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.

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.”

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 …

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.

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 …

Cindy Holscher wins Kansas governor's mansion, keeping it in Democrats' hands  —  Democratic state Sen. Cindy Holscher was projected to win the Kansas governor's race, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ), keeping the office in Democratic hands and denying Republicans one of their best pickup opportunities this year.

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 …

Senators probing RFK Jr.'s testimony on Samoa trip after AP and Guardian showed documents refute it  —  Two Democratic senators are launching an investigation into whether Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lied to Congress about his reason for a 2019 trip to Samoa after The Associated Press …

What Does 2026 Mean for the Map in 2028?  —  Mississippi and other states have created new uncertainty about what, exactly, a red state is.  —  America's political map looked pretty calcified — until last week.  —  Democrats' surprising midterm wins across red states …

Trump Says He's Pulling Vance Off Iran Talks to Focus on Fraud Campaign  —  The announcement on social media deepened questions about what the president's plan is to end the war.  “We don't need a deal with Iran,” he wrote.  —  President Trump said on Thursday that he had pulled Vice President JD Vance …

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 …

Police say 4 people have been shot in the trendy Logan Circle neighborhood of the nation's capital  —  Four people were shot in a trendy Washington, D.C., neighborhood within walking distance of the White House early Thursday, said police, who were responding to multiple locations.

Blanche dials back threats to investigate lawmakers .  —  The attorney general said there are no ongoing criminal investigations into House or Senate members' rhetoric  —  Attorney General Todd Blanche on Thursday attempted to back away from suggestions from President Donald Trump …

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.

Trump Envoys Meet Putin as Starshield Limits Let Russian Drones Through  —  Volodymyr Zelenskyy says renewed speed caps prevent Ukrainian interceptor drones from catching jet-powered Shaheds, leaving civilians exposed as Washington presses its diplomacy with Moscow.  —  Co-Founder of MeidasTouch

Mamdani planning announcement to disband controversial NYPD unit  —  NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is expected to unveil a plan for disbanding the NYPD's Strategic Response Group as early as this week, according to three people with knowledge of the long-awaited announcement.

ICE Breaks Records in Fiscal Year 2026, With Most Arrests and Deportations in Agency's History  —  Fiscal Year 2026 alone dwarfed deportation and arrest numbers from the entirety of the Biden Administration  —  In FY26, ICE carried out 483,200 deportations, which broke the record …

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.

Democrats Put Targets on Notice as Trump Oversight Takes Shape  —  Letters that tell companies and officials not to destroy documents signal the direction of potential investigations next year.  —  Congressional Democrats have alerted more than 60 companies, individuals and agencies …

Kalshi ends Donald Trump Jr.'s advisory contract over 1789 Capital's Polymarket investment … Kalshi has terminated its advisory contract with Donald Trump Jr. after learning that his venture capital firm, 1789 Capital, had made a significant investment in rival prediction market Polymarket, Reuters reported on Thursday.

Florida St Patrick's Day parade cancelled over Republican anti-DEI law, causing outrage  —  Ron DeSantis signed law prompting the city of Delray Beach to announce it was scrapping its popular Irish celebration  —  A Florida mayor is working to salvage his city's St Patrick's Day parade …

House Passes Competing Veterans Bills in a Fight Over Funding  —  Legislation addressing the retirement pay of veterans with combat-related disabilities is making its way through Congress, but could collapse amid a funding clash.  —  The House on Thursday overwhelmingly passed …