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A working-class midterm mandate

November 7, 2026·33 min·8-min readnarrativenews
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A post-midterm interview in which Maryland Governor Wes Moore tells Astead Herndon that Democrats' sweeping 2025 victories were a 'black and brown wave' driven by affordability, and lays out a governing agenda — housing, childcare, healthcare, war powers, AI guardrails, and immigration re

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Wes Moore

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Wes MooreAstead HerndonZohran MamdaniKeisha Lance BottomsAngie NixonDavid JollyDeval PatrickDoug WilderDonald TrumpJ.D. VanceBenjamin NetanyahuStephen MillerBarack Obama

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Artificial IntelligenceDemocracyElectionsForeign PolicyImmigrationRacial JusticeUs Politics

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