US midterm elections 2026: Record number of hijabis elected to statewide and national offices

US midterm elections 2026: Record number of hijabis elected to statewide and national offices Tuesday's midterm elections saw a remarkable wave of firsts that may have been unthinkable if US President Donald Trump had not spurred such backlash across the country. Among them were victories for four state senators-elect and one US congresswoman who all wear the hijab - a record for the country, and certainly a stunning outcome given the rabid anti-Islam rhetoric and threats that have taken hold since the Trump admini