RFK Jr. Just Said the Quiet Part Out Loud. #publichealth #doctor

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/h4DXBT98y5I

 

Democrat Scott Colom to become first Black senator elected in Mississippi since 1874 after beating Cindy Hyde-Smith

Democrat Scott Colom defeated Cindy Hyde-Smith, the incumbent Republican senator, to become the first Black senator in Mississippi elected since Reconstruction, in a stunning upset after more than a week of vote counting in one of the country’s most reliably red states…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/11/scott-colom-mississippi-senate-race

 

The new darling of the Democratic left is … Chris Van Hollen? - POLITICO

Van Hollen could be using his flirtations with a bid to influence some end-of-year decisionmaking. He is pushing Congress to cut off Iran war funding as they head toward a Dec. 11 government funding deadline, and he wants a provision mandating cooperation with Israel stripped from the annual defense policy bill…

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/11/11/chris-van-hollen-senate-leader-01160588 

Scott Colom defeats Cindy Hyde-Smith in historic Mississippi Senate upset

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0bOFM7hAIk

Elizabeth Warren is ready to go big against corporate America - POLITICO

According to an initial rundown of her plans provided to POLITICO by a Warren Banking aide, the Massachusetts Democrat is preparing to use her new perch to confront corporate America on multiple fronts, from investigations to legislation aimed at curbing corporate power. As Banking chair, Warren will be in charge of a wide-ranging policy portfolio that includes banking, housing, cryptocurrency, the Federal Reserve and more…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/11/09/warren-senate-banking-democrat-chair-wall-street-corporate-tech-01155914 

James Talarico’s victory speech in full

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mjcp0AUW0Uo

 

Abdul El-Sayed Mocks JD Vance, Slams Trump and Billionaires in Historic senate victory speech

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7rJ_D6qCjI

 

The end of Trump’s most potent legacy - POLITICO

Democrats’ sweeping victories Tuesday night will soon bring to a halt one of President Donald Trump’s most important achievements: remaking the federal judiciary. 

Democrats may even have some hope of chipping away at the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority, depending on the number of Senate seats they ultimately pick up and whether a vacancy arises…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/11/04/donald-trump-judges-nominees-senate

 

Progressive Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate race to become first Muslim US senator

Democrat defeats Mike Rogers in race marked by Islamophobic attacks from Trump and Republican allies…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/03/abdul-el-sayed-mike-rogers-michigan-senate

 

Jon Ossoff wins Georgia Senate race over Republican Mike Collins

Jon Ossoff wins Georgia Senate race over Republican Mike Collins

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/03/jon-ossoff-mike-collins-georgia-senate

 

Outside groups spend millions on ads to weaken Black support for El-Sayed in Michigan Senate race

“The same PR firm Rick Snyder hired during the Flint water crisis is now trying to mislead Black Michiganders about a doctor who has spent his career fighting to improve health outcomes and equity,” Richner said. “Republicans and special interests are resorting to divisive attacks because they can’t defend Mike Rogers’ record of selling out Michigan families.”…

 https://www.michiganpublic.org/politics-government/2026-10-30/outside-groups-spend-millions-on-ads-to-weaken-black-support-for-el-sayed-in-michigan-senate-race

 

A MAGA-Aligned Pollster Says Trump Faces Disaster in the Midterms

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TWc_4Os6--0

 

Kansas Senate race on a knife edge as Democrats aim to end 94 years of Republican dominance

Some recent polls even put Democrat Adam Hamilton on course for a historic victory. Kansans have not sent a representative of the party to the US Senate since 1932…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/20/kansas-senate-race-democrat-adam-hamilton 

A bitter Michigan Senate race rattles Jewish and Muslim voters already on edge over the war in Gaza | PBS News

In the Detroit suburbs, some Jewish Democrats are confronting deeply personal questions about faith and identity as they weigh whether they can support their party's nominee. Just miles away in Dearborn, Arab American leaders who backed President Donald Trump two years ago are growing increasingly alarmed by Republican rhetoric…

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/a-bitter-michigan-senate-race-rattles-jewish-and-muslim-voters-already-on-edge-over-the-war-in-gaza 

 

Is Abdul El-Sayed a doctor? Fact-checking Mike Rogers in Michigan Senate race – PolitiFact

Abdul El-Sayed has a doctor of medicine degree, commonly known as MD, from Columbia University in New York and a doctorate in public health from Oxford University in England. 

He did not do a residency after medical school, which is typically the next step in becoming a practicing physician, instead focusing on a career in public health. He’s never been licensed to practice medicine or treat patients. 

Michigan law and federal law define a physician as someone licensed to practice. But major medical professional organizations don’t have that requirement...

 https://politifact.com/article/2026/oct/14/abdul-el-sayed-doctor-physician-michigan-senate/

 

What will Democrats do if they win Congress? Here are their priorities

Control of Congress after the 2026 midterm elections would give Democrats power to subpoena documents and testimony…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/09/democrats-control-house-senate-priorities

 

Auchter's Art: Senate candidates

Trump has made a political living for years saying and doing whatever the hell he wants. Somehow this is accepted as his style. But the horrible things he says and terrible decisions he makes aren't working well for his Republican underlings. Many, like Rogers, are finally realizing this and are now scrambling to distance themselves from the president. For maybe a few voters, that will work. For most, it will not…

 https://www.michiganpublic.org/opinion/2026-10-09/auchters-art-senate-candidates

 

‘System is rigged’: Democrat Sherrod Brown puts datacenter danger at heart of populist Senate bid

This week, Brown’s campaign announced a volley of billboards reading “See that datacenter? Jon Husted did that” and a website critical of the senator that offers voters a maps of the facilities in the state…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/08/sherrod-brown-ohio-senate

 

Kansas enters the chat as Senate map tilts further into red territory - POLITICO

The Senate GOP’s top PAC is diving into Kansas, a sign that the deep-red state is in play amid a worsening political environment for Republicans.

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/02/kansas-becomes-a-surprise-senate-battleground-01105125 

US Senate blocks resolution demanding accountability over Israeli violence in West Bank

The US Senate on Tuesday evening rejected along mostly party lines a Democratic resolution that would have forced the state department to report to Congress on violence in the occupied West Bank, including the killings of nine American citizens by Israeli settlers or security forces over the last few years…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/29/senate-resolution-west-bank-israel-violence