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Wall Street Journal:
Nvidia is Preparing to Oust CEO Jensen Huang — Move follows company investigation into an affair with a Chinese woman alleged to be a spy — Nvidia's board is preparing to oust CEO Jensen Huang, its founder and chief executive after he had two extramarital affairs, including one with a suspected Chinese spy.
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New York Times:
Jensen Huang Said to Have Had Relationship With Nvidia Executive Who Reports to Him — Mr. Huang, Nvidia's chief executive, is already facing scrutiny over an affair with a Chinese businesswoman who U.S. intelligence determined was a Chinese spy. — Jensen Huang, the leader of Nvidia …
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Associated Press:
Mississippi elects Democrat Scott Colom as state's first Black US senator since Reconstruction — Democratic nominee Scott Colom has defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi's closely contested U.S. Senate race after a prolonged ballot counting process, giving the state …
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Kevin Edwards / Mississippi Free Press:
CNN Projects Scott Colom to Defeat Cindy Hyde-Smith, Colom Calls on Hyde-Smith to Concede
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Jeff Singer / The Downballot:
Democrat Scott Colom makes history with victory in Mississippi Senate race
Democrat Scott Colom makes history with victory in Mississippi Senate race
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Donica Phifer / Axios:
Democrat Scott Colom pulls off stunning Mississippi Senate upset
Democrat Scott Colom pulls off stunning Mississippi Senate upset
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Sophia Vento / The Hill:
Mississippi Senate stunner: Cindy Hyde-Smith concedes to Democrat Scott Colom
Mississippi Senate stunner: Cindy Hyde-Smith concedes to Democrat Scott Colom
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CNN:
Video shows soldier reprimanding Hegseth and advisers at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier — A US Army sentinel guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier reprimanded Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and a group of his senior advisers Wednesday after some in the group laughed and talked near …
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Brett Meiselas / MeidasTouch:
Pete Hegseth's Crew Gets Scolded by Soldier at Tomb of Unknown Soldier — The defense secretary and his senior advisers were publicly reprimanded by a soldier guarding one of America's most sacred military memorials. — Co-Founder of MeidasTouch — Get MeidasTouch in your Google feed
Ariana Baio / The Guardian:
Democrats lambast absent peers after Republicans block Hegseth impeachment attempt — Eleven Democrats missed the key procedural vote on the impeachment effort, which failed by just seven votes — Democratic lawmakers expressed outrage at nearly a dozen of their colleagues for missing …
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Politico:
Surprise House passage of veterans bill sparks ‘trickery’ accusation — The House floor is frozen as Republicans and Democrats trade accusations about a controversial veterans bill that unexpectedly passed by voice vote Wednesday afternoon. — Republicans say Democrats simply neglected …
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Chris Marquette / Politico:
House members force new vote on Epstein files
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Sarah Davis / The Hill:
House Democrat rips colleagues who missed Hegseth vote: ‘Shameful’
House Democrat rips colleagues who missed Hegseth vote: ‘Shameful’
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New York Times:
Somali Bodyguard Was Indicted in a Bid to Incriminate Ilhan Omar — Prosecutors used statements made during a green card interview to pressure a former bodyguard to provide evidence against the Minnesota congresswoman, his lawyer said. — Federal prosecutors filed a felony charge earlier …
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Axios:
Scoop: Bessent confronts Lutnick over China inaction — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confronted Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick over a failure to place Nvidia customer Megaspeed on a list of companies that pose national security concerns, sources familiar told Axios.
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New York Times:
White House Threatens Congress, Saying Aggressive Investigations Could Be Crime — As Democrats prepared to begin oversight inquiries, it was not clear what legal basis could support the threat. The Constitution grants lawmakers immunity for legislative acts.
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New York Times:
ICE Officer Involved in Maine Shooting Expressed Hatred of Immigrants — The agent talked of foreign bloodlines, denounced noncitizens and more, according to emails obtained by The Times. His fatal shooting of a Colombian-born motorist in July remains under investigation.
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Washington Post:
State Dept. official took Mediterranean trip paid for by tech billionaire — Stripe's Patrick Collison paid an estimated $11,900 for Sarah B. Rogers's portion of an international vacation last year, according to a new disclosure. — Loading... Sarah B. Rogers, a top official at the State Department …
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Associated Press:
Trump administration plans to make it harder to get grocery assistance — President Donald Trump's administration is planning to make it harder to get food aid through the federal government's big grocery assistance program that serves about 1 in 10 Americans.
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The Washington Sun:
Democrats Want to End the Iran War But Can't Agree on How — Progressives want funding restrictions in a stopgap funding bill, but others in the party don't want to risk a shutdown. — Copy — A push by progressive Democrats to cut off funding for the Iran war is hitting resistance …
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ProPublica:
“We Have No One”: How Trump's Dismantling of the VA Left a Veterans Hospital in Crisis — John Falchetto was a survivor. In Vietnam, his river gunboat came under devastating rocket fire. He was the only one to make it out alive. But this February, Falchetto, who had just turned 80, began to have piercing stomach pains.
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Washington Post:
Flying by pricey military jet, Rubio rarely misses a Florida football game — The secretary of state, who is required to travel by government plane, defended his trips to his alma mater to see his son play. — SummaryLoading... GAINESVILLE, Fla. — College football here comes with its rituals …
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Becky Beaupre Gillespie / University of Chicago …:
Law School Mourns the Passing of Richard A. Posner, Senior Lecturer, Law and Economics Pioneer, and Former Federal Appellate Judge — Senior Lecturer Richard Allen Posner, a longtime University of Chicago Law School scholar, former federal appellate judge, and pioneer in the field of law and economics, died on November 10.
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Politico:
The tech right pivots left — With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco and Irie Sentner — Good Wednesday morning — and a special note of gratitude and thanks to all the vets on Veterans Day. Get in touch. — In today's Playbook ... — Palantir's Alex Karp softens on Dems as they prepare to retake Congress.
Ari Natter / Bloomberg:
Trump Plans to Sell Public Land, Reducing Size of Federal Estate — The Trump administration has formally said it plans to sell public lands as part of a plan to reduce the size of the federal estate. — The Interior Department's four-year strategic plan released on Wednesday didn't specify …
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Alison Sider / Wall Street Journal:
United Airlines Is Banning AI Bots From Booking Flights — The carrier says automated assistants present data-privacy risks; 'I don't want to create another middleman' — United Airlines doesn't want to deal with your AI agent. — The airline said Wednesday that it will prevent personal …
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Jennie Taer / The Daily Wire:
EXCLUSIVE: Attempted Plane Hijacking Migrant Claimed To Be Trans To Get Fast Pass Into U.S. … The illegal immigrant who allegedly tried to hijack a United Airlines flight this week was allowed to stay in the United States after two deportations by claiming to be transgender, a law enforcement source told The Daily Wire.
Wall Street Journal:
Vance Considers Direct Talks With Iran Hard-Liner in Push to End War — Becoming the face of Iran diplomacy could be politically risky for the vice president, some U.S. officials say — Vice President JD Vance is considering face-to-face talks with a top Iranian security official as he emerges …
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: U.S. asks Russia to propose new security agreement with Europe — The U.S. has asked Russia to submit a new proposal for a future security agreement with Europe that includes Russian steps to ease tension with the continent, two sources with knowledge of the matter said.
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Sana Noor Haq / CNN:
Russian ambassador to US dies suddenly, foreign ministry says — Russia's ambassador to the United States, Alexander Darchiev, died in Moscow aged 66, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. — Darchiev “passed away suddenly,” the ministry said in a statement, describing him as an “exceptional professional.”
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Steve Benen / MS NOW:
As Jim Jordan prepares to lead House Republicans, his Jan. 6 record is relevant anew — In an era in which political rhetoric can get quite heated, it's still unusual to hear prominent American leaders use words like “terrorist” to criticize other officials.
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NBC News:
Delaware residents file lawsuit seeking a second House seat for the First State — They want a federal court to overturn the House's 435-seat cap and create a second congressional district for Delaware.
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New York Times:
How a Misquote by a Supreme Court Justice Imperils Gun Restrictions — When the Supreme Court begins weighing the constitutionality of assault-weapons bans next month, the justices will be guided by the court's own precedent: a landmark ruling that such restrictions are allowed only if a firearm is both “dangerous and unusual.”
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Al Weaver / The Washington Sun:
Republicans Struggle to Find One Last Win in Congress — “None of the Venn diagrams work to get to 51, in my judgment, right now,” said Sen. Thom Tillis about moving a reconciliation bill. — Copy — Fresh off of the midterm elections that have Republicans licking their wounds …
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Associated Press:
Montana Democrats choose trans/nonbinary person to be state House minority leader — Democrats in the Montana House have elected a transgender/nonbinary state representative as their minority leader and a well-known trans advocate to a top leadership post. — State Rep. SJ Howell of Missoula …
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Trump's Chipghazi — Don't look now, but Fed Chair Kevin Warsh is about to be back in the hot seat. With inflation numbers coming in hotter than expected yesterday, the Fed is surer than ever that it will need to authorize more rate hikes in the weeks ahead—an unfortunate prospect for Warsh …
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Jonathan Chait / The Atlantic:
The Left's Election Denial — The Democrats' most impressive victories in 2026 came from mainstream or moderate candidates. — Bernie sanders and his acolytes have spent the past decade insisting that Democrats would command national majorities if only they embraced his left-wing policies.
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