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5:45 PM ET, November 9, 2026

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CNN:
GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert will lose reelection to Democrat Eileen Laubacher in Colorado, CNN projects  —  House election US elections Donald Trump Congressional news  —  Retired Rear Adm. Eileen Laubacher, a Democrat, will flip Colorado's 4th District, CNN's Decision Desk projects …
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Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Don't Let Trump Up Off The Ground  —  Democrats are already reverting to the approach that has let Trump escape in the past: treating accountability as a sideshow, even hoping to cut deals with him.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Few Democrats would dispute that a big reason their own voters lost faith …
Issues & Insights:
The Democrats' Reign Of Terror Is Nigh  —  Whatever happened to the republic we knew growing up and well into our adult years?  We had political disagreements, some of them quite heated.  But what we're living through today, thanks to deranged Democrats, is not only unfamiliar, it is catastrophic unless the left comes to its senses.
Discussion: RedState and American Greatness
Massie:
Rep. Massie Forcing House of Representatives to Vote on Impeaching Secretary Hegseth  —  Washington, D.C.- Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, announces he is forcing a vote in the House of Representatives to impeach Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth.
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Noah Robertson / Washington Post:
Hegseth impeachment effort begins in House, focused on Iran war
Joe Gould / The Washington Sun:
Massie Says Hegseth's Impeachment Odds Are Up After GOP Midterm Losses
Thomas English / New York Post:
Republican Rep. French Hill won't rule out impeaching Pete Hegseth after barely winning re-election
New York Times:
Trump Veers Back Into Claims of Rigged Election  —  President Trump, who initially said he would accept the midterm results, renewed his unsubstantiated claims that voting was manipulated.  —  For years, President Trump has claimed without evidence that any election he lost or even feared losing was rigged.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump claims election fraud without evidence to excuse midterm rebuke
Politico:
'Russ Vought's gonna meet his match': What Murkowski's ascension means for the White House  —  As President Donald Trump loses one of the biggest GOP critics of his administration with Sen. Susan Collins' defeat, he's gaining an increasingly powerful Republican antagonist who could pose a bigger liability for his agenda.
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Examiner
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Chris Marquette / Politico:
House Democrats plan more prominent placement for Jan. 6 memorial plaque
Discussion: Breitbart and NewsMax.com
Abbie VanSickle / New York Times:
Supreme Court Allows Construction of Trump's Border Wall in Big Bend  —  The administration had asked the court to permit construction of a border wall in southwestern Texas, including areas within a national park.  —  The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration …
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Washington Post:
Supreme Court allows major part of Trump's border security project in Texas
Discussion: CBS News
Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
Supreme Court Lets Trump Build Border Wall in Big Bend Park
Jenna Monnin / The Washington Sun:
John Fetterman Gets His First 2028 Challenger  —  Ahmed Moor, a writer born in the war-torn Gaza Strip, said he wants to “chart a new path for America.”  — Copy  —  Ahmed Moor, a Palestinian American writer who grew up in Philadelphia, launched a campaign for U.S. Senate on Monday …
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Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Pete Hegseth Lashes Out  —  The defense secretary wants military educators to pursue politics, not war.  —  Pete Hegseth was in my neighborhood today.  I live just up the road from the Naval War College, where I taught for 25 years, and where Hegseth gave a speech this morning about the future of military education.
Discussion: Stars & Stripes, RedState and The Hill
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Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
Hegseth orders major revamp of military education
Discussion: NewsMax.com and The Guardian
The Atlantic:
An Electoral Mess in Mississippi  —  Last summer, Mississippi began an effort to “continue to build on the accuracy of Mississippi's voter rolls and strengthen the integrity of elections,” as Republican Secretary of State Michael Watson put it.  Using data from the credit-reporting agency Experian …
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Gregory S. Schneider / Washington Post:   Mississippi Senate ballot deadline looms, as Democrat's lead remains steady
CBS News:
Read the full transcript of Ross Douthat's interview with President Trump  —  President Trump sat down with Ross Douthat to discuss Republican losses in the midterm elections, the wars in Iran and Ukraine, the economy and more.  Below is a transcript of their conversation.
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Rena Rowe / Washington Examiner:
Trump says he can't forgive political foes to reach heaven
Lauren Goode / Wired:
Jensen Huang Hired a PR Firm Known for Handling Sex Scandals Last Year  —  The Nvidia CEO began working with consultants from Heller as early as October 2025, around the same time he was first linked to a suspected Chinese spy.  —  NVIDIA CEO JENSEN Huang began working with a crisis communications firm known …
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Catherine Thorbecke / Bloomberg:
Everything Jensen Huang Said About China Is Out the Window
Politico:
Haley Stevens' Washington office is deserted  —  Rep. Haley Stevens' Washington office was locked Monday on the House's first day back in session since September amid questions about whether the Michigan Democrat will return for the remainder of the Congress.
The Washington Sun:
Another Senior Official Resigns From the Justice Department  —  Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate, who led the Civil Division, is the fourth Senate-confirmed leader to leave after the midterms.  — Copy  —  Another senior official resigned from the Justice Department after the midterm elections …
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Fourth DOJ official resigns within the span of a week
Discussion: NewsMax.com and New Republic
New York Times:
Commerce Dept. Chip Inquiry Was Halted After Nvidia Intervention  —  An investigation into Megaspeed, a Singapore company that was buying advanced Nvidia A.I. chips, was transferred to the Justice Department after a top Nvidia executive reached out to Commerce Department officials.
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Major media outlets sanitize Stephen Miller's white nationalist ideas  —  After a historic defeat in the 2026 midterm elections, President Trump named Stephen Miller as his new White House chief of staff, elevating his longtime aide to one of the most powerful positions on earth.  —  Who is Stephen Miller?
New York Post:
Katie Zacharia auditioning again for White House press secretary — despite being fired after 5 days: sources  —  WASHINGTON — Former White House press secretary Katie Zacharia, who held the job for just five days last month before being fired, is again the talk of Washington …
David Strom / HotAir:
Trump Now Talking Amnesty and Comprehensive Immigration Reform?  —  Well, this is quite the development.  And no one would have expected it, given Trump's campaign rhetoric, his policies over the past two years, and especially his elevation of Stephen Miller to Chief of Staff.
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Rebecca Santana / Associated Press:
Trump open to talking to Democrats on immigration after midterms, but Mullin stresses no amnesty
Garrett Graff / Doomsday Scenario:
Understanding the Grand Theory of Trumpism  —  Welcome White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller … Donald Trump wrestled with the deep, historic, once-in-50-years rejection of his administration and the broader Republican brand in last week's midterms and — having thought carefully …
Discussion: The Hill
Samuel Benson / Politico:
‘Old ideas are for old people’: A new MAGA group looks to push GOP further right  —  A new Republican group thinks their party is too old, too moderate and too weak.  So they're launching an effort to replace the outgoing generation of politicians with a younger crop of America First-aligned lawmakers.
 
 
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Reuters:
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New York Times:
This Is How Democrats Won the Midterms
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Grace Huckins / MIT Technology Review:
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ProPublica:
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Paul Krugman:
The Texas Miracle  —  Democracy's biggest win in a night of big wins
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Borys Kit / The Hollywood Reporter:
James Gunn and Peter Safran step down as co-heads of DC Studios; Skydance appoints ex-Marvel exec Jeremy Latcham as president and chief creative officer of DC

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Skydance reports Q3 revenue up 5% YoY to $7B, net income of $73M, and adjusted EBITDA of $1B, excluding WBD, in its first earnings since closing the WBD deal

Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Federal prosecutors told a judge that they are considering treating NYT as a conspirator in a criminal case accusing James Comey of leaking sensitive info
 
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