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The glass cabinet in the waiting room is empty, framed photos that used to hang on the wall have been carted away, and, except for the few remaining staffers speaking in low voices and the sound of packing tape fastening cardboard boxes, California Sen. Laphonza Butler’s office is quiet. It’s …

Laphonza Butler was sworn into the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, becoming the first openly LGBTQ person of color to serve in the upper chamber of Congress. The swearing-in comes days after California Gov. Gavin Newsom tapped Butler, the former president of the Democratic PAC Emily’s List, to fill the late …