Colom wins Mississippi Senate race. And, White House warns Dems over future probes
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 D...
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How Scott Colom defied the odds to go from district attorney to Mississippi's Democratic US Senator
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 mas...
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A blue wave helped offset for now a falling tally of Black members in the U.S. House
A Supreme Court ruling that further weakened the Voting Rights Act paved the way for a record drop in Black representation in Congress. But a midterm ...
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Senators don't always share bill text online before votes. They should, advocates say
The text of what lawmakers are considering isn't always made available for public review before it is voted on. A group of open governance advocates i...
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At least 23 states considered laws governing ICE and schools this year
When ICE agents show up at a school, educators rely on a patchwork of policies to know what to do. This year, many state legislatures tried to update ...
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Kennedy Center plans Ticketmaster switch, raising conflict of interest concerns
The Kennedy Center's former president Richard Grenell was a paid board member of Ticketmaster's parent company at the same time the two parties were n...
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Trump proposed a 'secret weapon' to police colleges. It will soon become reality
In a 2023 campaign speech, Trump pledged to reclaim universities from what he called the radical left. His Education Department just finalized a rule ...
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Israeli strike on a Gaza hospital kills 6 people, health authorities say
The victims included a surgeon, and dozens more were injured. Israel said it was targeting a Hamas commander and other militants. ...
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World's fastest ocean liner is sunk to break another record: largest artificial reef
The SS United States broke trans-Atlantic speed records. On Wednesday, it was sunk off the Florida coast and will become a diving destination and home...
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