With Democrats set to take control of Congress, the White House is threatening them over investigations into the Trump administration. The top White House lawyer warned that aggressive oversight of the administration "may cross the line into blatant criminality." It comes amid a wave of resignations within the Justice Department. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Devlin Barrett of The New York Times.
Two Democratic senators are launching an investigation into whether Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lied to Congress about his reason for a 2019 trip to Samoa after The Associated Press and The Guardian published documents in August refuting his testimony.Topics: Robert F. Kennedy Jr | samoaBy: Ali Swenson, Associated Press ...
In Mississippi, Democrat Scott Colom won his longshot bid to oust incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith. Colom's victory is a stunning reversal in the deeply conservative state that hasn't been represented by a Black senator since the Reconstruction era following the Civil War. Liz Landers reports.Topics: Cindy Hyde-Smith | mississippi | Race Matters | Scott Colom | senate | Vote 2026By: Liz...
Scott Colom's historic victory in Mississippi marks a political milestone in a state central to the struggle for civil rights and voting rights in America. To discuss the significance of this moment, Geoff Bennett spoke with Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative.Topics: Bryan Stevenson | mississippi | Race Matters | Scott ColomBy: Geoff Bennett, Doug Adams...
The new wave of Democratic senators are in Washington for orientation and are already facing tough questions about how they plan to govern. One is Abdul El-Sayed of Michigan, the first Muslim elected to the Senate. His win came after a hard-fought race marked by outside spending and attacks on his name and his faith. Amna Nawaz sat down with El-Sayed to discuss how he hopes to shake up Washington....
Holscher, a state senator, promised to halt new data centers and overcame a flood of money that Republicans poured behind Ty Masterson, the president of the GOP-controlled state Senate.Topics: 2026 Midterms | Cindy Holscher | Democrats | Kansas | Vote 2026By: John Hanna, Associated Press ...
