.S. government. Read more on NPR

Abortion will be protected in the Maryland state constitution Abortion is already legal in Maryland. Passing the amendment means that voters have made it much more difficult for lawmakers to restrict abortion in the future. Read more on NPR

Project 2025 keeps coming up. What is it? Read more on NPR

Florida recreational marijuana measure falls short The policy would have authorized the state’s medical marijuana growers and retailers to sell to consumers. Read more on NPR

Florida amendment to expand abortion access fails. A six-week ban remains The vote faced a 60-percent threshold and the failure leaves abortion banned across most of the south beyond six weeks of pregnancy – when many still don’t realize they’re pregnant. Read more on NPR

North Carolina’s Josh Stein wins race for governor over Mark Robinson  Stein is the current attorney general and he noted his work winning opioid settlements. But it was controversy over Robinson’s inflammatory rhetoric that dominated the race. Read more on NPR

Milwaukee is recounting about 34,000 ballots due to human error Milwaukee election officials are retabulating some 34,000 ballots because the voting machine doors weren’t properly secured this morning. They say the issue has been resolved but will delay results. Read more on NPR

Be wary of what photos and videos are supposed to ‘prove’ Take care when evaluating images, video and audio related to this year’s presidential election. They are easily manipulated or taken out of context. Read more on NPR