‘This is a serious national security issue.’ GOP bucks Trump on Nvidia  —  Senior Republican lawmakers are considering investigating Nvidia over CEO Jensen Huang's affair with an alleged Chinese spy, putting President Donald Trump's strong defense of the tech titan at odds with mounting scrutiny from members of his own party.

Why did California's billionaire tax fail to surf the blue wave?  —  Late Monday, The Associated Press determined that California voters had rejected Prop 40, the proposed billionaire wealth tax I wrote about last week.  Given the big blue wave we saw during the midterms, why did this tax on billionaires fail to surf to victory?

Hegseth to Hold Rare News Conference as Impeachment Vote Looms  —  The defense secretary has indicated that he will fight accusations that he violated the Constitution and federal law.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth plans to hold a news conference at the Pentagon on Tuesday morning …

Haley Stevens Was in the Republican Cloakroom for Congress' First Votes Back Since the Election  —  Reporters didn't see the Michigan Democrat on the first day back in session since the midterms, but the House clerk recorded two “yea” votes from her.  — Copy

USDA policy shift would cut millions of people off food aid program  —  The Agriculture Department is set to tighten eligibility requirements for the nation's largest anti-hunger initiative in a change that is expected to render millions of additional Americans ineligible for the program.

Senate weighs sweeping energy legislation in first major action since midterm elections  —  The Senate on Monday is set to take up bipartisan legislation aimed at speeding up permitting reviews for data centers and other infrastructure projects, in the first major action since last week's election …

Gooden likely misused taxpayer dollars, spent extravagantly on travel, congressional watchdog says  —  Congressional investigators found “substantial reason to believe” Texas Republican Rep. Lance Gooden used taxpayer dollars for personal luxury travel and may have misreported his campaign spending.

Behind the Curtain: Trump's imperial last act … - Restore MAGA. … - Rule by pen. … - Target enemies. … - Purge the “deep state.” … - More monuments. … - Soften aspects of immigration enforcement, particularly regarding masked agents harassing U.S. citizens.

How a MAHA leader turned and torched the White House  —  Calley Means quickly rose from wellness entrepreneur to senior Trump health adviser — and now he's attacking the White House and suggesting top aides undermined the president's health agenda. … - It also raises questions …

Trump's 2028 successors are already fighting over who to blame for GOP midterm wipeout … Republicans are still reckoning with a historic midterm wipeout, but the fight to assign blame and inherit President Donald Trump's political movement is already underway.  —  Vice President JD Vance faults the war in Iran.

Machinists union calls on Schumer to step aside as leader  —  A major labor union is telling Sen. Chuck Schumer it's time to go.  The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers sent the New York lawmaker a letter Monday urging him “not to seek another term” …

Trump-pardoned activist crashes cat owners' convention in mistaken hunt for furries  —  Matthew Chapman  —  Pardoned January 6 Capitol rioter Jake Lang found himself humiliated in the second stunt of the weekend, when he crashed a convention in Seattle he thought was a gathering of “furries” …

Neo-Nazi Leader Accidentally Livestreams Masturbation Session  —  He thought he'd stopped broadcasting when he finished playing WoW.  But the real show had only just begun.  —  AS AMERICANS SETTLED IN to watch the midterm results last Tuesday, neo-Nazi internet personality Christopher Pohlhaus had different plans: World of Warcraft.

Trump's Crypto Products Crash to All-Time Lows After the Midterms  —  The declines mean great losses for investors and Trump supporters who have bought into the president's crypto brand.  — Copy  —  To get into an exclusive dinner with President Donald Trump later this month …

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 …

US Moves Aircraft From Second UK Base Over Iran Threat  —  The US evacuated aircraft from a second UK military base in response to ongoing threats from Iran, a month after its bombers left another English airbase in the wake of an alleged terror plot.  —  US refueling tankers …

House Dems size up 2028 Senate map after midterm landslide  —  Current and former House Democrats, flush with victory following their landslide midterm wins, are already looking at potential opportunities to run for Senate in 2028, Axios has learned. … - A source close to Rep. Sharice Davids …

Court filing alleges Trump adviser received cash, luxury gifts from foreign interests  —  A former business partner is accusing MAGA media guru Alex Bruesewitz of receiving lavish gifts from foreign individuals in Qatar and Syria while also pursuing lucrative deals with other entities looking …

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.