US midterm elections 2026 live updates: Democrats take control of Congress in major setback for Trump
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Cindy Hyde Smith, Mississippi’s Republican Senator who is at risk of losing her seat in a seismic upset, may be paying the price for a particularly damaging remark she made to a local news outlet.
Questioned on a regional television network about how Mississippians should cope with the rising price of beef under the Trump administration, Hyde Smith responded by musing: “you know, you have so many proteins to choose from.”
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