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1. Updated

   Democrat Scott Colom defeated Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi's Senate race

   Democrat Scott Colom, a district attorney for Mississippi’s 16th Judicial District, defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in the state’s U.S. Senate race, the Associated Press reported, after more than a week of ballot counting. Colom won by a few thousand votes and will be the first Black senator elected directly by Mississippi voters.

   Reporting: Associated Press, National Public Radio, Time, BBC News, Democracy Docket, Election Law Blog

2. Updated

   Russia and Ukraine agreed to a large prisoner exchange at talks in Abu Dhabi

   Russia and Ukraine agreed in principle to a large prisoner-of-war exchange as two days of U.S.-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi ended Wednesday without a major breakthrough on ending the war, the Los Angeles Times reported. Both sides announced the agreement, which the newspaper said could be carried out within weeks.

   Reporting: Los Angeles Times, NewsCord, The Moscow Times

3. Continuing

   White House Counsel Will Scharf warned planned House probes could cross into criminality

   White House Counsel Will Scharf warned in a Monday letter that some planned House investigations of the Trump administration could cross into criminality, escalating a dispute over congressional oversight. The letter went to Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., who is poised to lead the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee when Democrats take control in January.

   Reporting: Los Angeles Times, PBS News (with Associated Press), NBC News, ABC News, New Hampshire Union Leader, punchbowl.news

4. New

   Iran attacked ship-navigation systems on Oman's Didamar Island

   Iran attacked ship-navigation systems on Oman’s Didamar Island in the Strait of Hormuz, three sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. They gave no damage assessment, and Reuters said it could not independently determine whether any systems were destroyed. Iranian state media had claimed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps destroyed “enemy navigation systems” there.

   Reporting: Fox News, House of Saud, Report.az News, The Jerusalem Post, MarketScreener, Ukrainian National News, Forth, ibtimes.com

5. New

   House lawmakers advanced an Epstein files bill toward a possible floor vote

   A House discharge petition for the Epstein Files Transparency Act II reached 218 signatures Wednesday, clearing a procedural hurdle for a possible floor vote on legislation that would let state attorneys general, survivors and members of Congress sue the Justice Department over records withheld or improperly redacted. All 214 House Democrats and four Republicans signed, ABC News reported.

   Reporting: CBS News, The Hill, Axios, ABC News, The Wall Street Journal, Roll Call, Newsmax, Scripps News

6. New

   Donald Trump said the United States won its war with Iran

   Donald Trump said the United States had won its war with Iran, while saying the question was when to end it, during a Veterans Day speech at Arlington National Cemetery. He called for a “total victory,” not a “93 percent victory,” and said the conflict would be over soon.

   Reporting: Fox News, The Washington Post, BBC News, The Independent, New York Post

7. New

   House Republicans choose Jim Jordan to lead their caucus and Senate Republicans reelect John Thune as their leader

   House Republicans elected Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio as their minority leader, and Senate Republicans reelected Senator John Thune of South Dakota to lead them in the next Congress. Both will serve as minority leaders when the 120th Congress convenes in January, after Republicans lost their majorities in last week’s midterm elections.

   Reporting: Newsweek, The Hill, mlq.ai

8. New

   Father faces attempted murder charge in case of baby found alive in crate

   Michael Comer, 25, the father of 11-month-old Koah Sharp, was charged with attempted murder, unlawful conduct toward a child, custodial interference and burglary after the boy was found alive Tuesday buried in a dog crate in Lexington County, South Carolina, the sheriff's office said Wednesday.

   Reporting: NBC News, NewsNation, 12 On Your Side

9. New

   A federal judge allowed Donald Trump's defamation lawsuit against the BBC to proceed

   A federal judge in Florida has allowed Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC to proceed, while dismissing his claims under the state’s unfair trade practices law. The Tuesday ruling leaves the defamation case alive but removes one part of Trump’s suit.

   Reporting: Egypt Independent, courant.com

10. New

    A three-story building partially collapsed in Brooklyn, killing one person and injuring others

    A three-story building beside a construction site partially collapsed Wednesday afternoon in Brooklyn’s Flatbush neighborhood, killing one person and injuring others, but outlets reported different injury totals: NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth cited a senior official saying 12 others were hurt, six critically, while ENR reported at least nine injured.

    Reporting: NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, NewsNation, eastidahonews.com, enr.com, fox4news.com

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