Senator-elect Scott Colom owes part of his political edge to growing up as an identical twin, according to his twin brother Andrew. Among Senate Democrats, the Mississippi senator will be the fourth with an identical twin. Andrew Colom tells CNN’s Erin Burnett: "It kinda helps Scott know how to stand out because he was used to getting a lot of attention for being a twin."
Senator-elect Scott Colom owes part of his political edge to growing up as an identical twin, according to his twin brother Andrew. Among Senate Democrats, the Mississippi senator will be the fourth with an identical twin. Andrew Colom tells CNN’s Erin Burnett: "It kinda helps Scott know how to stand out because he was used to getting a lot of attention for being a twin."
A US Army sentinel guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier reprimanded Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, his wife, and a group of his senior advisers Wednesday after some in the group laughed and talked near the solemn memorial following a Veterans Day ceremony. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is one of the most sacred war memorials in the US, marking the final resting place of an unknown soldier who was killed in World War I. CNN has asked the Pentagon for comment.
Scott Colom will defeat GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in a major upset to become the first Democrat that voters in deep-red Mississippi have elected to the chamber in more than four decades, CNN’s Decision Desk projects.
CNN's Jake Tapper explains why Scott Colom’s win in deep-red Mississippi is so historic.
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President Donald Trump honored veterans at the Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday and spoke about building his 250-foot triumphal arch. The proposed construction has been mired in legal challenges, including a lawsuit that argues it obstructs views of the Kennedy family’s gravesites in the cemetery as well as “the memorials of hundreds of thousands of fallen American heroes.”
In an interview with PEOPLE, former President Joe Biden opened up about his prostate cancer diagnosis, saying he would not have continued his reelection campaign had he known about his illness. He reflected on his 2024 debate performance against Donald Trump, which fueled concerns about his fitness for office, and weighed in on this year’s midterm elections results.
