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Scott Colom cracked the Trump wall and won a Mississippi race that Democrats nearly overlooked. Here's how this political earthquake happened. cnn.it/4flNdEr

Scott Colom will defeat Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in a major upset to become the first Democrat that voters in deep-red Mississippi have elected to the chamber in more than four decades, CNN projects. cnn.it/3XkyS4Z

A US Army sentinel guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier reprimanded Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and a group of his senior advisers after some in the group laughed and talked near the solemn memorial following a Veterans Day ceremony. cnn.it/4ewuwha

Former President Joe Biden said in an interview that he would have not tried to seek a second term had he known he had cancer. cnn.it/4j9JhZL

The White House has warned the incoming chair of the House Oversight Committee that the Trump administration "will not be extorted" as it cautions against forthcoming congressional investigations. cnn.it/4iNnE02

Just six years after Mississippi removed the Confederate stars and bars from its state flag, Scott Colom could become the first Black senator from the state since Reconstruction and the first Democrat to win the seat since 1982. The last Democratic senator in the state, John Stennis, was an avowed segregationist himself. cnn.it/4zapChn

US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner said Wednesday he and Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff would travel to Moscow tomorrow after US-Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Abu Dhabi ended without a clear breakthrough. cnn.it/3WG98Qo

The 2026 midterms are barely in the rearview mirror, but presidential campaigns aren't built in a day. CNN is tracking the field of potential 2028 candidates – see what they've said about running (or not running) so far: cnn.it/4jaWDVK

"Republicans have chosen a counterintuitive remedy for voters' stunning midterm election rebuke of President Donald Trump: more Trumpism," writes Stephen Collinson | Analysis cnn.it/48ebEQo

For someone suddenly generating international headlines, Alice Huang remains something of a mystery. Here's what we know about the woman allegedly at the center of the scandal enveloping the world's most powerful chip company: cnn.it/4esql63

The Kennedy family is joining a lawsuit against the Trump administration to block construction of the president’s 250-foot triumphal arch, arguing that it obstructs views of the family’s gravesites in Arlington National Cemetery and other national landmarks. cnn.it/4ix1uAq

House GOP leaders successfully killed a push to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth — a surprising show of unity from a divided Republican Party after last week's midterm drubbing. cnn.it/3UNato0

Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar will win a fourth term representing Florida's 27th District, CNN projects, fending off a challenge from Democratic candidate and fellow former newscaster Eliott Rodriguez.  cnn.it/4iQej7S

An Iranian operative helped direct a failed plot to attack a key UK air force base used by the US military from a New York jail, DOJ alleges. cnn.it/4k9lFpi

One of the articles of impeachment Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing is specifically about his censure of Arizona's Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, who tells CNN's @DanaBashCNN that Hegseth "needs to go" and that his role in the war in Iran has been a "disaster." Hegseth has pushed back on the impeachment efforts, saying they're only based on "policy disagreements."

House Republicans elect Rep. Jim Jordan as minority leader after heavy midterm losses. Speaker Mike Johnson said he would not seek the post. cnn.it/4sOd1yB

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ties himself to President Donald Trump and calls impeachment efforts against him a "political spectacle." Follow live updates. cnn.it/48Kcjcw

House Democrats are demanding that the Interior department retain documents related to President Donald Trump's construction projects around Washington after whistleblowers warned that key paperwork has already been destroyed before Democrats take power, congressional sources tell CNN. cnn.it/489k2Rk

In a Senate race that is still too close to call, Mississippi state election officials are facing intense scrutiny over their methods for maintaining voter rolls after thousands of voters cast provisional ballots because they were not included in precinct poll books or did not have appropriate photo identification. cnn.it/4kJeHYc