November 12, 2026 at 8:51 AM EST
From Ranked-Choice Voting to Dumping Electoral College: Rob Richie on Election Reform Movement

From Ranked-Choice Voting to Dumping Electoral College: Rob Richie on Election Reform Movement Alaska is the only Senate race yet to be called. Democratic challenger Mary Peltola is narrowly leading Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan with about 86% of votes counted. Alaska uses ranked-choice voting, a system where voters choose not only their top candidate, but can also indicate an order of preference for remaining candidates on the ballot. If no candidate wins a majority as the top choice, then second-choice votes are added to the totals and so on until there is a winner.

November 12, 2026 at 8:33 AM EST
"Don't F#*k It Up, Democrats": David Sirota on Direction of Party & Fight Over Jeffries & Schumer

"Don't F#*k It Up, Democrats": David Sirota on Direction of Party & Fight Over Jeffries & Schumer With Democrats set to take control of both chambers of Congress in January, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders says he will not support Chuck Schumer for another term as the Democratic Senate leader, calling for the party to move in "a new and bold direction." Michigan Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin has said she will not support Schumer unless he presents a plan to govern differently, and several senators-elect have called for new leadership or declined to endorse Schumer. Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen is considering challenging Schumer. Meanwhile, Hakeem Jeffries is facing questions about his leadership of House Democrats after 11 of the party's members missed a key vote on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

November 12, 2026 at 8:19 AM EST
Relatives of Slain Freedom Summer Activists Celebrate Scott Colom's Historic Senate Win in Mississippi

Relatives of Slain Freedom Summer Activists Celebrate Scott Colom's Historic Senate Win in Mississippi Democrat Scott Colom has defeated incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith to become Mississippi's first African American senator since the post-Civil War Reconstruction era. The electoral breakthrough is particularly meaningful given Mississippi's history in the civil rights movement. In 1964, three civil rights activists -- James Chaney, Michael Schwerner and Andrew Goodman -- were murdered by the Ku Klux Klan after traveling to the state to register Black voters. We speak with two of their relatives about Colom's stunning upset.

November 12, 2026 at 8:14 AM EST
Scott Colom Wins Stunning Victory, Becomes Mississippi's First Black Senator Since Reconstruction

Scott Colom Wins Stunning Victory, Becomes Mississippi's First Black Senator Since Reconstruction Democrat Scott Colom has made history as Mississippi's first Democratic senator since 1982 -- and its first African American senator since the post-Civil War Reconstruction era. Colom narrowly defeated Republican incumbent Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith in a state that President Trump won by nearly 23 points in 2024. Colom's victory brings the incoming Senate Democratic caucus to 55. Colom gave his victory speech on Wednesday at the historically Black Tougaloo College, just miles from where civil rights activist Medgar Evers was murdered in 1963 by a member of the Ku Klux Klan.

November 12, 2026 at 8:00 AM EST
Headlines for November 12, 2026

Headlines for November 12, 2026 Democrats' Senate Majority Expands to 55 as Scott Colom Claims Historic Win in MississippiTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent Relocates to Military Base After "Iranian Threats"Progressives Call on Democratic Lawmakers to Stop Funding Attacks on IranSen. Van Hollen Criticizes Schumer for Siding with AIPAC and Crypto Lobbies in PrimariesRep.-elect Don Leonard Says Senior Dems Threatened to Make His Life "Living Hell" over Jeffries VoteIsraeli Strike on Nasser Hospital in Gaza Kills at Least Six People Including SurgeonHegseth and His Entourage Scolded for Breaking Decorum at Arlington National CemeteryTrump's Triumphal Arch Faces Lawsuit from Members of Kennedy FamilyNvidia CEO Jensen Huang ResignsSpaceX Plans $24 Billion Data Center in South TexasOakland City Council Unanimously Extends Data Center Moratorium for a YearMillions Take Part in General Strike in Spain Democrats' Senate Majority Expands to 55 as Scott Colom Claims Historic Win in MississippiTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent Relocates to Military Base After "Iranian Threats"Progressives Call on Democratic Lawmakers to Stop Funding Attacks on IranSen. Van Hollen Criticizes Schumer for Siding with AIPAC and Crypto Lobbies in PrimariesRep.-elect Don Leonard Says Senior Dems Threatened to Make His Life "Living Hell" over Jeffries VoteIsraeli Strike on Nasser Hospital in Gaza Kills at Least Six People Including SurgeonHegseth and His Entourage Scolded for Breaking Decorum at Arlington National

November 11, 2026 at 8:44 AM EST
"Birds of War": New Film Tells a Story of Love and Journalism from Syria to Lebanon

"Birds of War": New Film Tells a Story of Love and Journalism from Syria to Lebanon We speak with Janay Boulos and Abd Alkader Habak, filmmakers and subjects of the new documentary Birds of War, which tells their epic love story through years of upheaval in the Middle East. Boulos, a London-based Lebanese journalist working for the BBC, and Habak, a Syrian activist and cameraman, first connected while covering the Syrian civil war and stayed in touch through years of war, revolution and exile, forming a relationship that is chronicled in the documentary by drawing on 13 years of their personal videos, voice notes and other correspondence.

November 11, 2026 at 8:32 AM EST
Meet David Morales: Providence Voters Elect Democratic Socialist Mayor, Approve Israel Divestment

Meet David Morales: Providence Voters Elect Democratic Socialist Mayor, Approve Israel Divestment Voters in Providence, Rhode Island, approved a ballot measure last week that could result in the city divesting from Israel. The successful grassroots campaign makes Providence the first U.S. city to pass a binding divestment measure through a popular vote. The measure instructs the city to divest from countries and companies implicated in "ethnic cleansing, apartheid, illegal military occupation, or genocide." The language does not mention Israel by name. We speak with one of the key backers of the divestment measure, Mayor-elect David Morales, a 28-year-old democratic socialist who made history on election night as the youngest mayor ever elected in Providence.

November 11, 2026 at 8:15 AM EST
"American Scoundrel": From Roy Cohn to Stephen Miller, "McCarthyism Lives On," Says Author Kai Bird

"American Scoundrel": From Roy Cohn to Stephen Miller, "McCarthyism Lives On," Says Author Kai Bird We speak with historian Kai Bird about American Scoundrel, a new biography of the notorious political fixer Roy Cohn, who rose to fame as chief counsel to Joe McCarthy during the senator's anti-communist campaign, served as a lawyer for the New York mob, and was an influential voice in Republican circles until his death from AIDS-related complications in 1986. His most impactful relationship, however, would prove to be with a young Donald Trump, whom he mentored in business and politics during the 1970s and '80s.

November 11, 2026 at 8:00 AM EST
Headlines for November 11, 2026

Headlines for November 11, 2026 House GOP Blocks Impeachment Charges Against Defense Secretary Pete HegsethSanders Says He Will Not Back Schumer for Senate Majority LeaderRep. Jordan Elected as House GOP Leader as Senator Thune Reelected as Senate Republican LeaderTrump's Former Lawyer Alina Habba Mildon Fired by Concord PartnersU.S. Gov't Received Over $12 Billion in Revenue from Venezuela's Oil ExportsNYT: Immigrants Deported Back to Home Countries Despite Court OrdersWaPo: ICE Hired 19 Officers with Past Allegations of Misconduct, Violence and Criminal ChargesImmigrants Jailed at Northwest Detention Center in Washington Hold Hunger StrikeIsraeli Forces Kill at Least Eight Palestinians in GazaIsraeli Soldiers Kill 14-Year-Old Palestinian Boy in West BankRussia and Ukraine Hold First Peace Talks in Nine MonthsIndependent Russian Newspaper Novaya Gazeta Closes Moscow OfficeEgyptian Court Postpones Criminal Trial of Mada Masr's Editor-in-Chief Lina AttalahFederal Appeals Court Rules Trump Admin Illegally Fired Head of Voice of AmericaGreta Thunberg Attends U.N. Climate Summit for the First Time Since 2021Thousands of Protesters Rally in Indonesia over Government's Response to Fires House GOP Blocks Impeachment Charges Against Defense Secretary Pete HegsethSanders Says He Will Not Back Schumer for Senate Majority LeaderRep. Jordan Elected as House GOP Leader as Senator Thune Reelected as Senate Republican LeaderTrump's Former Lawyer Alina Habba Mildon Fired by Concord PartnersU

November 10, 2026 at 8:50 AM EST
Meet Will Lawrence: Sunrise Movement Co-Founder Elected to Congress on Anti-Data Center Platform

Meet Will Lawrence: Sunrise Movement Co-Founder Elected to Congress on Anti-Data Center Platform Progressive candidate Will Lawrence of Michigan has defeated Republican incumbent Tom Barrett, flipping the state's 7th Congressional District, a closely watched swing district that includes Lansing. Lawrence, the co-founder of the youth-led climate organization Sunrise Movement, refused corporate PAC money, instead building a people-powered grassroots mobilization campaign. He focused on lowering the costs of housing and healthcare, opposing the war on Iran, and challenging the power of Big Tech.

November 10, 2026 at 8:35 AM EST
"We Have to Be Brave": Palestinian Journalist Abed Abu Shehadeh Speaks Out After Israeli Detention

"We Have to Be Brave": Palestinian Journalist Abed Abu Shehadeh Speaks Out After Israeli Detention The prominent journalist Abed Abu Shehadeh, a Palestinian citizen of Israel, has been released from Israeli custody after five days in detention. He was arrested on Wednesday by armed police and Shin Bet agents who conducted a nighttime raid on his home in the Israeli city of Jaffa. Abu Shehadeh's detention was related to his reporting on the October 27 Israeli election and the role of Palestinian political parties. Ahead of the election, he interviewed Azmi Bishara, a Palestinian intellectual and former member of the Israeli Knesset who has lived in exile in Qatar since fleeing Israel amid allegations that he aided Hezbollah during the 2006 Lebanon war. Israeli authorities detained Abu Shehadeh on suspicion of "contacting a foreign agent," in connection to his interview with Bishara.

November 10, 2026 at 8:15 AM EST
Pentagon Whistleblower Wes Bryant: Impeach Hegseth. He's a "Clear & Present Danger" to Democracy

Pentagon Whistleblower Wes Bryant: Impeach Hegseth. He's a "Clear & Present Danger" to Democracy The House of Representatives is moving toward a vote this week on whether to impeach Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Outgoing Republican Congressmember Thomas Massie of Kentucky introduced eight articles of impeachment against Hegseth on Monday. They include violating the 1973 War Powers Resolution by continuing to attack Iran after Congress ordered the Trump administration to stop, illegally waging war against Yemen, ignoring laws designed to reduce civilian casualties, overseeing "extrajudicial killings" by bombing the boats of alleged drug traffickers in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, abducting President Nicola's Maduro of Venezuela without congressional authorization, and suppressing the free speech rights of Democratic Senator Mark Kelly in retaliation for his participation in a video reminding troops not to obey illegal orders. If the House votes for impeachment, it will prompt a Senate trial that could end with removal from office.