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1:40 PM ET, November 15, 2026

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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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Wall Street Journal:
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 …
Financial Times:
Congress moves to pass tighter AI chip export rules following Nvidia scandal
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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 …
Jalen Beckford / Politico:
Van Hollen disputes Schumer's claim that he has the votes to stay leader  —  Sen. Chris Van Hollen on Sunday accused Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer's team of trying to scare Senate Democrats away from backing his bid for majority leader, pushing back on Schumer's claim that he already has the votes to stay in charge.
Discussion: New York Post
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Eric Fayeulle / ABC News:
Van Hollen says Schumer's team trying to ‘instill fear’ to retain Senate leadership
Discussion: MS NOW
Cam Kettles / Bloomberg:
Fetterman Says Van Hollen as Senate Leader Would Be ‘Troubling’
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  —  President Donald Trump broke his silence Sunday morning on the nationwide ground stop, using the travel chaos as an opportunity to blame the Biden administration and call on Congress for to upgrade America's air traffic control system.
Kaanita Iyer / CNN:
What we know about the cause of the nationwide FAA ground stop
Jalen Beckford / Politico:
Duffy expects flights to return to full capacity Monday
Erin Doherty / Politico:
Poll: Republicans have a MAGA dilemma after their midterm losses  —  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.
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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.
Sarah Longwell / The Bulwark:
Republicans Have a ‘Muslim Problem’ Problem  —  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, from the Big Beautiful Bill to the mass deportations to the war with Iran.
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 …
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.
Adam Wren / Politico:
The new empire of the ‘good Murdochs’  —  With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco and Irie Sentner  —  Good Sunday morning.  This is Adam at the wheel, back home now but still discombobulated after contemplating the potential reality of having to set up a permanent Playbook Denver bureau.  Get in touch.
Paul Waldman / MS NOW:
Trump blew up Vance's Iran negotiations — and possibly his 2028 ambitions  —  The day after the Republicans' midterm drubbing, Vice President JD Vance wrote on X, “The reason we lost is the war...And any honest conversation about where we go from here must start there.”
Discussion: Al Jazeera, Townhall and Telegraph
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 …
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.
Discussion: The Hill
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 …
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.
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 …
 
 
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Megan Brand / NBC News:
Sen.-elect Scott Colom says investing in the South can help Democrats win ‘a durable majority’
Discussion: MS NOW
Erin Cox / Washington Post:
Fresh off victory, Democrats gather with a warning: Don't mess this up
Clark S. Judge / The Washington Free Beacon:
When Reagan Rearmed America
Gary Fields / Associated Press:
Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump's Plans to Redevelop East Potomac Golf Course
Washington Post:
Pentagon prepares its own prosecution of general accused of leaking
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Embattled Federal Employees Look to a Democratic Congress for a Lifeline
 Earlier Items: 
New York Times:
After Midterms Triumph, Democrats Look Quickly and Eagerly Ahead to 2028
Discussion: The Washington Sun
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Key Witness in Comey Case Attests to Justice Dept.'s Aggressive Tactics
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Democrat Mary Peltola is likely to win Alaska's Senate race, as vote counting continues
Discussion: New York Times
Marco Margaritoff / HuffPost:
Mamdani Announces Major SNAP Win After Conversation With Trump: ‘And He Agreed’
Hamilton Nolan / How Things Work:
What's Next May Be Familiar If You Remember What Came Before
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
As Crisis Circled the Skies, Trump Kept Out of Sight and Off Topic
Discussion: emptywheel and Mediaite
 

 
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Angela Fu / Poynter:
A look at what a Democratic-controlled Congress could focus on to protect press freedom, including investigating the FCC and reforming transparency laws

Linda Hourani / The Kyiv Independent:
Russia is bringing young foreign influencers to occupied Ukraine, encouraging them to share their highly curated experiences, to legitimize its occupation

Corbin Bolies / Variety:
Inside the first AI Music Awards in Los Angeles, featuring AI announcers, lip-syncing, and human stand-ins, as the ceremony was mired in technical issues

 
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