Counting Continues

Democrats lead the Senate 54-44, with two races still too close to call.

In Mississippi, Democrat Scott Colom leads incumbent Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) by just ~2,400 votes. A few precincts are still counting (one-Mississippi… two-Mississippi…) and must submit certified votes by November 13. Meanwhile, Alaska’s Governor Dunleavy (R) says they’re awaiting a “big batch” of votes that “will really determine” whether Democrat Mary Peltola or incumbent Senator Dan S. Sullivan (R) will win. Alaska is notoriously slow because of its many ultra-remote voting locations and ranked-choice voting system.

Democrats lead the House 254-162, with 19 uncalled races.

Saturday, President Trump ordered the DOJ to investigate Democratic leaders for allegedly threatening Republican officials with impeachment, calling it “extortion.” The House is expected to vote this week on articles of impeachment against Secretary of Defense Hegseth.

ETERNAL PERSPECTIVE
As America’s political landscape changes, remember that our home country—heaven—is always the same. Just as many Americans view the outcomes of foreign elections with a certain level of detachment, Christians should view earthly political outcomes as secondary to the campaign of our eternal home, where we hold our truest citizenship.

“Dear friends, I urge you as strangers and exiles to abstain from sinful desires that wage war against the soul. Conduct yourselves honorably among the Gentiles, so that when they slander you as evildoers, they will observe your good works and will glorify God on the day he visits.”
1 Peter 2:11-12 (CSB) (read full passage)