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CNN projects Former state Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins will win Alaska’s governor race, becoming the first Democrat elected to lead the state in two decades.
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Chris Van Hollen announced he’s taking on fellow Democrat Chuck Schumer for the role of Senate majority leader and has voiced interest in a 2028 presidential run. CNN explains where Senator Van Hollen stands on international affairs.
The Democratic candidate won in a southern state that had not seated a black senator since 1874.
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Democrat Scott Colom won a Mississippi Senate seat in a historic upset, beating Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith. CNN’s Annie Grayer explains how Black women became a key voting bloc in the state. Discover more videos, including live streams and exclusive storytelling, on our Watch page.
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.
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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After Democrat Scott Colom’s projected historic win in Mississippi, his father tells CNN’s Laura Coates his son’s work ethic is what carried him through the election and that the work is just beginning.
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After Democrat Scott Colom’s projected historic win in Mississippi, his father tells CNN’s Laura Coates his son’s work ethic is what carried him through the election and that the work is just beginning.
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The likely next House Oversight Chairman Robert Garcia joins CNN’s Kaitlan Collins to respond to a White House letter warning that the Trump administration “will not be extorted.”
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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Democrat Scott Colom addressed a crowd of supporters after his historic projected win in Mississippi’s Senate race.
Colom adds to blue wave of Democrat victories across the US and becomes Mississippi’s first black senator since 1875 after defeating Cindy Hyde-Smith
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Democrat Scott Colom has defied history and shocked the political world defeating Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith. His father tells Laura his son’s work ethic is what carried him through the election and that even though he’s won, the work is just beginning.
Democrat Scott Colom's razor-thin advantage has defied political gravity in a conservative fortress that President Donald Trump won in 2024 by over 22 points.
As the Mississippi Senate race still remains too close to call, Democrat Scott Colom and GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith have taken completely different approaches towards the public.
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House Democrat is a ‘hard yes’ on impeachment resolution against defense secretary who ‘has abused his power’