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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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Olivia George / Washington Post:
Trump blames Biden for FAA problems in first comments on nationwide ground stop
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Jalen Beckford / Politico:
Duffy expects flights to return to full capacity Monday
Duffy expects flights to return to full capacity Monday
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Kaanita Iyer / CNN:
What we know about the cause of the nationwide FAA ground stop
What we know about the cause of the nationwide FAA ground stop
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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 …
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.
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Erin Doherty / Politico:
Poll: Midterm losses deepen divide between MAGA and non-MAGA Trump voters — The Republican Party's midterm wipeout has torn apart President Donald Trump's coalition. — For months, polling has shown cracks among Trump's 2024 voters over immigration, the Iran war and the president's influence.
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 …
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.
Eric Fayeulle / ABC News:
Van Hollen says Schumer's team trying to ‘instill fear’ to retain Senate leadership — “We need to earn the people's trust,” Van Hollen told ABC News' “This Week.” — Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen touted his chances of becoming Senate majority leader when Democrats take control of the Senate in January …
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Cam Kettles / Bloomberg:
Fetterman Says Van Hollen as Senate Leader Would Be ‘Troubling’
Fetterman Says Van Hollen as Senate Leader Would Be ‘Troubling’
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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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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 …
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 …
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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Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Democrat Mary Peltola is likely to win Alaska's Senate race, as vote counting continues — NBC News' Decision Desk has characterized the Alaska Senate race as likely Democratic. GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan currently trails Peltola, with both under the 50% mark.
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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 …
Megan Brand / NBC News:
Sen.-elect Scott Colom says investing in the South can help Democrats win ‘a durable majority’ — The Mississippi Democrat also said that fighting for low tariffs was his top priority in lowering costs. … Sen.-elect Scott Colom, D-Miss., emphasized in an interview on NBC's “Meet the Press” …
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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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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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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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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.
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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