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Politico:
Hegseth has a Senate Republican problem  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces the biggest threat yet to his tenure, with a House GOP plan to halt an impeachment vote fading and more Republican senators saying they will consider a trial.  —  House lawmakers are expected to reject …
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Robert Jimison / New York Times:   Republicans Turn Back Effort to Impeach Hegseth
Washington Post:
Hegseth impeachment effort is blocked by House Republicans
Robert Jimison / New York Times:
Hegseth Impeachment Effort Is Derailed by House Republicans
Cynthia Silva / New York Times:
Republican Lawmaker Forces Impeachment Vote on Pete Hegseth
Patricia Zengerle / Reuters:
US House votes to derail impeachment of Defense Secretary Hegseth
Ryan King / New York Post:
Pete Hegseth escapes impeachment as Dems threaten to try again in next Congress
Fox News:
House GOP leaders block Massie's Hegseth impeachment push
New York Times:
Despite Denial, Trump Was Told on Trip to China About Spying on Nvidia Leader  —  Before Jensen Huang boarded Air Force One en route to Beijing, the president was reminded of intelligence showing that he was in a relationship with a woman believed to be a Chinese spy.
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Axios:
Scoop: Commerce's Lutnick was sent warning on Nvidia CEO affair  —  Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick was sent a highly classified memo warning about Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's relationship with suspected Chinese spy Alice Huang, multiple sources familiar told Axios.
Washington Post:
Spy scandal highlights contradictions at heart of Trump's China policy  —  President's warnings about Beijing's technological ambitions collide with his close relationships with American tech executives and desire to preserve relations with Xi Jinping.  —  Just a week before President Donald Trump …
Discussion: The Japan Times
Politico:
Jensen Huang's crisis becomes Nvidia's Washington problem  —  Everyone knows Jensen Huang talks to Donald Trump.  —  Nvidia's CEO made a point of picking up the phone for the president during an all-hands meeting in August.  He did it again at the All-In Summit in September when Washington was afire over AI safety concerns.
Politico:
The new darling of the Democratic left is ... Chris Van Hollen?  —  Progressive lawmakers and activists are hoping to harness momentum from last week's sweeping Democratic victories to install inspiring new congressional leaders.  —  Many have looked at the Senate and found their guy …
Discussion: New Republic and Townhall
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Kate Santaliz / Axios:
Jim Jordan wins House GOP minority leader race … - Jordan bested Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), who had served as the No. 2 House Republican since 2014, in the conference-wide secret ballot for minority leader.  — His victory signals an appetite among House Republicans …
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Kate Santaliz / Axios:
House GOP bets on MAGA “fighter” Jim Jordan  —  House Republicans are turning to one of their fiercest fighters to lead their diminished conference after one of their biggest drubbings in decades. … - The Ohio Republican's victory over House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) …
Discussion: NPR and MS NOW
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Kennedys Join Suit to Block Trump's Arch, Saying It Would Mar J.F.K. Gravesite  —  The legal filing argues that the arch would cast a shadow on Kennedy family graves and disrupt the sightline from the eternal flame memorializing the former president.  —  President Trump's planned 250-foot triumphal arch …
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Politico:
Kennedy family seeks to block construction of Trump's arch
Discussion: The Independent
Brittney Donovan / The Independent:
Joe Biden swarmed by protesters during surprise Dublin visit to support Hunter  —  Chaos broke out near the event attended by Biden and his family  —  Become an Independent member to bookmark this article  —  Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later?
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Mississippi Senate: Scott Colom extends tight lead over Hyde-Smith as ballot deadlines hit … Democratic nominee Scott Colom added slightly to his narrow lead over incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in the Mississippi Senate election as two key ballot deadlines hit Tuesday.
Discussion: Mediaite and Political.org
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Tyler Pager / New York Times:
Alina Habba Mildon Loses $50 Million Contract That Enraged Trump  —  The former Trump lawyer had signed the contract with a family company weeks before the president gave the family's patriarch a pardon.  —  Alina Habba Mildon, one of President Trump's former lawyers, was fired last week …
New York Times:
Bessent Is Moved From D.C.-Area Home to Military Base Amid Iranian Threats  —  The Treasury secretary, who is leading an economic pressure campaign against Iran, is the latest Trump official to leave his home over security concerns.  —  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently moved …
Bloomberg Law:
Trump DOJ Appointees Scramble to Exit as Aides Fret Over Careers  —  Political appointees across the Justice Department are rushing to exit due to fears that their associations with a Trump agenda voters resoundingly rejected will tank their careers, said current and former Trump DOJ officials.
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Ben Penn / Bloomberg Law:   DOJ Official Urges Wartime Footing, Warns of US Attorney Firings
Jose Pagliery / The Washington Sun:
New Jersey Judiciary Agency Charges Alina Habba Mildon With Ethics Violations  —  The formal complaint calls for punishing Mildon, including putting her law license at risk.  — Copy  —  Alina Habba Mildon, a suburban New Jersey lawyer who saw her career skyrocket by attaching herself …
Just Security:
Exclusive: Judge Bars DOJ Attorney from Appearing in Case: “Deliberate Attempt to Mislead the Court”  —  On Monday, a federal district court judge barred a Department of Justice attorney from ever appearing again in a particular case, and promised to review whether two other Department attorneys would suffer a similar fate.
Discussion: CNN
Daniella Diaz / The Washington Sun:
AOC Plans to Keep Progressives Waiting  —  Progressives — and potential 2028 presidential candidates — waiting on Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's decision about her political future will be waiting for a minute.  —  “I will be deliberating this privately, but I probably …
Brittany Gibson / Axios:
Dems put Noem on notice  —  President Trump fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in March, but Democrats aren't finished with her. … - “Noem, Markwayne, Miller, Homan, Bovino, what's up? … - She was referencing current DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin (who replaced Noem) …
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
The Trolls' Comeuppance  —  How the attention economy turned on Republicans  —  The easiest way to get attention online is to post the most outrageous, controversial take possible.  That encourages other people to do the same, until you're trying to outbid one another with the most extreme take.
Discussion: The Mahablog
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Scoop — Stephen Miller's post-midterm focus: MAGA and men  —  Stephen Miller wants to use his new role as White House chief of staff to win back young and minority men who helped elect President Trump in 2024 but swung toward Democrats in the midterms, two people familiar with the administration's plans tell Axios.
Politico:
Stephen Miller's appointment energizes RFK Jr. and his MAHA allies  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his Make America Healthy Again devotees are setting sky-high expectations for the White House now that Stephen Miller is running the show there.  —  Since President Donald Trump named Miller …
 
 
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Chris Marquette / Politico:
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Former FDA head accuses Trump administration of bowing to industry
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Mike Lindell Calls for a Midterms Recount — Directing People to Donate to His Nonprofit
Media Matters for America:
Tucker Carlson: “How were the pyramids built? ... Like, how did that happen? No one even asks. And it's considered wrong to ask.”
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The Blue Wave Washed Across Much of America. But Not Here.
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Chris Marquette / Politico:
Madeleine Dean ‘considering’ Senate bid against Fetterman
Discussion: Breitbart, The Hill and Political.org
Jennifer Scholtes / Politico:
The incoming Senate Appropriations chair calls for December government funding punt
Discussion: Semafor and Jewish Insider
Erik Larson / Bloomberg:
Trump's $10 Billion Suit Against BBC Beats Dismissal Attempt
Ashley Parker / The Atlantic:
The Scapegals  —  Most of the top officials President Trump has pushed out have one thing in common.
Josephine Walker / Axios:
Judge rebukes Kash Patel in Atlantic defamation fight
Discussion: Daily Kos, Daily Mail and NewsMax.com
 

 
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New York Times:
Nvidia hires former acting US attorney Joon H. Kim and his law firm Wachtell Lipton to conduct a probe into Jensen Huang's affair with an alleged Chinese spy

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Nintendo sold 5.2M copies of its The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake in just four days, giving the Switch 2 the blockbuster hit it had been waiting for

Dylan Sloan / Bloomberg:
Updated S-1: Anthropic's seven co-founders will sell $1.75B of stock in next week's IPO, each offering shares worth ~$250M at the midpoint of its IPO range
 
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