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Be heading to congress today. and to paraphrase helen reddy, that's a number that's too big to ignore. rasheda talib, elhan omar, documenting her incredible journey on twitter. she wrote 23 years ago from a refugee camp from kenya, my father and i arrived at an airport in washington, d.c. today we returned to that same airport on the eve of my swearing in as the first someal american in congress. and the first african-american women to represent their states. and to put this in perspective, when nancy pelosi arrived on the

Nominations with still more to come and one more milestone last night as michigan's rasheda talib likely will become the first muslim woman in serve in congress. a former state rep, unopposed in the general election for the seat. long held by ex congressman john conyers. i think in a lot of ways this is a response to trump. joe, women are stepping up. >> yes. willie, so much, and, again, not a surprise. just like 1996 was a response to bill clinton. 2010, a response to barack obama. no doubt about it. 2018 seems to be such a response to donald trump, with the republicans underperforming everyw...