Scott Bessent told CNBC that several government agencies "were in favour of putting Megaspeed on the entity list for months".
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday accused the Commerce Department of a delay in labeling Nvidia customer Megaspeed a possible national security threat, publicly airing an ongoing administration blame game following the ouster of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. CNN’s Kevin Liptak reports.
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Scott Colom elected as the state’s first black senator since the 19th century
Scott Colom is the first black man to sit in the Senate for Mississippi in 145 years.
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Sen.-elect Scott Colom (D) defeated Republican incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith to become Mississippi’s first Black senator since Reconstruction. His campaign’s breakout star? Russ Hudson, whose drawn-out “shiiiiiii” in a campaign ad went viral. CNN’s David Wright interviewed Hudson. Ad creator Ryan Sayles also shared his perspective on how a backyard shoot became a political-ad sensation in CNN’s The Arena with Kasie Hunt.
“Did Nvidia know their client?” Bessent asks, saying anyone at the company should be held accountable for chips leaking to China.
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After more than a week of counting ballots, Scott Colom has narrowly won the Mississippi Senate seat. And, the White House has sent a letter warning Democrats who plan to investigate the administration.
Senator-elect Scott Colom's win in Mississippi is a history-making political upset. He's not only the first Democrat to win a senate seat in the state since 1982 but he'll also be the state's first Black U.S. senator since the 1870s. This episode was produced by Jason Fuller and Karen Zamora, with audio engineering by Ted Mebane. Our director is Jonas Adams. It was edited by Patrick Jarenwattananon and Adam Raney. Our executive producer is Courtney Dorning.Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.
In a state that hasn't had a Democrat in office since 1980 and hasn't sent a Black Senator to Washington since the 1870s, Colom's win represents a massive upset in state politics.
Across the South, Black women voters helped usher in a slew of new Democratic officeholders this year in addition to Mississippi Sen.-elect Scott Colom. They powered Keisha Lance Bottoms to a history-making win as Georgia’s first Black governor alongside a slate of Black women who will hold key state offices. They also backed successful Democratic candidates in GOP strongholds, including South Carolina and Texas, by lopsided margins.
Democrat Scott Colom’s win in the Mississippi Senate race means the 2026 battle for the Senate is nearing a conclusion — and similarly to the House wins, it’s looking like a historic finish for Democrats.
Democrat Scott Colom will be the next US senator for Mississippi, flipping a traditionally deep red state and becoming the first black man to hold that office since the Reconstruction more than 150 years ago.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confronted Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick about why the administration had not put restrictions on chip sales to Megaspeed.
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CNN’s Jake Tapper explains why Scott Colom’s win in deep-red Mississippi is so historic.