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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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Politico:
Top intel Dem unsure if Alice Huang is a Chinese spy or ‘useful idiot’ after classified briefing
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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.
Trump's Chipghazi — Don't look now, but Fed Chair Kevin Warsh is about to be back in the hot seat.
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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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Associated Press:
Why AP called the Mississippi Senate race for Scott Colom — The Associated Press on Wednesday declared Democrat Scott Colom the winner in the race for U.S. Senate in Mississippi after several counties reported updated results — including those of last-to-count provisional ballots.
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Sophia Vento / The Hill:
Mississippi Senate stunner: Cindy Hyde-Smith concedes to Democrat Scott Colom
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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
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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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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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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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 …
Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
A missed opportunity: Dems stew over vote on Hegseth impeachment
A missed opportunity: Dems stew over vote on Hegseth impeachment
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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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Politico:
‘Answer in front of God and country’: GOP turns on Lutnick over chips — The blast radius from Nvidia's espionage scandal is now spreading to the Commerce Department, potentially setting up Secretary Howard Lutnick or other agency leaders to be the Trump administration's scapegoats.
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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:
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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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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Jenna Monnin / The Washington Sun:
State Judge Denies Peltola Campaign's Request for Ballot Data
State Judge Denies Peltola Campaign's Request for Ballot Data
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Riley Rogerson / Politico:
Brian Poindexter disappears from Democratic groups' endorsement lists — The political arms of two influential Democratic caucuses removed Ohio candidate Brian Poindexter from their endorsement list in the days around his closely watched House election win.
Peter Nicholas / NBC News:
Miller's moment: From the Politics Desk — Plus, the alleged spy scandal shaking Washington and Silicon Valley. … Democrats are deeply skeptical Trump wants to work with them after Stephen Miller's elevation — After the Republican drubbing in the midterm elections …
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Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Scoop — Stephen Miller's post-midterm focus: MAGA and men
Scoop — Stephen Miller's post-midterm focus: MAGA and men
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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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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.
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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Chris Marquette / Politico:
House members force new vote on Epstein files — The House is set to vote in the coming weeks on a new effort to disgorge Justice Department files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after lawmakers completed a petition forcing the legislation to the floor.
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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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New Republic, Civil Discourse … and The Portland Press Herald
Ari Natter / Bloomberg:
Trump Administration Unveils New Plan to Sell Federal Lands — The Trump administration has formally unveiled plans to sell public land as part of a new strategy laying out Interior Department goals. — The Interior Department's four-year strategic plan released on Wednesday didn't specify …
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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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Lawyers, Guns & Money and New Republic
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.
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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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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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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Will Leitch / New York Magazine:
Of Course the Knicks Aren't Going to the White House — The New York Knicks — pardon, the defending-champion New York Knicks — lost their first three games of the NBA season. Coming out of the gates, the team looked as you might expect after several months of being treated as the immortal gods …
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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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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