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Two Madison County election commissioners inspect an affidavit ballot envelope on Thursday in Canton, Miss. The state's razor-thin U.S. Senate race is shining a spotlight on Mississippi's election processes.
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No one knows how many ballots are outstanding in Mississippi's Senate race
Miles Parks
The razor-thin margin between GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democrat Scott Colom is shining a light on an election process in Mississippi that is among the slowest and most decentralized in the U.S.
White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles (R) waves while walking to board Air Force One with White House communications aide Danielle Alvarez (L) and White House Deputy Chief of Staff and Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller on October 23, 2026 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.
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Stephen Miller will replace Susie Wiles as Trump's chief of staff
Danielle Kurtzleben
A mototaxi pass drives past a banner of Pope Leo XIV at Pimentel beach in Chiclayo, Peru, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, ahead of his planned trip to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru from Nov. 6 to 17.
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Pope Leo begins a 12-day, 3-country South America tour after his cancer surgery
Carrie Kahn

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