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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
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Ashley Gold / Semafor:
Under pressure, Lutnick joins Trump in China
Under pressure, Lutnick joins Trump in China
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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.
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Finya Swai / The Hill:
Van Hollen: Senators who pledged to support Schumer will switch vote — Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said that several senators whom Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's (D-N.Y.) team claimed would vote for him have privately pledged to back Van Hollen instead for majority leader.
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Eric Fayeulle / ABC News:
Van Hollen says Schumer's team trying to ‘instill fear’ to retain Senate leadership
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Van Hollen Says His Senate Challenge to Schumer Is Gaining Support
Van Hollen Says His Senate Challenge to Schumer Is Gaining Support
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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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New York Times:
8 Takeaways From a Big Democratic Gathering in Denver: Democrats in Array — More than a half-dozen potential Democratic presidential candidates made early pitches for themselves and their visions at what amounted to a party-wide post-election victory party.
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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.
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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Annie Nova / CNBC:
Trump breaks silence about FAA nationwide ground stop, blames Biden administration
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Olivia George / Washington Post:
Trump blames Biden for FAA problems in first comments on nationwide ground stop
Trump blames Biden for FAA problems in first comments on nationwide ground stop
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Jenna Monnin / The Washington Sun:
Flight Cancellations Continue as Trump Demands More Money and Blames Biden
Flight Cancellations Continue as Trump Demands More Money and Blames Biden
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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 …
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.
Jasper Goodman / Politico:
Federal prosecutor takes aim at Elizabeth Warren's oversight warnings — A Texas federal prosecutor on Sunday accused Sen. Elizabeth Warren of gearing up “to target private individuals close to” President Donald Trump with investigations and called on her to preserve documents relating to those efforts …
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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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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.
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Why it matters that 2026 wasn't all turnout — On several issues, Democrats held their biggest leads since 2007. The party should be careful not to take the wrong lesson from 2026 — This week at Strength In Numbers: On Tuesday and Friday, I will publish the next two installments …
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 …
Finya Swai / The Hill:
Huckabee Sanders doesn't rule out future presidential bid — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) on Sunday left open the possibility of a future presidential run, saying she is focused on leading her state but stopped short of ruling out a bid for the White House.
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