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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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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.
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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.
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Michelle L. Price / Associated Press:
Trump says he was just kidding about making UFC's Dana White his press secretary — President Donald Trump said Sunday he was only kidding about making UFC boss Dana White his next White House press secretary after announcing on social media he had offered his close friend the job.
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Marianne LeVine / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Says He Was Kidding About Hiring Dana White as Press Secretary — Trump walks back his online post a day earlier saying he'd offered the UFC mogul a job as White House press secretary — WASHINGTON—President Trump said Sunday that he was joking about Ultimate Fighting Championship …
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Trump shares cartoon of Dana White as press secretary
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Liam Bowman / Washington Post:
Trump shares cartoon of UFC fighters beating reporters after offering Dana White press job
Trump shares cartoon of UFC fighters beating reporters after offering Dana White press job
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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 …
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Wall Street Journal:
Former Trump Aides Feud Online, Trade Legal Threats in Bitter Election Fallout — Two former senior Trump advisers have been sending threatening text exchanges and trading barbs online — Ahead of what would become a public feud on social media this weekend, James Blair …
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Andrew Pantazi / Axios:
Blanche dismisses Means allegations as GOP's MAHA feud deepens
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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 …
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Robert Samuels / Washington Post:
How a Mississippi election came down to the clerk's office
New York Times:
Here Are the Difficult Options Trump Is Weighing to Resolve the War in Iran — There are no good choices facing President Trump as he tries to find a way out of the deeply unpopular conflict. But there are choices. — The public split last week between Vice President JD Vance …
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Bloomberg:
Rubio Sees No Iran Breakthrough as Trump Downplays Strikes
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Jim Sciutto / CNN:
Trump says renewed attacks on Iran ‘highly unlikely’ if talks show progress
Trump says renewed attacks on Iran ‘highly unlikely’ if talks show progress
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Vincent Lee / Bloomberg:
Biden Limits His Memoir Promotion With Hint at Health Struggles — Former President Joe Biden signaled that he will limit public appearances to promote his memoir coming out this month, citing health issues as he continues treatment for prostate cancer. — “Some days are better than others.
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Cleve R. Wootson Jr / Washington Post:
Biden says cancer fight means he will scale back book promotion tour
Biden says cancer fight means he will scale back book promotion tour
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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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Suryatapa Chakraborty / NewsNation:
Trump says ‘a few’ cabinet changes are in store after GOP midterm blowout
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David Cohen / Politico:
Jeffries said he has yet to hear from Trump
Jeffries said he has yet to hear from Trump
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Congressman Hakeem Jeffries and Washington Post
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.
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The Gateway Pundit
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Chris Van Hollen fought when no one else would. Make him Dems' leader. — It's been nearly a week since the political earthquake of Tuesday's historic midterm election that rebuked Donald Trump by flipping Congress to the Democrats by huge margins, and my friends and neighbors …
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New York Times
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
How Democrats will try to end Trump's tariffs … The battle for Congress is over. The war over President Donald Trump's tariffs is about to heat up. — The knotted web of tariffs that Trump spent the last two years weaving could soon face its biggest threat, as Democrats prepare to unload …
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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 …
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Wall Street Journal
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Ben Blatt / New York Times:
Democrats Now Have a Path to Sidestep the Electoral College. Would It Work?
Democrats Now Have a Path to Sidestep the Electoral College. Would It Work?
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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 …
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 …
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.
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.
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.
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Marc Caputo / Axios:
Republicans eye Florida's “alligator people” for 2028 — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is positioning himself for a presidential run. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is running away from the idea of his own campaign for the White House. … - Before Tuesday's midterm Republican wipeout …
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Ross Douthat / CBS News:
60 Minutes Transcript: Donald Trump, the 2026 post-midterm elections interview — This past Tuesday, President Donald Trump's Republican Party suffered an extraordinary midterm repudiation - losing not just the House and Senate, but statewide offices in red states, from Texas to Kansas to South Carolina …
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