JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Democratic nominee Scott Colom defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith on Wednesday in Mississippi’s closely contested U.S. Senate race after a prolonged ballot counting process, giving the state its first Black U.S. senator since post-Civil War Reconstruction. Colom’s narrow victory is a seismic shift in Mississippi, which has been controlled mostly by white conservatives for generations despite […]
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Congressional Republicans pick leaders to pave the way after crushing midterm elections
WASHINGTON — House and Senate Republicans chose their next leaders Tuesday as the party prepares for life in the minority and works toward clawing back into a majority during the next two years. In the House, Republicans chose Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, a hardline conservative, to lead their conference after the party suffered widespread losses […]
Read MoreCongressional Republicans pick leaders to pave the way after crushing midterm elections
WASHINGTON — House and Senate Republicans chose their next leaders Tuesday as the party prepares for life in the minority and works toward clawing back into a majority during the next two years. In the House, Republicans chose Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, a hardline conservative, to lead their conference after the party suffered widespread losses […]
Read MoreScreen time survey: Alabama parents, teachers agree on classroom technology concerns
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama parents, teachers and school leaders agree that technology has a place in classrooms, but students need more time with books and less time looking at screens, according to early results from a survey shared Tuesday with the Governor’s Commission on Screen Time. The commission held its final in-person meeting Tuesday in […]
Read MoreScreen time survey: Alabama parents, teachers agree on classroom technology concerns
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama parents, teachers and school leaders agree that technology has a place in classrooms, but students need more time with books and less time looking at screens, according to early results from a survey shared Tuesday with the Governor’s Commission on Screen Time. The commission held its final in-person meeting Tuesday in […]
Read MoreHouse Republicans quash effort to impeach Defense Secretary Hegseth
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Tuesday turned aside a resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, halting an effort to remove the Pentagon chief for his conduct in office and his handling of the war in Iran. The vote came as Republicans grapple with the fallout from sweeping midterm losses that some in the party have blamed on the […]
Read MoreHouse Republicans quash effort to impeach Defense Secretary Hegseth
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Tuesday turned aside a resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, halting an effort to remove the Pentagon chief for his conduct in office and his handling of the war in Iran. The vote came as Republicans grapple with the fallout from sweeping midterm losses that some in the party have blamed on the […]
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