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‘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.
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Calen Razor / Politico:
GOP leaders face a post-rout reckoning — Presented by IN TODAY'S EDITION: — Jeffries allies want blowout victory — Hegseth trial gets mixed Senate GOP reception — GOP bucks Trump on Nvidia — Republican leaders are fighting to keep their power on Capitol Hill today after stunning midterm losses last week.
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New York Times:
Democrats Demand Answers on Trump's A.I. Policy Amid Spy Plot
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Helene Cooper / New York Times:
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 …
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Raquel Coronell Uribe / NBC News:
Trump defends Jensen Huang and Pete Hegseth at surprise news briefing with Dana White — The president said he would stand by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth if he's impeached. … In his first post-midterm news briefing, President Donald Trump on Monday talked about Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's affair …
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Politico:
The House may impeach Hegseth — but Mike Johnson could force it into the next Congress
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Associated Press:
California voters reject measure to tax the wealth of billionaires — California voters have rejected a first-in-the-nation tax on the net worth of billionaires following a contentious ballot fight that generated huge spending by some prominent tech leaders eager to stop their taxes from going up.
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Greg Rosalsky / NPR:
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?
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NBC News:
Republicans, reeling from an election drubbing, will choose their leadership in Congress — Reps. Jim Jordan and Steve Scalise are vying for the top spot in the House, while John Thune is expected to remain Senate Republican leader, despite a conservative push to delay.
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Pressure builds on Thune ahead of GOP leadership elections
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The Washington Sun:
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
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Marcia Brown / Politico:
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.
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Associated Press:
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 …
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Scott Waldman / Politico:
Trump says he will not approve wind permits as part of permitting bill
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Mara Hoplamazian / The Washington Sun:
Senators Advance Bipartisan Permitting Reform. Democrats Were Divided.
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Axios:
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 …
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Chris Marquette / Politico:
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.
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
Trump's veto power will be Democrats' next hurdle — Democrats will charge into January with a sweeping mandate — but as President Trump has repeatedly noted, his veto power can deliver a robust roadblock to his opponents' agenda. … Trump will have to decide how frequently he'll use the power …
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Democrats Will Be in Charge of Congress. Elizabeth Warren Has a Plan for That.
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Luke Fountain / CNBC:
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.
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Rich Lowry / New York Post:
The ghost of VPs past haunts JD Vance — and puts his political future at risk
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Aircraft Evacuated From Second U.K. Base Due to Iran Threat — U.S. refueling tankers were moved from RAF Mildenhall on Monday — The U.S. evacuated American aircraft from a Royal Air Force base in England on Monday in the wake of a threat from Iran, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Alex Wickham / Bloomberg:
US Moves Aircraft From Second UK Base Over Iran Threat
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Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
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” …
Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
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.
Jeff Stein / The Washington Sun:
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 …
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 …
Axios:
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.
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
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 …
Politico:
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” …
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Riley Rogerson / Politico:
Some Democrats want more than a Hakeem Jeffries victory. They want a blowout. — Hakeem Jeffries' supporters don't just want him to win — they want him to win big. … Now a broader group is intent on sending a message. — “The people want to see unity,” Rep. Troy Carter of Louisiana said in an interview.
Politico:
These newly elected Democrats will shape 2028 — The 2028 presidential race is already playing out in the text threads and phone calls of a new set of Democratic power brokers. — A number of would-be White House contenders — including former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg …
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Chris Bradford / New York Post:
Mike Johnson slams voters for making ‘wrong choice,’ predicts ‘circus’ after GOP's midterm drubbing — Lame-duck House Speaker Mike Johnson blasted voters for making the “wrong choice” in this month's midterms — while also predicting a circus will run wild on Capitol Hill during President Trump's final two years in office.
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Jade Lozada / The Washington Sun:
Data Centers' Next Big Tax Break Is Splitting Congress — Data center developers are eligible for tax incentives meant to bring economic growth to low-income areas. Political fault lines are emerging over whether they should qualify. — Copy — Homestead, Florida …
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