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JUST IN: Democratic Senate candidate Scott Colom will win the election for the U.S. Senate in Mississippi, the AP projected, flipping a Republican-held Senate seat for Democrats in a deep red state.
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BREAKING: Alexander Darchiev, Russia’s ambassador to the United States, has died at the age of 66, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry. abcnews.link/ae5DpPn
Nine members of the Kennedy family filed a lawsuit to block the Trump administration from building its proposed 250-foot "Triumphal Arch" near Arlington National Cemetery, arguing in part that the monument would cast shadows over Kennedy family gravesites. abcnews.link/9kKuIy8
The Trump administration on Tuesday moved to kick millions of people from SNAP — commonly known as food stamps — and other government assistance programs for vulnerable families, according to a new proposed rule by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. abcnews.link/hM3prG4
The White House counsel's office is warning the future head of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform that Democrats' threats to engage in oversight against the Trump administration could cross the line into criminal behavior. abcnews.link/V42ZhBb
The incoming chairwoman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is warning former Department of Homeland Security adviser Corey Lewandowski to preserve records, indicating she will probe his time at the agency.
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BREAKING: House Republicans have elected Jim Jordan as their minority leader in the next Congress, beating House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, according to multiple sources.
The U.S. moved refueling tankers based at RAF Mildenhall in the United Kingdom to a base in Germany because of an unspecified Iran threat, according to a source familiar with the matter.
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BREAKING: Republican Rep. Thomas Massie is introducing articles of impeachment against Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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BREAKING: Republican Rep. Thomas Massie is introducing articles of impeachment against Secretary Pete Hegseth. abcnews.link/bSVOfyl
The gains made by Democrats in the South during the midterms have encouraged some party members to point to the region as ground for increased investment ahead of the 2028 presidential cycle. abcnews.link/wC1eIx5
Republican Rep. Thomas Massie is expected to launch an effort to impeach Secretary Pete Hegseth over his controversial leadership at the Pentagon and role administering the Iran war. abcnews.link/tDnP0F2
Former President Joe Biden claims his successor was desperate to hang on to power after losing the 2020 election, saying, "What Trump did on January 6, 2021, should never be forgotten. It should follow him to his grave." abcnews.link/gwff1KU
JUST IN: The head of the DOJ's Civil Division, Brett Shumate, submitted his resignation, becoming the latest in a growing number of Senate-confirmed DOJ leaders to step down in a post-midterms shakeup of the nation's top law enforcement agency. abcnews.link/fKwkfnR
Following the historic midterm election sweeping Democrats into majority control of the House and Senate, Congress returns Monday for a five-week lame-duck session. abcnews.link/0LAsNQT
BREAKING: President Trump announced in a social media post that chief of staff Susie Wiles is out at the White House and his top aide Stephen Miller will replace her in the job.
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BREAKING: President Trump announced in a social media post that chief of staff Susie Wiles is out at the White House and his top aide Stephen Miller will replace her in the job.
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BREAKING: President Trump announced in a social media post that chief of staff Susie Wiles is out at the White House and his top aide Stephen Miller will replace her in the job. abcnews.link/DV3O7mW
BREAKING: Jason Reding Quinones, the South Florida-based U.S. attorney tasked with leading a sweeping and controversial conspiracy probe targeting President Trump's foes, has resigned from the Justice Department, Attorney General Todd Blanche announced. abcnews.link/Zbs5uS0
"My heart is full. I have so many emotions."
Georgia Governor-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms joined ABC News Live on Thursday, just days after becoming the first Black woman to be elected governor in the United States.
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