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New York Times:
Lutnick Pushed to Weaken Chip Rules That Overlap With His Family Business — The commerce secretary has been writing new rules that would affect Southeast Asian data centers, some of which are clients of his former firm. — In Malaysia's lush southern peninsula, a data center known as A201 …
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How Jensen Huang Built the Backdoor Route That Keeps Beijing in the AI Race — Massive data centers in Southeast Asia exploited a gap in U.S. sanctions, providing crucial computing power for Chinese companies and a cover for alleged chip smuggling — SENAWANG, Malaysia …
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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Transportation secretary says he doesn't apologize for FAA's nationwide ground stop — Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy blamed the closure on previous presidential administrations' “lack of investment.” … Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Sunday declined to apologize …
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Jalen Beckford / Politico:
Duffy expects flights to return to full capacity Monday — Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Sunday that he expects flights to resume to full capacity by Monday following Friday's rare nationwide ground stop that left airlines scrambling to get planes and crews back into position.
Suryatapa Chakraborty / The Hill:
Mike Johnson: 'We don't really need any investigation' into FAA ground stop
Mike Johnson: 'We don't really need any investigation' into FAA ground stop
Ezra Klein / New York Times:
The Risk Democrats Need to Take — When I say it this way, it sounds like such an easy call: The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 is the largest reimagining of the federal permitting process in a generation. It would make it far easier to build new energy infrastructure of all kinds …
Sarah Longwell / The Bulwark:
Republicans Have a Muslim Problem Problem — They're caught in a bigotry trap of their own making. — REPUBLICANS DIDN'T HAVE MUCH to run on this year: They controlled the presidency and both houses of Congress, and pretty much all of their major policies were unpopular …
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
As Crisis Circled the Skies, Trump Kept Out of Sight and Off Topic — The F.A.A. called a rare halt on flights nationwide, but the president stayed away from cameras and issued social media posts on the entertainment industry and California's Democratic governor.
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John F. Harris / Politico:
Are Trump Officials Living in an Alternate Reality?
Are Trump Officials Living in an Alternate Reality?
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NBC News:
Why Mary Peltola is on track to win in Alaska, even if ranked choice ballots come into play — The Democratic Senate candidate could still win an outright majority. She also has an advantage in voters' second-choice ballots, according to an NBC News Decision Desk analysis.
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Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Democrat Mary Peltola is likely to win Alaska's Senate race, as vote counting continues
Democrat Mary Peltola is likely to win Alaska's Senate race, as vote counting continues
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Associated Press:
Trump's handpicked party chair faces a rebellion as midterm losses challenge president's grip on GOP — A nascent rebellion is underway against President Donald Trump's handpicked chairman at the Republican National Committee, and it's already getting ugly.
Matt Viser / The Atlantic:
30 Years for Moving a Box — Daniel Sanchez was driving his pickup truck through a college town in North Texas on a Sunday afternoon last summer when he noticed the glow of bright blue police lights behind him. As he pulled over, he realized it wasn't one or two squad cars; it was half a dozen.
Joe Hutchison / Daily Mail:
Two planes collide at Miami airport as audio reveals moment pilot tells air traffic control they'd been hit — Two planes have collided while taxiing at Miami International Airport, with audio revealing the moment one of the pilots had to tell air traffic control of the mishap.
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Paul Waldman / MS NOW:
Trump blew up Vance's Iran negotiations — and possibly his 2028 ambitions — The vice president's post-midterm pivot was underway, until the president knocked it off course. — The day after the Republicans' midterm drubbing, Vice President JD Vance wrote on X, “The reason we lost is the war …
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Al Jazeera, Townhall and Telegraph
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Figures Iran Still Has up to 2,500 Missiles, Countering Trump Assertions — The reconstitution of Tehran's missile stockpile has factored into Trump administration discussions about whether to resume strikes — The U.S. intelligence community assesses that Iran has between 1,500 …
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Russell Contreras / Axios:
Gen Z shatters America's political orthodoxies — Young Americans are challenging beliefs their parents and grandparents once considered sacred — from socialism and Israel to Christianity. … - Socialism: 35 years after the Soviet Union collapsed, some 57% of Americans ages 18-34 view …
Aaron Zitner / Wall Street Journal:
The Centrist Forces Working to Tame the Far Left on Capitol Hill — Democratic House and Senate majorities built on wins in Trump districts and red states are acting as a brake on lofty progressive proposals — DENVER—James Talarico stood before hundreds of Democrats who gathered …
Fox News:
Congress' incoming wealthiest member vows to crack down on politicians getting rich in office — EXCLUSIVE: Rep.-elect Joe Strada, R-Fla., poised to become the wealthiest member of Congress, told Fox News Digital that he plans to crack down on politicians who enrich themselves while serving …
Erica Orden / Politico:
The Not-So-Crazy Legal Strategy to Free Nicolás Maduro … Two days after U.S. military forces downed Venezuela's air defenses, blew open a door to penetrate a compound in Caracas and snatched the country's leader, Nicolas Maduro, he sat in a hushed courtroom in lower Manhattan.
Thomas Barrabi / New York Post:
How ex-Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang threw tantrums in the office, dressed down tech execs: ‘I hope you die’ — Ousted Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was prone to wild temper tantrums at the office, according to company insiders — cruelly dressing down employees and even once hurling a water bottle …
Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Embattled Federal Employees Look to a Democratic Congress for a Lifeline — Former and current workers have found a sympathetic ear among Democrats set to take over the House and Senate. But any reversal of President Trump's cuts are unlikely to happen immediately.
Tressie McMillan Cottom / New York Times:
The South Went Blue and I Lived to See It — Scott Colom won in Mississippi's U.S. Senate race on Wednesday, giving Southern voters the final word in a midterm contest that dragged American democracy back from the brink of the authoritarian abyss. The American South birthed the nation's original sin.
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Gary Fields / Associated Press:
Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump's Plans to Redevelop East Potomac Golf Course — A federal judge on Saturday ordered a two-week delay to any work at a historic Washington public golf course not far from the White House, blocking for now President Donald Trump's push to redevelop the site along …
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Fox News:
Inside Senate GOP's tense post-election reckoning as Thune clashes with Republican critics — Senate Republicans huddled for hours on end to define their remaining time in power and determine if the leadership they had backed so far was the right choice moving forward into a new era in Washington, D.C.
New York Times:
After Midterms Triumph, Democrats Look Quickly and Eagerly Ahead to 2028 — Politicians, donors and campaign strategists are already imagining a large and contentious field of presidential contenders. — Even as Democrats across the country continue to revel in their sweeping midterm election victories …
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