2026-11-11 7e852a2f16a3be2450e6805b2dbf6330b239c2ca /feed/2026/11/11/after-a-week-of-counting-affidavit-ballots-cnn-and-the-associated-press-project-the-election-to-the-us-senate-in-miss After a week of counting affidavit ballots, CNN and The Associated Press project the election to the U.S. Senate in Mississippi for Democratic candidate Scott Colom, defeating the incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith and becoming the first black senator from the state since Blanche Bruce in the 1874–75 United States Senate elections. 1794450188 2026-11-11 f71f1bd9e0c9df2550b2509cfebd040b7703671b 23 1874–75 elections 872 /wiki/1874-75%20united%20states%20senate%20elections 2026 United States Senate elections 1 /wiki/2026%20united%20states%20senate%20elections Associated Press 14 /wiki/associated%20press Blanche Bruce 739 /wiki/blanche%20bruce CNN 37 /wiki/cnn Cindy Hyde-Smith 406 /wiki/cindy%20hyde-smith Democratic 172 /wiki/democratic%20party%20(united%20states) Mississippi 116 /wiki/mississippi 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numerous other state, territorial, tribal, and local officials. 2026-11-3 cfd4c4f6a0618e249f33c46d191731951de6dea7 /feed/2026/11/3/us-news-organizations-project-that-the-democratic-party-will-control-the-house-of-representatives-in-the-upcoming-120t U.S. news organizations project that the Democratic Party will control the House of Representatives in the upcoming 120th Congress, ending the Republican Party's majority in the chamber. 1793765990 2026-11-3 be01649dab5493cc93002524c2bf33c6a46c1b23 14 Democratic Republican 2 /feed/2026/11/3/us-news-organizations-project-that-the-democratic-party-will-control-the-house-of-representatives-and-the-senate-in-th U.S. news organizations project that the Democratic Party will control the House of Representatives and the Senate in the upcoming 120th Congress, ending the Republican Party's majority in both chambers. 2026-07-30 2d00f4a289a6dda5d053cfbfa6236a55bacc373a 32 Associated Press 1 /feed/2026/07/30/the-associated-press-reports-that-two-former-child-soldiers-said-they-were-trained-by-colombian-mercenaries-after-being The Associated Press reports that two former child soldiers said they were trained by Colombian mercenaries after being conscripted by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) during the ongoing civil war in Sudan. 2026-07-8 e1ef47d2d7484f919ac79713520c9ad74564f3bc /feed/2026/07/8/us-senate-democratic-party-nominee-graham-platner-suspends-his-campaign-in-the-upcoming-us-senate-race-in-the-us-s U.S. Senate Democratic Party nominee Graham Platner suspends his campaign in the upcoming U.S. Senate race in the U.S. state of Maine amidst rape allegations and other controversies surrounding his campaign, leaving the party to seek a replacement challenger to incumbent Republican Susan Collins. 1783612189 2026-07-8 7201a05592a28b0550d64458ffdf9f3d07cfb965 50 Democratic Republican 2 /feed/2026/07/8/us-senate-democratic-nominee-graham-platner-suspends-his-campaign-in-the-upcoming-us-senate-election-in-maine-leavi U.S. Senate Democratic nominee Graham Platner suspends his campaign in the upcoming U.S. Senate election in Maine, leaving the Maine Democratic Party to seek a replacement challenger to incumbent Republican Susan Collins. 2026-05-12 fee2c43aa061a16725a05937cfcffa600d9369c8 42 Republican state 2 /feed/2026/05/12/the-republican-led-south-carolina-senate-rejects-redistricting-efforts-to-redraw-the-congressional-districts-in-the-us The Republican-led South Carolina Senate rejects redistricting efforts to redraw the congressional districts in the U.S. state of South Carolina, including efforts to eliminate the seat represented by U.S. congressman Jim Clyburn. 2026-03-5 d8a70931d04bb5a9e429e2c73bac5d52d5483bd3 28 state 1 /feed/2026/03/5/around-24-us-states-file-a-lawsuit-against-the-trump-administration-after-president-trump-imposed-a-10-global-tariff Around 24 U.S. states file a lawsuit against the Trump administration after president Trump imposed a 10% global tariff, the first lawsuit challenging those tariffs. 2025-12-11 3c0506f5ec975e4ade7e47ffc512cbf2815e5e0b 16 Republican state 2 /feed/2025/12/11/the-indiana-senate-rejects-a-proposal-backed-by-us-president-donald-trump-that-would-redraw-the-congressional-district The Indiana Senate rejects a proposal backed by U.S. President Donald Trump that would redraw the congressional districts in the U.S. state of Indiana in a 31-19 vote, with 21 state Republicans joining all 10 Democrats in voting against the proposal. 2025-12-4 d3df7148803206c7b1ed98d774cc617cee7809ba 14 Democratic Republican 2 /feed/2025/12/4/a-30-year-old-man-is-arrested-and-charged-with-transporting-an-explosive-device-and-attempted-malicious-destruction-by-m A 30-year-old man is arrested and charged with transporting an explosive device and attempted malicious destruction by means of explosive materials after planting pipe bombs near the Republican and Democratic parties' headquarters in Washington, D.C., United States, a day before the January 6 attack on the United States Capitol in 2021. 2025-06-22 494fff7a90fc288d90ea8afd16a92bb5d3bb40c1 /feed/2025/06/22/a-report-by-axios-finds-that-democrats-on-the-senate-and-house-intelligence-panels-were-not-given-advance-notice-of-the A report by Axios finds that Democrats on the Senate and House Intelligence panels were not given advance notice of the attack, while Republicans were given advance notice. 1750646489 2025-06-22 ad63e3370f9b726f87dc20b91d547f457e94160d 6 Democratic Republican 2 /feed/2025/06/22/a-report-by-axios-finds-that-democrats-on-the-senate-and-house-intelligence-panels-were-not-given-advance-notice-of-th A report by "Axios" finds that Democrats on the Senate and House Intelligence panels were not given advance notice of the attack, while Republicans were given advance notice. 2025-01-3 f599472e47311bf4a0b3849be358e05a7583027d /feed/2025/01/3/the-united-states-house-of-representatives-comprised-of-219-republicans-and-215-democrats-re-elects-mike-johnson-as-ho The United States House of Representatives, comprised of 219 Republicans and 215 Democrats, re-elects Mike Johnson as House Speaker over incumbent House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. 1735960103 2025-01-3 99d8ecaa523049b794a73b8a105b52eea685b663 24 Democratic Republican 2 /feed/2025/01/3/the-united-states-house-of-representatives-composed-of-219-republicans-and-215-democrats-re-elects-mike-johnson-as-hou The United States House of Representatives, composed of 219 Republicans and 215 Democrats, re-elects Mike Johnson as House Speaker over incumbent House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. /feed/2026/11/11/after-a-week-of-counting-affidavit-ballots-the-associated-press-and-cnn-project-the-election-to-the-us-senate-in-miss AFP 11 43c49fa5fb77b5f8456da642a85b264c2b08b5bc 11 https://www.afp.com/en/mississippi-democrat-flips-us-senate-seat-stunning-upset 2026 AP 11 edc0039e85031d8cff2bb0c5fde7cefa33b5750e 11 https://apnews.com/live/trump-congress-midterm-elections-politics-news-updates-11-11-2026 2026 CNN 11 1164fb43976fa7ad5fcd5c846e1a06ded80a5536 11 https://www.cnn.com/2026/11/11/politics/live-news/hegseth-impeachment-congress 2026 After a week of counting affidavit ballots, the Associated Press and CNN project the election to the U.S. Senate in Mississippi for Democratic candidate Scott Colom, defeating the incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith and becoming the first black senator from the state since Blanche Bruce in the 1874–75 elections.