Good morning, Early Birds. On this day in 1978, the rainbow flag was flown at the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day parade. It became a symbol for LGBTQ pride. Send tips to
Jeffries is backing Bowman. Jeffries stepped off the board of Team Blue PAC when he became House Democratic leader last year. He has endorsed Bowman, which Bowman has been highlighting on the campaign trail, and has contributed to Bowman’s campaign through his leadership PAC. “Trump has fared poorly at the polls in Virginia, losing by 5 points in 2016 and twice that in 2020. He dragged the state GOP down with him while in the White House, allowing Democrats to win full control of state government in 2019 for the first time in a generation,”