AP Top Political News at 5:42 p.m. EDT

Senate confirms Dr. Erica Schwartz as CDC director, bringing new leadership to troubled agencyNo evidence? No problem. Trump pushes ahead on false claims that Reflecting Pool was vandalizedHow Abdul El-Sayed went from political oblivion to progressive breakthrough in Michigan Senate raceTakeaways from Tuesday's elections: El-Sayed pulls off narrow victory over Democratic establishmentLegal aid groups alarmed as Trump administration awards $150M migrant child contract to Texas firmCrews remove the granite seal on the White House helipad, signaling potential project delaysDetroit could regain Black voice in Congress with Thanedar's tumble in 13th District raceJudge criticizes the Justice Department as he dismisses Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy caseStevens and El-Sayed are in a close race for M