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Michigan Sen. Gary Peters' retirement after serving two terms in the Senate leaves the only open Democratic seat in a state President Donald Trump won in 2024.
Topics: 2026 Midterms | Abdul El-Sayed | Michigan | mike rogers | senate | Vote 2026
In our news wrap Friday, Trump's plans to build a massive triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery have been put on hold, two more top officials resigned from the Justice Department, residents along the Georgia-Tennessee border are returning home after record floodwaters receded, Pope Leo started his 12-day tour of Latin America, and Tesla will wind down production of its Cybertruck.
Topics: Donald Trump news | news wrap | Triumphal Arch
Democrats' midterm wins have reached red states across the country, including Kansas, which has not sent a Democrat to the U.S. Senate since 1932. That will soon change after Rev. Adam Hamilton, who leads the largest United Methodist church in the country, defeated Republican incumbent Roger Marshall Tuesday night. Amna Nawaz speaks with Sen.-elect Hamilton for more.
Topics: 2026 Midterms | Adam Hamilton | Democrats | Kansas | senate | Vote 2026
By: Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz
Georgia voters made history this week, electing Keisha Lance Bottoms as the state's first Democratic senator in more than two decades and the first-ever Black woman governor in the country. The former Atlanta mayor campaigned on lowering costs, expanding healthcare access and pushing back against the Trump administration. Geoff Bennett speaks with Gov.-elect Bottoms for more.
Topics: 2026 Midterms | Democrats | georgia | keisha lance bottoms | Vote 2026
By: Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas
As Democrats celebrate their historic gains, Republicans are beginning to take stock of major upsets and what comes next for their party. Amna Nawaz speaks with former Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake, one of the most outspoken Republican critics of Trump during his first administration and the author of the 2017 book "The Conscience of a Conservative."
Topics: 2026 Midterms | Donald Trump news | Jeff Flake | republicans | Vote 2026
By: Amna Nawaz, Leila Jackson
David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including Trump shaking up his White House leadership, deep divisions in the Republican Party and how Democrats are preparing to take control of Congress.
Topics: Brooks and Capehart
By: Geoff Bennett, Kyle Midura
