Mississippi elects Democrat Scott Colom as state's first Black US senator since Reconstruction  —  Democratic nominee Scott Colom has defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi's closely contested U.S. Senate race after a prolonged ballot counting process, giving the state …

Nvidia is Preparing to Oust CEO Jensen Huang  —  Move follows company investigation into an affair with a Chinese woman alleged to be a spy  —  Nvidia's board is preparing to oust CEO Jensen Huang, its founder and chief executive after he had two extramarital affairs, including one with a suspected Chinese spy.

Video shows soldier reprimanding Hegseth and advisers at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier  —  A US Army sentinel guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier reprimanded Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and a group of his senior advisers Wednesday after some in the group laughed and talked near …

Democrats lambast absent peers after Republicans block Hegseth impeachment attempt  —  Eleven Democrats missed the key procedural vote on the impeachment effort, which failed by just seven votes  —  Democratic lawmakers expressed outrage at nearly a dozen of their colleagues for missing …

Somali Bodyguard Was Indicted in a Bid to Incriminate Ilhan Omar  —  Prosecutors used statements made during a green card interview to pressure a former bodyguard to provide evidence against the Minnesota congresswoman, his lawyer said.  —  Federal prosecutors filed a felony charge earlier …

Scoop: Bessent confronts Lutnick over China inaction  —  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confronted Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick over a failure to place Nvidia customer Megaspeed on a list of companies that pose national security concerns, sources familiar told Axios.

Surprise House passage of veterans bill sparks ‘trickery’ accusation  —  The House floor is frozen as Republicans and Democrats trade accusations about a controversial veterans bill that unexpectedly passed by voice vote Wednesday afternoon.  —  Republicans say Democrats simply neglected …

ICE Officer Involved in Maine Shooting Expressed Hatred of Immigrants  —  The agent talked of foreign bloodlines, denounced noncitizens and more, according to emails obtained by The Times.  His fatal shooting of a Colombian-born motorist in July remains under investigation.

State Dept. official took Mediterranean trip paid for by tech billionaire  —  Stripe's Patrick Collison paid an estimated $11,900 for Sarah B. Rogers's portion of an international vacation last year, according to a new disclosure.  —  Loading...  Sarah B. Rogers, a top official at the State Department …

Flying by pricey military jet, Rubio rarely misses a Florida football game  —  The secretary of state, who is required to travel by government plane, defended his trips to his alma mater to see his son play.  —  SummaryLoading...  GAINESVILLE, Fla. — College football here comes with its rituals …

White House Threatens Congress, Saying Aggressive Investigations Could Be Crime  —  As Democrats prepared to begin oversight inquiries, it was not clear what legal basis could support the threat.  The Constitution grants lawmakers immunity for legislative acts.

Democrats Want to End the Iran War But Can't Agree on How  —  Progressives want funding restrictions in a stopgap funding bill, but others in the party don't want to risk a shutdown.  — Copy  —  A push by progressive Democrats to cut off funding for the Iran war is hitting resistance …

Trump administration plans to make it harder to get grocery assistance  —  President Donald Trump's administration is planning to make it harder to get food aid through the federal government's big grocery assistance program that serves about 1 in 10 Americans.

Law School Mourns the Passing of Richard A. Posner, Senior Lecturer, Law and Economics Pioneer, and Former Federal Appellate Judge  —  Senior Lecturer Richard Allen Posner, a longtime University of Chicago Law School scholar, former federal appellate judge, and pioneer in the field of law and economics, died on November 10.

“We Have No One”: How Trump's Dismantling of the VA Left a Veterans Hospital in Crisis  —  John Falchetto was a survivor.  In Vietnam, his river gunboat came under devastating rocket fire.  He was the only one to make it out alive.  But this February, Falchetto, who had just turned 80, began to have piercing stomach pains.

Brian Poindexter disappears from Democratic groups' endorsement lists  —  The political arms of two influential Democratic caucuses removed Ohio candidate Brian Poindexter from their endorsement list in the days around his closely watched House election win.

Lankford positioned to be the top Republican on Senate Homeland  —  Sen. James Lankford intends to become the top Republican on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in the next Congress — as the new Democratic majority is promising an aggressive investigative agenda of the Trump administration.

United Airlines Is Banning AI Bots From Booking Flights  —  The carrier says automated assistants present data-privacy risks; 'I don't want to create another middleman'  —  United Airlines doesn't want to deal with your AI agent.  —  The airline said Wednesday that it will prevent personal …

Trump Plans to Sell Public Land, Reducing Size of Federal Estate  —  The Trump administration has formally said it plans to sell public lands as part of a plan to reduce the size of the federal estate.  —  The Interior Department's four-year strategic plan released on Wednesday didn't specify …

EXCLUSIVE: Attempted Plane Hijacking Migrant Claimed To Be Trans To Get Fast Pass Into U.S. … The illegal immigrant who allegedly tried to hijack a United Airlines flight this week was allowed to stay in the United States after two deportations by claiming to be transgender, a law enforcement source told The Daily Wire.

Vance Considers Direct Talks With Iran Hard-Liner in Push to End War  —  Becoming the face of Iran diplomacy could be politically risky for the vice president, some U.S. officials say  —  Vice President JD Vance is considering face-to-face talks with a top Iranian security official as he emerges …

Scoop: U.S. asks Russia to propose new security agreement with Europe  —  The U.S. has asked Russia to submit a new proposal for a future security agreement with Europe that includes Russian steps to ease tension with the continent, two sources with knowledge of the matter said.

Russian ambassador to US dies suddenly, foreign ministry says  —  Russia's ambassador to the United States, Alexander Darchiev, died in Moscow aged 66, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.  —  Darchiev “passed away suddenly,” the ministry said in a statement, describing him as an “exceptional professional.”

As Jim Jordan prepares to lead House Republicans, his Jan. 6 record is relevant anew  —  In an era in which political rhetoric can get quite heated, it's still unusual to hear prominent American leaders use words like “terrorist” to criticize other officials.

Montana Democrats choose trans/nonbinary person to be state House minority leader  —  Democrats in the Montana House have elected a transgender/nonbinary state representative as their minority leader and a well-known trans advocate to a top leadership post.  —  State Rep. SJ Howell of Missoula …