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12:10 PM ET, November 12, 2026

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The Washington Sun:
D.C. Police Respond to an Active Shooter at Logan Circle VIDA Fitness Gym  —  Police confirmed there is an active shooter at VIDA Fitness in the Logan Circle area.  — Copy  —  There is an active shooter at the VIDA Fitness gym in the Logan Circle area, a D.C. police spokesperson told The Washington Sun Thursday morning.
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The Washington Sun:
Eight Reasons a Democrat Will Win in 2028  —  Democratic optimism is in the air.  Some of it is justified.  — Copy  —  Last week on election night, as Democrats were exulting, I wrote a contrarian argument imploring them to recognize that the road ahead for the party would be tough.
Michelle Del Rey / The Washington Sun:
Trump Vows to Target ‘Democrat Run Cities and States’ Post-Midterms  —  The president made several remarks on Truth Social Thursday about Democratic strongholds and immigration following Republicans' midterms defeat.  — Copy  —  President Donald Trump said he would target cities …
Tom Schaller / Public Notice:
The future of the Supreme Court suddenly looks a lot brighter  —  Public Notice is proudly celebrating 5 years of independent journalism.  Support our work by becoming a paid subscriber ⬇️  —  🌈 Subscribe to PN 🌈  —  The Democrats claimed a sweeping, generational victory in the 2026 midterms.
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Fox News
Alex Miller / Fox News:
Senate Republicans fear ‘brutal’ 2028 map could keep Dems in power for years to come
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Trump pulls Vance off Iran
Eric Katz / The Washington Sun:
Republicans Launch Late Effort to Install New Leader at Congress' Watchdog Arm
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Politico
Paul Kane / The Washington Sun:
Schumer Plots a ‘Durable Majority’ That Flirts With 60 Seats
Discussion: Breitbart
Avery Lotz / Axios:
Trump orders Vance to focus on “corruption” in Democrat-run areas, not Iran
Discussion: HotAir and The Daily Wire
Samuel Chamberlain / New York Post:
Trump orders Vance to focus on blue state ‘corruption and crime,’ says 'we don't need a deal with Iran'
Discussion: RedState and Trump's Truth
Nvidia Newsroom:
NVIDIA Announces CEO Transition  — Colette Kress, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Appointed Interim CEO  — Harvey C. Jones Appointed First-Ever Chair of the Board  —  NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) Board of Directors announced today that Jensen Huang has resigned as President …
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New York Times:
Live Updates: Jensen Huang Resigns From Nvidia After Affairs  —  Mr. Huang, the founder of the chip-making colossus, had been entangled with a woman identified by U.S. intelligence as a Chinese spy.  His departure immediately reverberated through the tech industry.  —  Here's the latest.
Lingling Wei / Wall Street Journal:
A Mystery Businessman Introduced Jensen Huang to His Paramour.  It Was Her Husband.  —  Kang Wei appeared to accept that his wife Alice Huang was in a romantic relationship and spoke openly of her closeness to the Nvidia chief  —  Before the affair that now threatens his job as Nvidia's chief executive …
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.
Avery Lotz / Axios:
Trump pitches Apple's Tim Cook as new Nvidia CEO  —  President Trump is backing Apple executive chairman Tim Cook to replace tech giant Jensen Huang after Huang resigned as Nvidia CEO, though it's unclear whether he meant it as a joke.
Politico:   Veep stakes  —  With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco and Irie Sentner  —  Good Thursday morning.
New York Times:
Jensen Huang Said to Have Had Relationship With Nvidia Executive Who Reports to Him
NBC News:
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns after affair with suspected Chinese spy
Annie Linskey / Wall Street Journal:
Democrats Open Probe Into Top Trump Fundraiser Meredith O'Rourke  —  Incoming committee chairs seek records on $800 million in corporate donations to the president's pet projects  —  WASHINGTON—Democrats set to control key congressional investigative committees are questioning President …
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Evan Halper / New York Times:   Democrats Put Targets on Notice as Trump Oversight Takes Shape
Politico:
Dems feel the need for speed in Trump oversight push
Discussion: The Independent
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Aliya Rahman Is Suing ICE For Abuse.  DHS Deleted Its Tweets About Her.  —  A department spokesperson wouldn't say when ― or why ― it erased its posts defending ICE agents' violent arrest of the Minneapolis resident.  —  WASHINGTON ― A day after Minneapolis resident Aliya Rahman sued …
Discussion: The Hill, Political.org and twitchy.com
Associated Press:
Police say 4 people have been shot in the trendy Logan Circle neighborhood of the nation's capital  —  Four people were shot in a trendy Washington, D.C., neighborhood within walking distance of the White House early Thursday, said police, who were responding to multiple locations.
Mia McCarthy / Politico:
The Freedom Caucus comes to grips with a new reality: They won the war  —  The House Freedom Caucus is staring down an unfamiliar new reality in 2027: questionable relevance.  —  That's partly because the ultra-conservative group achieved an indubitable triumph this week …
Discussion: CBS News and The Hill
ProPublica:
More Than Numbers: Portraits of U.S. Citizens Detained by Immigration Agents  —  In September 2025, Ana Michelle Ramirez Sanan learned that ICE agents had intercepted members of her family as they drove one of her uncles to a court hearing.  Ramirez Sanan, then 17, said she rushed to the scene …
Finya Swai / The Hill:
Peltola holds lead, but Sullivan gains after latest Alaska Senate vote drop  —  Former Rep. Mary Peltola's (D-Alaska) campaign said Wednesday that Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) is running out of opportunities to overcome her lead in the state's closely contested Senate race.
Paul Krugman:
Climates of Treason  —  Why MAGA is making America weak again  —  Jensen Huang is a fool who should never again be allowed close to anything involving national security.  But the Nvidia honeypot story is about much more than one man.  Because the way the Trump administration handled it …
Ali Swenson / Associated Press:
Senators probing RFK Jr.'s testimony on Samoa trip after AP and Guardian showed documents refute it  —  Two Democratic senators are launching an investigation into whether Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lied to Congress about his reason for a 2019 trip to Samoa after The Associated Press …
Discussion: The Guardian and Mercury News
Jon Seidel / Chicago Sun Times:
‘Broadview Six’ judge delays potentially explosive hearing featuring top prosecutor's testimony  —  The move offers some short-term relief to U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros and three other prosecutors who have been ordered to testify, but uncertainty about the hearing will now hang over their heads through the Thanksgiving holiday.
New York Times:
Democrats Have Power Now.  They Shouldn't Waste It on Woke.  —  This leftist thinker is skeptical that they can govern without lecturing the country.  —  Produced by Sophia Muniz  —  The Democrats are back in power with a new economic mandate.  But is that how they will actually govern?
The Downballot:
Morning Digest, sponsored by RunningMate: North Carolina GOP pays the ultimate price for a bona fide dummymander  —  Democrat Raymond Smith just won a district Republicans would've been better off leaving alone  —  Democrat Raymond Smith has emerged as the victor in yet another stunning upset …
Keya Chatterjee / The Contrarian:
Hegseth and Miller Have Gone Too Far  —  It's time to end the occupation of D.C.  —  When we ask a room full of people in Washington, D.C., how many have seen a gang of masked agents from multiple agencies either kidnap or attempt to kidnap a neighbor, about a third of the people in room raises their hands.
Emily Peck / Axios:
Midterms trigger huge economic mood swing  —  There was an unusually sharp partisan mood shift in the wake of the midterms, according to sentiment data from Morning Consult that was shared exclusively with Axios. … - The latest numbers show just how tightly Americans' views on the economy are now intertwined with politics.
Steve Benen / MS NOW:
Amid complaints about oversight, White House counsel appears oblivious to the hypocrisy  —  No one seriously expected Donald Trump or his team to welcome congressional oversight from the incoming Democratic majority, but the organized freak-out from the president and his team since Election Day has nevertheless been a sight to behold.
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Pence delivers scathing rebuke of Vance's Iran war assessment, blames Trump policies for GOP losses  —  The former vice president rejected JD Vance's claim that the war in Iran alone cost Republicans control of Congress  —  EXCLUSIVE - Former Vice President Mike Pence delivered …
Popular Information:
Fossil fuels get guarantees.  Renewables get promises.  —  Inside the permitting bill that is dominating the lame duck Congress  —  On Monday, the Senate voted 73-25 to advance permitting legislation, known as the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act (BAAJA) …
New York Times:
The Concession Call to an Election Winner Is No Longer a Given  —  In a hyperpartisan era when norms and traditions cannot be counted on, some politicians are left waiting by the phone.  —  When the campaign trail runs out, the concession call is a tradition that is excruciating for the loser and sweet for the victor.
Yuliia Taradiuk / The Kyiv Independent:
Starshield speed restrictions return, hampering efforts to intercept Russian drones, Zelensky says  —  Ukraine's military is once again experiencing significant disruptions to the Starshield satellite communications system, the militarized version of Starlink, for several days, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Nov. 12.
 
 
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 Earlier Items: 
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Democratic lawmakers apologize after absences on Hegseth vote
Axios:
Scoop: AOC shakes up team again as 2028 decision looms
Discussion: New York Post
NBC News:
U.S. attorney demands Sen. Richard Blumenthal preserve documents from his inquiry into White House ballroom
Ford McCracken / The Hill:
Republican Turner says Ramaswamy ad sunk his reelection in Ohio
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Wall Street Journal:
‘The Ass-Kicking We Needed’: A Loss in GOP Heartland Exposes a Party in Pieces
Riley Rogerson / Politico:
Brian Poindexter disappears from Democratic groups' endorsement lists
Discussion: Washington Examiner
 

 
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Jonathan Weil / Wall Street Journal:
Nvidia stopped reporting Singapore revenue after its Q2 2025 ended on July 27, when it accounted for 22% of its revenue, after placing Megaspeed on a block list

Julian Chokkattu / Wired:
Google and Samsung open preorders for their Android XR “Intelligent Eyewear” smart glasses, for $395+ for Warby Parker frames and $449+ for Gentle Monster

Financial Times:
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Starshield faced “systematic speed restrictions” for several days; Ukrainian officials believe it is to pressure Kyiv amid peace talks

 
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