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6:05 AM ET, November 13, 2026

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Mychael Schnell / MS NOW:
Van Hollen launches challenge to Schumer for Senate majority leader  —  Sen. Chris Van Hollen is launching a bid for Senate majority leader, the Maryland Democrat announced Thursday evening on MS NOW's “The Briefing with Jen Psaki.”  —  “I am planning to run for the Senate majority leader …
Discussion: Axios, HuffPost and Roll Call
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Van Hollen Says He Will Challenge Schumer for Senate Majority Leader  —  Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland has emerged as a favorite of Democrats seeking an alternative to Senator Chuck Schumer, who says he has the votes to win.  —  Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland announced on Thursday …
Brian Faler / Politico:   Democrats weigh reconciliation bill, even if it's doomed
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Democrats Unite on Economic Populism After Midterm Victories
Discussion: Robert Reich
Wall Street Journal:
Lutnick Fights for His Job as Trump Aides Blame Him for Nvidia Fallout  —  The commerce secretary is under pressure due to his inaction on chip-export controls and tensions with other senior officials  —  WASHINGTON—As the fallout from Jensen Huang's affair with a suspected Chinese …
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Gavin J. Quinton / The Washington Sun:
Democrats Open Probe Into Trump's Deal to Export Nvidia Chips to China  —  The president allegedly approved the chip exports after Nvidia contributed $26 million toward his personal priorities, including the White House ballroom project.  — Copy  —  Congressional Democrats launched …
New York Times:
Lutnick Took a Softer Line on Nvidia as Calls for Tougher Controls Grew … Howard Lutnick has frequently clashed with top officials over how to regulate sales of advanced technology to Asia, particularly Nvidia's chip sales in the region.Doug Mills/The New York Times
Michael Brice-Saddler / The Washington Sun:
What the Logan Circle Shooter Told Me  —  In a series of interviews late last year, Matt Lambert obsessed about his condo's problems — and the man he killed.  — Copy  —  Matt Lambert, a former emergency room physician and health care technology executive, shot five people and then himself …
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New York Post:
DC gym shooter ID'd as Dr. Matt Lambert — who went berserk at HOA over black mold in his $1.1M apartment  —  The gunman in the Washington, DC, gym shooting is a wealthy doctor who had been locked in a battle over black mold in his $1.1 million penthouse — and cited a report about it as his chilling “manifesto.”
Kristina Fiore / MedPage Today:
Doctor Behind Mass Shooting in D.C., Police Say  — Emergency physician accused of shooting multiple people — one fatally — before killing himself  —  Emergency physician Matt Lambert, MD, was named by NBC News as the gunman in Thursday's mass shooting in Washington, D.C., citing law enforcement officials.
Ben T.N. Mause / The Washington Sun:
Trump Wants to ‘Get Cuba Done’ Before Leaving the White House
Reuters:
Former Nvidia CEO Huang had a relationship with a second employee, sources say  —  Ousted Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had an intimate relationship with a second employee, according to two people familiar with the matter, Reuters has learned.  —  The revelation follows two other extramarital affairs that led to his resignation Thursday.
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New York Times:
Trump Had Urged Nvidia's Jensen Huang to Fight for His Job  —  The president called the Nvidia chief on Tuesday, continuing a pattern of supporting him even as the spy scandal was intensifying.  —  President Trump called Jensen Huang on Tuesday, before the Nvidia chief stepped down amid …
New York Times:
Republican Setbacks Swell in the South With Stinging Loss in Mississippi  —  The Democrat Scott Colom's stunning Senate upset punctuated a dismal midterm showing for the G.O.P. in a region they had dominated for years.  —  Republicans were routed in Georgia and stunned in South Carolina.
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Cindy Holscher wins Kansas governor's mansion, keeping it in Democrats' hands
Discussion: Associated Press and Joe.My.God.
Ford McCracken / The Hill:
Trump on Colom's Mississippi Senate win: ‘I give him a lot of credit’
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Roll Call
Jess Bidgood / New York Times:
What Does 2026 Mean for the Map in 2028?
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Fox News
John Hanna / Associated Press:
Democrat Cindy Holscher is elected Kansas' next governor, extending her party's wave of victories
Haley Britzky / CNN:
Hegseth awards medal to soldier who reprimanded him and aides at Arlington Cemetery  —  Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth awarded the soldier who reprimanded him and members of his staff at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier a Joint Service Commendation Medal on Thursday.  —  “We love soldiers.
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Mack Liederman / New York Times:
Soldier Shouts at Hegseth's Group to Show ‘Respect’ at Tomb of the Unknowns
Washington Post:
Hegseth awards medal to soldier who admonished him, his team at Tomb of the Unknowns
Hamed Ahmadi / The Washington Sun:
Hegseth Honors the Soldier Who Scolded His Entourage at Arlington National Cemetery
A.J. Vicens / Reuters:
North Korean hackers steal more than $400 million using video images, FBI says  —  North Korean state-backed hackers have stolen more than $400 million in cryptocurrency over the past 18 months using surreptitiously recorded images of people which are then used to target their contacts, the FBI said Thursday.
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New York Times:
Why 2026 Midterm Polls Underestimated Democratic Support  —  Democratic gains were expected, but surveys almost uniformly underestimated how well the left would do.  Many pollsters seem to have made similar mistakes.  —  In one important sense, polls got the story of this year's election right …
Politico:
White House staffers can no longer meet with lobbyists without prior approval, new memo says  —  Stephen Miller is about to upend the way lobbyists work with the White House.  —  According to a memo from the chief of staff office first obtained by POLITICO, White House staff must receive prior approval …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Forget the Leadership Fights—Everything Comes Back to the Filibuster  —  In her note to TPM over the weekend, Theda Skocpol made a long list of good observations and suggestions about Democrats' path forward.  One of them was deceptively simple: “Stop passing huge kitchen sink bills …
Wall Street Journal:
Biden's Scaled-Back Book Tour Rekindles Questions Over His Health  —  ‘Some days are better than others,’ says former president, who has made limited public appearances this year  —  When Dan Koh won a seat in Congress last week, he received a voicemail from former President Joe Biden congratulating him on his victory.
Discussion: Newsweek, The Hill and HuffPost
Benton Graham / Grist:
The affordability election delivered billions for public transit … In an election dominated by concerns about affordability, voters across the country overwhelmingly agreed to raise taxes to preserve or expand public transit.  —  Out of 27 ballot measures supporting transit …
Natalie Alms / The Washington Sun:
DOJ Tells Agencies to Move to English-Only  —  The guidance reasserts Trump's order with an expanded list of communications that “should” be in English.  — Copy  —  The Trump administration is reasserting its push to strip the federal government of languages other than English.
 
 
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Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Democrats can't wait until after Trump to produce results, James Talarico says
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Senate Dems can look forward to unlikely MAGA allies
Amir Tibon / The Atlantic:
Netanyahu's January 6 Moment
Evan Reynolds / New York Times:
Black Turnout Rose in Georgia, Powered by Younger Voters
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 Earlier Items: 
MS NOW:
Mitch Landrieu, the former mayor of New Orleans, is considering a run for president
Helene Braun / CoinDesk:
Kalshi ends Donald Trump Jr.'s advisory contract over 1789 Capital's Polymarket investment
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Scoop: Meet the new GOP team plotting a Senate comeback
Department of Homeland Security:
ICE Breaks Records in Fiscal Year 2026, With Most Arrests and Deportations in Agency's History
Brett Meiselas / MeidasTouch:
Trump Envoys Meet Putin as Starshield Limits Let Russian Drones Through
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Trump Says He's Pulling Vance Off Iran Talks to Focus on Fraud Campaign
 

 
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Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Bill Simmons and Spotify canceled a ChatGPT partnership after audience backlash; Ringer hosts Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins had voiced unease on air

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Source: NBC News will stop airing one hour of primetime programming on the NBC News Now streaming service, eliminating the Stay Tuned show and a handful of jobs

Rajeev Syal / The Guardian:
A UK jury convicts two Iranians of assisting Iranian intelligence in a plan to “eliminate” journalists at London-based Persian broadcaster Iran International
 
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