Mississippi elects Democrat Colom as state’s first post-Civil War Black senator

Democratic nominee Scott Colom defeated Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith on Wednesday in Mississippi’s closely contested US Senate race after a prolonged ballot counting process, giving the state its first Black US senator since post-Civil War Reconstruction. Colom’s narrow victory is a…

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Ro Khanna rejects warnings that Trump admin investigations could derail Democrats’ affordability agenda

Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., is brushing off concerns that House Democrats’ eagerness to investigate Trump administration officials could distract the incoming majority from addressing Americans’ concerns about affordability. “I can walk and chew gum at the same time,” Khanna told…

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