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Wall Street Journal:
Nvidia is Preparing to Oust CEO Jensen Huang  —  Move follows company investigation into an affair with a Chinese woman alleged to be a spy  —  Nvidia's board is preparing to oust CEO Jensen Huang, its founder and chief executive after he had two extramarital affairs, including one with a suspected Chinese spy.
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New York Times:
Jensen Huang Said to Have Had Relationship With Nvidia Executive Who Reports to Him  —  Mr. Huang, Nvidia's chief executive, is already facing scrutiny over an affair with a Chinese businesswoman who U.S. intelligence determined was a Chinese spy.  —  Jensen Huang, the leader of Nvidia …
Wall Street Journal:
Huang's Coziness With Trump Wasn't Enough to Save Him From Spying Scandal
Associated Press:
Mississippi elects Democrat Scott Colom as state's first Black US senator since Reconstruction  —  Democratic nominee Scott Colom has defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi's closely contested U.S. Senate race after a prolonged ballot counting process, giving the state …
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Associated Press:
Why AP called the Mississippi Senate race for Scott Colom  —  The Associated Press on Wednesday declared Democrat Scott Colom the winner in the race for U.S. Senate in Mississippi after several counties reported updated results — including those of last-to-count provisional ballots.
Sophia Vento / The Hill:
Mississippi Senate stunner: Cindy Hyde-Smith concedes to Democrat Scott Colom  —  Democrat Scott Colom is set to become Mississippi's next senator after Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith conceded Wednesday, notching a major victory for his party in the ruby red state.
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Scott Colom on Why Democrats Need to Rethink the South
Discussion: Bloomberg
Bloomberg:
Mississippi Voters Pick Another Senator to Widen Democratic Win
Discussion: Mediaite, Mississippi Today and MS NOW
Donica Phifer / Axios:
Democrat Scott Colom pulls off stunning Mississippi Senate upset
NBC News:
Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race, breaking the GOP's grip on the state
Discussion: The Guardian and Show Me Progress
CNN:
Video shows soldier reprimanding Hegseth and advisers at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier  —  A US Army sentinel guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier reprimanded Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and a group of his senior advisers Wednesday after some in the group laughed and talked near …
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NBC News:
Pete Hegseth and others reprimanded by guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Brett Meiselas / MeidasTouch:
Pete Hegseth's Crew Gets Scolded by Soldier at Tomb of Unknown Soldier
Politico:
Surprise House passage of veterans bill sparks ‘trickery’ accusation  —  The House floor is frozen as Republicans and Democrats trade accusations about a controversial veterans bill that unexpectedly passed by voice vote Wednesday afternoon.  —  Republicans say Democrats simply neglected …
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Ariana Baio / The Guardian:
Democrats lambast absent peers after Republicans block Hegseth impeachment attempt
J.D. Wolf / MeidasTouch:
Epstein Files Transparency Act II Discharge Petition Reaches 218 Signatures
Becky Beaupre Gillespie / University of Chicago …:
Law School Mourns the Passing of Richard A. Posner, Senior Lecturer, Law and Economics Pioneer, and Former Federal Appellate Judge  —  Senior Lecturer Richard Allen Posner, a longtime University of Chicago Law School scholar, former federal appellate judge, and pioneer in the field of law and economics, died on November 10.
Discussion: Reason
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Judge Richard A. Posner Has Died.  His Influence in Law Was Beyond Compare.  —  He was the most-cited legal scholar of the latter half of the 20th century and an unapologetic iconoclast, favoring pragmatism over judicial tradition.  He was 87.  —  Judge Richard A. Posner, whose protean intellect …
The Washington Sun:
Democrats Want to End the Iran War But Can't Agree on How  —  Progressives want funding restrictions in a stopgap funding bill, but others in the party don't want to risk a shutdown.  — Copy  —  A push by progressive Democrats to cut off funding for the Iran war is hitting resistance …
Discussion: Jewish Insider
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Jenna Monnin / The Washington Sun:
State Judge Denies Peltola Campaign's Request for Ballot Data  —  The Democratic candidate asked for access to a list of absentee voters whose ballots had been rejected — a request the court deemed unreasonable.  — Copy  —  A superior court judge in Alaska denied Democrat Mary Peltola's …
Politico:
‘Answer in front of God and country’: GOP turns on Lutnick over chips  —  The blast radius from Nvidia's espionage scandal is now spreading to the Commerce Department, potentially setting up Secretary Howard Lutnick or other agency leaders to be the Trump administration's scapegoats.
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Axios:
Scoop: Lutnick stalled Trump's Nvidia-China chip curbs after Oval talks  —  President Trump on Thursday authorized a crack down on companies suspected of diverting Nvidia's advanced AI chips to China for the third time this year — even consulting Elon Musk before giving the go-ahead.
Peter Nicholas / NBC News:
Miller's moment: From the Politics Desk  —  Plus, the alleged spy scandal shaking Washington and Silicon Valley. … Democrats are deeply skeptical Trump wants to work with them after Stephen Miller's elevation  —  After the Republican drubbing in the midterm elections …
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Jennifer Scholtes / Politico:   Democrats accuse GOP of helping Trump put ‘fox in the henhouse’ at top watchdog
Riley Rogerson / Politico:
Brian Poindexter disappears from Democratic groups' endorsement lists  —  The political arms of two influential Democratic caucuses removed Ohio candidate Brian Poindexter from their endorsement list in the days around his closely watched House election win.
Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
Marco Rubio reportedly spent over $1.2m of taxpayer money traveling to son's football games  —  Ethics watchdogs question necessity of the US secretary of state flying between DC and Gainesville so often  —  Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, has emerged as a superfan of the University …
Ford McCracken / The Hill:
Republican Turner says Ramaswamy ad sunk his reelection in Ohio  —  Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) said he believes a controversial ad from Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy may have cost him his reelection bid in the end, suggesting he did not expect losing his House seat.
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Al Weaver / The Washington Sun:
Republicans Struggle to Find One Last Win in Congress  —  “None of the Venn diagrams work to get to 51, in my judgment, right now,” said Sen. Thom Tillis about moving a reconciliation bill.  — Copy  —  Fresh off of the midterm elections that have Republicans licking their wounds …
Ari Natter / Bloomberg:
Trump Administration Unveils New Plan to Sell Federal Lands  —  The Trump administration has formally unveiled plans to sell public land as part of a new strategy laying out Interior Department goals.  —  The Interior Department's four-year strategic plan released on Wednesday didn't specify …
MS NOW:
‘Unsustainable and unaffordable’: USS George H.W. Bush families confront Navy leaders over Iran mission  —  MS NOW reviewed exclusive audio of Navy leaders telling families of sailors in the USS George H.W. Bush carrier strike group that the carrier would not be home before the holidays.
NBC News:
U.S. attorney demands Sen. Richard Blumenthal preserve documents from his inquiry into White House ballroom  —  The official sent the letter on the day the White House told congressional Democrats that investigations into the administration could be a crime.
Wall Street Journal:
‘The Ass-Kicking We Needed’: A Loss in GOP Heartland Exposes a Party in Pieces  —  Republican losses extended to Greenville County, S.C., a longtime conservative fortress where local party officials assessed the damage  —  GREENVILLE, S.C.—South Carolina's Greenville County is the spiritual home …
Patrick Van Oosterom / Bloomberg:
Dutch Government Nears Collapse in Dispute Over Wealth Tax  —  The Dutch People's Party threatened to quit the ruling three-party coalition over a proposed wealth tax amendment in a move that could bring down Prime Minister Rob Jetten's minority government.  —  Deputy Prime Minister Dilan …
Discussion: Politico
 
 
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Lankford positioned to be the top Republican on Senate Homeland
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Remember the Midterms? It Sure Seems Like Congress Doesn't
Will Leitch / New York Magazine:
Of Course the Knicks Aren't Going to the White House
Associated Press:
Trump administration plans to make it harder to get grocery assistance
Discussion: CBS News, The Hill and Al Jazeera
NBC News:
Delaware residents file lawsuit seeking a second House seat for the First State
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: U.S. asks Russia to propose new security agreement with Europe
Sana Noor Haq / CNN:
Russian ambassador to US dies suddenly, foreign ministry says
Steve Benen / MS NOW:
As Jim Jordan prepares to lead House Republicans, his Jan. 6 record is relevant anew
Discussion: Bloomberg and Wonkette
Alison Sider / Wall Street Journal:
United Airlines Is Banning AI Bots From Booking Flights
New York Times:
White House Threatens Congress, Saying Aggressive Investigations Could Be Crime
 

 
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Finya Swai / The Hill:
In an unprecedented move, Reporters Without Borders calls for impeachment of FCC Chair Brendan Carr, accusing him of politically tinged investigations and more

Oliver Darcy / Status:
Sources: Mary Hager, senior executive producer of CBS News' Face the Nation and executive editor of politics, is leaving after over three decades at the network

Matt Donnelly / Variety:
A look at cost cutting measures at Skydance, as sources say the company is on track to cut nearly $3B, exceeding its original $2B target

 
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