Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 02:45pm on 05 Nov 2026,Thursday International
Democrats are closing in on a historic victory in Mississippi's US Senate race, where Democratic candidate Scott Colom is leading Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith by 1,138 votes, with approximately 96% of ballots counted. A Democratic win would mark the party's first Mississippi Senate victory since 1982. Meanwhile, Republican leaders have begun blaming internal failures and President Donald Trump's policies for their wider midterm defeats. Trump pointed to his absence from the ballot, while Vice-President JD Vance blamed the unpopular Iran war. Rising living costs and government corruption also emerged as major voter concerns. (PC: The Guardian)
