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New York Times:
Rubio Warned Officials About Nvidia Chief's Entanglement With Chinese Spy  —  The secretary of state's role in drafting a secret memo highlights how top officials were concerned by last spring about Jensen Huang's relationship with a woman tied to Chinese intelligence.
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Tripp Mickle / New York Times:
Nvidia Opens Investigation Into Jensen Huang's Relationship With Chinese Spy  —  Mr. Huang, the company's chief executive, acknowledged on Sunday that he was intimate with a business executive who U.S. officials had determined was working for Chinese intelligence.
Madison Mills / Axios:
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admits affair, board to launch investigation  —  Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admitted to having a romantic relationship with a suspected Chinese spy in a message to his company, and the company's board announced an independent investigation Sunday. … - “I was unfaithful to my wife.
Margaret Brennan / CBS News:
Former RFK Jr. adviser accuses Susie Wiles, other Trump officials of corruption, blocking MAHA policies  —  A former senior White House adviser and top aide to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is accusing several Trump administration officials, including …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Andrew Pantazi / Axios:
Blanche dismisses Means allegations as GOP's MAHA feud deepens  —  Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday dismissed former Trump health adviser Calley Means' corruption allegations against senior White House officials, even as a former FDA commissioner described pressure from tobacco lobbyists …
Andrew Pantazi / Axios:
Blanche won't rule out prosecuting Democrats over oversight threats  —  Attorney General Todd Blanche refused Sunday to rule out prosecuting Democratic lawmakers who say they'll investigate Trump officials, a day after President Trump ordered the Justice Department to probe lawmakers.
Politico:
How Canada Inflicted Maximum Midterms Pain on Trump … A trade deal was imminent.  Top negotiators from the United States and Canada were holed up in a dreary building in southwest D.C., working on the details of an agreement to finally end hostilities that had wreaked havoc …
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Quinn Scanlan / ABC News:
'I'm a hard yes': Hakeem Jeffries announces support for Hegseth impeachment  —  Jeffries predicted “incredibly strong support” among Democrats for it.  —  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks during a press conference in Washington, November 4, 2026.
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Sarah Longwell / The Bulwark:
We Convened a Group of Committed GOP Voters to See How They're Coping  —  After a historic defeat, loyal Republicans are finding fault everywhere but the top.  —  IT HAPPENED.  America thoroughly repudiated Donald Trump and his spectacular failure of a presidency.
Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
Republicans Point Fingers, but Trump Does Not Appear to Be Listening  —  After last week's midterm losses, the Republican Party entered its most uncertain moment in years.  Some Republicans called for moderation and cleaning house, but that will be difficult with President Trump still in the White House.
Discussion: The Hill
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Washington Post:
Potential Vance challengers smell blood in the water after brutal GOP losses
Vox:
Did the midterms kill MAGA?
Discussion: Zeteo
New York Times:
How Mississippi Reached the Verge of Electing a Black Senator  —  The echoes of history surround Scott Colom's final push toward victory, but assembling the coalition that propelled him took hard work after many Democratic misses.  —  On Tuesday morning, Angela Lewis got off her overnight shift …
Discussion: Scripps News
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Paul Demko / Politico:
Democratic thrashing redraws the map of state power  —  The blue wave crashed through statehouses across the country Tuesday — carrying political and policy ramifications that will reverberate for years.  —  Democrats flipped more than 500 state legislative seats and won control of at least …
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
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Brittany Gibson / Axios:
MAGA castoffs plot 2028 spoiler bid  —  An unusual coalition wants to recruit outgoing Rep. Thomas Massie as the Libertarian Party's 2028 presidential nominee, betting that MAGA fractures can turn a third-party candidacy into a spoiler for the Republican nominee.
New York Times:
Top Astrophysicist Leaves U.S. After Trump Policies Affect Her Work  —  Kelly Holley-Bockelmann was one of the top astrophysicists in the country until President Trump's policies affected every part of her work.  —  Kelly Holley-Bockelmann had always oriented herself by looking up at the sky, but now it was tilted and unfamiliar.
Ezra Klein / New York Times:
A Stake Through the Heart of Trump's Red Map  —  When Donald Trump called the 2024 election “a historic realignment,” he, or whoever wrote those words for him, was referring to something specific.  The idea of a realignment comes from a paper by the political scientist V.O. Key Jr. Writing in the 1950s …
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Elena Moore / NPR:
How Gen Z voters helped fuel a blue wave for Democrats
Ali Bianco / Politico:
How Hinojosa's win in Texas could bite Beshear  —  AUSTIN, Texas — Gina Hinojosa's stunning victory put Texas at the epicenter of a political earthquake — and the aftershocks could upend Andy Beshear's path to the White House.  —  For months, increasingly frustrated Hinojosa allies publicly …
Ryan King / New York Post:
Kamala Harris is a huge loser in new Dem straw poll — as lefty activists anoint a new golden boy  —  WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Kamala Harris' 2028 appeal seems to be falling Ossoff.  —  Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) emerged as the new Democratic golden boy, winning a 2028 straw poll …
Politico:
Slotkin declines to rule out Senate leadership bid  —  Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) on Saturday declined to rule out a Senate leadership bid and remained noncommittal on backing Chuck Schumer as majority leader.  —  “Given what happened on election night, there's a pretty clear mandate …
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Irie Sentner / Politico:   Dem 2028ers: Don't mess this up
Maegan Vazquez / Washington Post:
Republican Sen. Ron Johnson accuses Trump administration of corruption  —  Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin), in a striking interview on Saturday, accused the Trump administration of corruption.  —  Johnson referenced recent claims made by Calley Means, a former Trump White House adviser who quit last month.
Discussion: Mailchimp and New York Times
Kiki Intarasuwan / CBS News:
New House members say affordability, holding Trump administration accountable are top priorities  —  Newly elected House members arrived in Washington on Sunday for orientation, and freshman lawmakers on both sides of the aisle say they want to focus on lowering the cost of living …
Holly Otterbein / Axios:
Scoop: Mamdani's bid for 2028 kingmaker  —  New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani can't be president, so he's trying to be the next best thing: a progressive kingmaker for 2028.  — Mamdani has been meeting privately with union leaders, urgently talking up the need for a labor-aligned …
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Ryan King / New York Post:
Trump says return to war with Iran ‘highly unlikely’ as sides continue negotiations
Discussion: The Hill and Trump's Truth
 
 
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Declan Harty / Politico:
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In America's measles epidemic, RFK Jr. is now on trial
Wall Street Journal:
Defeated Republicans Return to Washington With 55 Days Left and a Long Wish List
Discussion: The Hill
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Top U.S. General Calls on Trump to Come Clean About Putin: 'I Think He's Been Bought Off'
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David Cohen / Politico:
Jeffries said he has yet to hear from Trump
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Sen.-elect Adam Hamilton says he'd be ‘deeply disappointed’ if Democrats spent two years investigating Trump
Discussion: The Washington Sun
Suryatapa Chakraborty / The Hill:
Alaska governor gives vote count update in ‘very close’ Senate race
Discussion: OutsideTheBeltway and Fox News
Politico:
Top welfare reform scholar ousted from Heritage
Peter Baker / New York Times:
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