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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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NBC News:
Republican-led House rejects Hegseth impeachment effort  —  The defense secretary has survived an attempt to remove him from office that was led by Rep. Thomas Massie, a Republican Trump critic.  —  WASHINGTON — The Republican-led House on Tuesday narrowly rejected a push …
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
Fox News:
House GOP leaders block Massie's Hegseth impeachment push
Cynthia Silva / New York Times:
Republican Lawmaker Forces Impeachment Vote on Pete Hegseth
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Trump Trots Out His Chaotic Greatest Hits to a Weary Public
Discussion: RedState and The Independent
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
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.
Discussion: The Independent, WTOP News and VINnews
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Incoming House Dems prove unusually willing to defy leaders  —  House Democrats' incoming freshman class is barely a week old and already threatening to defy party leaders in ways most of their incumbent colleagues wouldn't dare. … - “My class is huge not because of …
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Fox News
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Politico:
The new darling of the Democratic left is ... Chris Van Hollen?
Discussion: New Republic and Townhall
Michael A. Cohen / MS NOW:
Some Democrats are targeting Jeffries and Schumer. That's a mistake.
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
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
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 …
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
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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 …
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 …
Discussion: Fox News, Political.org and NewsMax.com
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) …
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
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 …
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 …
Discussion: New York Times and Forbes
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
Chris Marquette / Politico:
Democrats say voters still want them to investigate Jeffrey Epstein  —  House Democrats say they have unfinished business in regards to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, and they believe their base is counting on them to deliver.  —  It's a mandate they are taking even more seriously …
 
 
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Media Matters for America:
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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:
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Josephine Walker / Axios:
Judge rebukes Kash Patel in Atlantic defamation fight
Discussion: Daily Kos, Daily Mail and NewsMax.com
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
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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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Dylan Sloan / Bloomberg:
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