Nvidia's chief financial officer has been appointed interim CEO after Jensen Huang stepped down from the role. And, Sen. Chris Van Hollen says he will challenge Chuck Schumer for majority leader.
A Democratic leadership tilt between a 70-something Chuck and a 60-something Chris hardly screams of the torch-passing moment many activists crave.
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Sen. Tom Cotton is urging the Commerce secretary to add CXMT to its "Entity List" as the fast-growing Chinese memory maker expands in DRAM and pushes into HBM.
Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen announced Thursday he would challenge Chuck Schumer for Senate majority leader, launching an uphill battle to lead the chamber’s Democrats after sweeping victories in the midterms.
Politics & Governance
Voters in California have rejected a measure to impose a one-time 5% wealth tax on residents with net worth over $1 billion. CNN’s Elex Michaelson reports.
Technology
Sens. Angela Alsobrooks and Ron Wyden are asking what steps the Department of Health and Human Services has taken to mitigate risks from the markets.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, and Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin said they won’t back Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to stay on as Democratic leader next year.
Politics & Governance
Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin told CNN’s Erin Burnett that President Donald Trump’s repeated attacks on her resemble tactics used by authoritarian leaders, accusing him of trying to distract from the message voters sent in last week’s elections.
Politics & Governance
Democratic Sen. Kristen Gillibrand praised Sen. Chuck Schumer’s role in the Democrats’ sweeping victory in the 2026 midterm elections, as some members of the caucus won’t pledge to back him as majority leader.
Politics & Governance
One of the articles of impeachment Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing is specifically about his censure of Arizona’s Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, who tells CNN’s Dana Bash that Hegseth “needs to go” and that his role in the war in Iran has been a “disaster.” Hegseth has pushed back on the impeachment efforts, saying they’re only based on “policy disagreements.”
Politics & Governance
CNN’s Manu Raju asks GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith for her thoughts on her extraordinarily tight race against Democrat Scott Colom for Mississippi’s Senate seat.
Voters handed Democrats the keys to power across the country and expect them to drive in a different direction. Party leaders are now trying to figure out which way to go.
The secretive software company has been accused of letting its powerful tools be used by the Trump administration to surveil Americans. Now it's hiring former Sen. Jon Tester to burnish its image.
Business & Economy
Sen. Elizabeth Warren telegraphed her agenda for the Senate banking committee as Congress transfers to Democratic control
Politics & Governance
CNN’s Annie Grayer speaks to Mississippi voters in Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith’s hometown of Brookhaven about the close Senate race and why they think the GOP didn’t win in a landslide.
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CNN’s Erin Burnett spoke with Mississippi Democratic Senate nominee Scott Colom about the razor-thin lead in the race against incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith. Colom tells Burnett he is “100% confident” he will become the next senator from Mississippi.
Politics & Governance
With the Mississippi Senate race still too close to call between Democratic candidate Scott Colom and Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, thousands of voters had to fill out an affidavit ballot that is still yet to be processed. CNN’s Annie Grayer speaks to one Mississippi voter about her “discouraging” experience on Election Day and the challenges that she encountered trying to cast her vote at the polls.
Politics & Governance
Michigan Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed called Vice President JD Vance “habibi” during his victory speech. But the Arabic term of affection can have very different meanings depending on the context. CNN’s Leila Gharagozlou explains.