Jim Jordan wins House GOP minority leader race … - Jordan bested Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), who had served as the No. 2 House Republican since 2014, in the conference-wide secret ballot for minority leader.  — His victory signals an appetite among House Republicans …

Here's the latest.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dismissed an impeachment effort led by a House Republican as a vendetta by a “disgruntled” congressman and rejected accusations of abuse of power.  —  Here's the latest.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday cast the impeachment effort …

The Trolls' Comeuppance  —  How the attention economy turned on Republicans  —  The easiest way to get attention online is to post the most outrageous, controversial take possible.  That encourages other people to do the same, until you're trying to outbid one another with the most extreme take.

Despite Denial, Trump Was Told on Trip to China About Spying on Nvidia Leader  —  Before Jensen Huang boarded Air Force One en route to Beijing, the president was reminded of intelligence showing that he was in a relationship with a woman believed to be a Chinese spy.

Senate GOP proceeds to election  —  Senate Republicans voted 31-15 to proceed to their leadership election, effectively rejecting an attempt by conservatives to delay their leadership election.  The vote, which took place during a closed-door conference meeting Tuesday …

First on CNN: Whistleblowers tell Democrats documents linked to Trump's construction projects are being destroyed  —  House Democrats are demanding that the Interior department retain documents related to President Donald Trump's construction projects around Washington after whistleblowers warned …

Alina Habba Mildon Loses $50 Million Contract That Enraged Trump  —  The former Trump lawyer had signed the contract with a family company weeks before the president gave the family's patriarch a pardon.  —  Alina Habba Mildon, one of President Trump's former lawyers, was fired last week …

Exclusive: Judge Bars DOJ Attorney from Appearing in Case: “Deliberate Attempt to Mislead the Court”  —  On Monday, a federal district court judge barred a Department of Justice attorney from ever appearing again in a particular case, and promised to review whether two other Department attorneys would suffer a similar fate.

White House vows to press ahead with tariffs despite midterm backlash over rising prices … One week after voters punished Republicans over rising prices in the midterm elections, President Donald Trump's White House signaled it would stay the course on tariffs, even as his former top economic advisor warned …

540-Plus Seats Flipped, 6 New Trifectas: Dem Wins At The State Level Keep Piling Up  —  “We are witnessing a ‘shattering of Republicans’ control of the states,” said Will Rusche of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee.  —  WASHINGTON ― A week after Democrats' sweep in the midterm elections …

Sanders says he won't support Schumer as majority leader  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders said Tuesday he will not support Minority Leader Chuck Schumer as leader of the Democratic caucus next year.  Sanders announced his decision at a news conference with Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) …

‘I Know How Much You Love the American People,’ Trump Told Biden in 2021 Letter  —  The letter, which former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. details in a new book, is remarkable for a warm tone starkly at odds with his predecessor's public comments.  —  In his first week in office …

Judge rebukes Kash Patel in Atlantic defamation fight  —  A federal judge took sharp aim at FBI Director Kash Patel on Tuesday, ruling in favor of The Atlantic and freezing most discovery in his defamation lawsuit against the publication. … - “The Court concludes that discovery should be stayed …

Appeals court narrows DOJ's search of journalists' records in leak probe  —  A federal appeals court has blocked the Trump administration from accessing a sweeping set of journalists' LinkedIn records as part of a national security leak probe, saying the “overbroad” search would …

Member of US army arrested as part of Counter Terrorism Policing investigation  —  A member of the US Army has been arrested in the UK as part of an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing, working closely with US authorities, US Military and the FBI.  —  The 41-year-old man was arrested near Gloucester on Tuesday, 10 November.

Trump's Inferno  —  Everyone has been sharing clips of Ross Douthat's remarkable post-election 60 Minutes interview with Donald Trump.  One of them, towards the very end of the segment, has Douthat press Trump on the state of his everlasting soul.  Here's part of the transcript:

Aliya Rahman Sues U.S. Government For January Abuse By ICE Agents In Minneapolis  —  “I am one of many who have been impacted by this government's vile abuse of power,” said Rahman, whose image went viral when ICE agents dragged her out of her car.  —  WASHINGTON ― Aliya Rahman …

Fox & Friends is becoming the center of an “anybody but JD Vance” campaign  —  Fox & Friends, the Fox News morning show beloved by President Donald Trump, is emerging as the nexus of an “anybody but JD Vance” campaign for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination.

Peltola expands lead over Sullivan in Alaska Senate contest  —  Former Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) has expanded her lead over Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) in her state's competitive Senate contest.  —  The latest batch of votes to be counted reported Peltola leading by 2,517 first-choice votes …

Chicago-area father dies shortly after ICE's deportation process to Pakistan  —  Ahmed had chronic health conditions and no criminal record when his children say he was detained, deported, and died mysteriously.  —  WLS  —  Mark Rivera, Tom Jones, Barb Markoff, and Christine Tressel

DOJ Official Urges Wartime Footing, Warns of US Attorney Firings  —  Justice Department leaders plan to force out additional US attorneys while preparing those who remain for wartime footing after their party's midterms losses, a top official warned the nation's chief prosecutors Monday.

Hegseth's security threatens journalists with removal from news conference  —  A security agent for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned reporters awaiting the start of his first news briefing in six months on Tuesday that they will be physically removed if they do not maintain decorum and act professionally.

White supremacist Nick Fuentes linked to college Republican group, records show  —  Computer records reveal College Republican Patriot Coalition's web domain in account registered to Fuentes-managed company  —  A college Republican coalition claiming 31 affiliated student groups in 14 states …

Trump Has a Secret Plan to Evade Accountability.  Will Dems Defeat It?  —  The scale of the victory came as a shock even to Democratic leaders in Washington—including veterans like Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries, both of whom pride themselves on their mastery of polls, cross-tabs …

At least 19 ICE recruits named in DHS hack were hired despite red flags  —  A Post review of records exposed in a DHS breach found that some immigration officers quickly hired last year were involved in past misconduct or criminality.  —  One officer in Detroit fired multiple shots …

House Oversight Committee Releases Report on the Federal Government's Mishandling of Epstein and Maxwell Criminal Investigations  —  WASHINGTON—The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform today released a majority staff report titled, “A Review of the Federal Government's Mishandling …