Colom Wins Mississippi, Trump Warns Incoming Democrats, Russia-Ukraine Talks

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Democrat Scott Colom won Mississippi’s Senate race by fewer than 5,000 votes, becoming the state’s first Black senator since Reconstruction and ending a more than 40-year stretch without a Democrat in the seat. The White House is warning Democrats that their planned investigations could cross into “blatant criminality,” previewing a legal and political fight over congressional oversight when Democrats take control next year. Russia and Ukraine agreed to a major prisoner exchange after two days of U.S.-mediated talks, as American envoys meet Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy to explore whether a broader European security agreement could help end the war. Want more analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter. Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org. Today’s episode of Up First was edited by Tina Kraja, Rebekah Metzler, Miguel Macias, Mohamad ElBardicy, and Alice Woelfle. It was produced by Ziad Buchh and Nia Dumas.  Our director is Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Neisha Heinis