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New York Times:
Democrats Pulled in Moderates.  Can They Hold On to Them?  —  Does Democratic success signal a broad realignment in American politics?  Or is it a temporary turn away from an unpopular president?  —  Kim Thomas, an electronics salesman in Winterset, Iowa, supported Donald Trump for president in 2024 …
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Robert Jimison / New York Times:
Republicans Turn Back Effort to Impeach Hegseth  —  The G.O.P. banded together to shelve impeachment articles against the defense secretary, sparing him from a damaging rebuke and potential ouster.  —  House Republicans banded together on Tuesday to shelve an effort to impeach Defense …
Discussion: Geller Report and Althouse
Politico:
Hegseth has a Senate Republican problem  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces the biggest threat yet to his tenure, with a House GOP plan to halt an impeachment vote fading and more Republican senators saying they will consider a trial.  —  House lawmakers are expected to reject …
Politico:
The tech right pivots left  —  With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco and Irie Sentner  —  Good Wednesday morning — and a special note of gratitude and thanks to all the vets on Veterans Day.  Get in touch.  —  In today's Playbook ...  — Palantir's Alex Karp softens on Dems as they prepare to retake Congress.
Cynthia Silva / New York Times:
Republican Lawmaker Forces Impeachment Vote on Pete Hegseth
NBC News:
Republican-led House rejects Hegseth impeachment effort
Washington Post:
Hegseth impeachment effort is blocked by House Republicans
Robert Jimison / New York Times:
Hegseth Impeachment Effort Is Derailed by House Republicans
Fox News:
House GOP leaders block Massie's Hegseth impeachment push
Ryan King / New York Post:
Pete Hegseth escapes impeachment as Dems threaten to try again in next Congress
New York Times:
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.
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Axios:
Scoop: Commerce's Lutnick was sent warning on Nvidia CEO affair  —  Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick was sent a highly classified memo warning about Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's relationship with suspected Chinese spy Alice Huang, multiple sources familiar told Axios.
Washington Post:
Spy scandal highlights contradictions at heart of Trump's China policy
Discussion: The Japan Times and RTÉ
Kate Santaliz / Axios:
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 …
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Kate Santaliz / Axios:
House GOP bets on MAGA “fighter” Jim Jordan
Discussion: NPR and MS NOW
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Incoming House Dems prove unusually willing to defy leaders  —  House Democrats' incoming freshman class is barely a week old and already threatening to defy party leaders in ways most of their incumbent colleagues wouldn't dare. … - “My class is huge not because of …
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Michael A. Cohen / MS NOW:
Some Democrats are targeting Jeffries and Schumer. That's a mistake.
Calen Razor / Politico:
Sanders says he won't support Schumer as majority leader
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Kennedys Join Suit to Block Trump's Arch, Saying It Would Mar J.F.K. Gravesite  —  The legal filing argues that the arch would cast a shadow on Kennedy family graves and disrupt the sightline from the eternal flame memorializing the former president.  —  President Trump's planned 250-foot triumphal arch …
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Politico:
Kennedy family seeks to block construction of Trump's arch
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and The Independent
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Scoop — Stephen Miller's post-midterm focus: MAGA and men  —  Stephen Miller wants to use his new role as White House chief of staff to win back young and minority men who helped elect President Trump in 2024 but swung toward Democrats in the midterms, two people familiar with the administration's plans tell Axios.
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Peter Nicholas / NBC News:
Democrats deeply skeptical Trump wants to work with them after his elevation of Stephen Miller
Discussion: Semafor and Los Angeles Times
New York Times:
Bessent Is Moved From D.C.-Area Home to Military Base Amid Iranian Threats  —  The Treasury secretary, who is leading an economic pressure campaign against Iran, is the latest Trump official to leave his home over security concerns.  —  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently moved …
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Mississippi Senate: Scott Colom extends tight lead over Hyde-Smith as ballot deadlines hit … Democratic nominee Scott Colom added slightly to his narrow lead over incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in the Mississippi Senate election as two key ballot deadlines hit Tuesday.
Discussion: Mediaite and Political.org
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Brittney Donovan / The Independent:
Joe Biden swarmed by protesters during surprise Dublin visit to support Hunter  —  Chaos broke out near the event attended by Biden and his family  —  Become an Independent member to bookmark this article  —  Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later?
Tyler Pager / New York Times:
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 …
Daniella Diaz / The Washington Sun:
AOC Plans to Keep Progressives Waiting  —  Progressives — and potential 2028 presidential candidates — waiting on Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's decision about her political future will be waiting for a minute.  —  “I will be deliberating this privately, but I probably …
Brittany Gibson / Axios:
Dems put Noem on notice  —  President Trump fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in March, but Democrats aren't finished with her. … - “Noem, Markwayne, Miller, Homan, Bovino, what's up? … - She was referencing current DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin (who replaced Noem) …
Jose Pagliery / The Washington Sun:
New Jersey Judiciary Agency Charges Alina Habba Mildon With Ethics Violations  —  The formal complaint calls for punishing Mildon, including putting her law license at risk.  — Copy  —  Alina Habba Mildon, a suburban New Jersey lawyer who saw her career skyrocket by attaching herself …
Discussion: New York Times and Forbes
Politico:
Stephen Miller's appointment energizes RFK Jr. and his MAHA allies  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his Make America Healthy Again devotees are setting sky-high expectations for the White House now that Stephen Miller is running the show there.  —  Since President Donald Trump named Miller …
ProPublica:
How Trump's Dismantling of the VA Left a Veterans Hospital in Crisis  —  John Falchetto was a survivor.  In Vietnam, his river gunboat came under devastating rocket fire.  —  He was the only one to make it out alive.  —  But this February, Falchetto, who had just turned 80, began to have piercing stomach pains.
New York Times:10 minutes ago
ICE Officer Involved in Maine Shooting Expressed Anti-Immigrant Hatred  —  The agent talked of foreign bloodlines, denounced noncitizens and more, according to emails obtained by The Times.  His fatal shooting of a Colombian-born motorist in July remains under investigation.
Just Security:
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.
Discussion: CNN
Akayla Gardner / MS NOW:
Against the odds, Black political power rises on Capitol Hill  —  Washington was bracing for a hit to Black representation on Capitol Hill.  Instead, the Congressional Black Caucus is welcoming its biggest — and perhaps most influential — class ever.  —  A new era of Black political power is coming to Washington.
Julie Bosman / New York Times:
The Blue Wave Washed Across Much of America.  But Not Here.  —  By some measures, the Republican Party grew even stronger in South Dakota, one of the states that shifted the least toward Democrats in the midterms.  —  As Consuelo Myers made lattes for her regulars last week in Parker …
Discussion: The Washington Sun and NewsMax.com
Ivan Penn / New York Times:
Average U.S. Heating Costs Will Rise 7% This Winter  —  People who use heating oil will see increases of around 70 percent because the war in Iran has greatly reduced supply of that fuel.  —  Home heating costs are expected to rise more than 7 percent on average across the country this winter …
Discussion: WBUR
Teo Armus / Washington Post:
Democratic socialists will hold dozens of elected offices next year  —  Candidates endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America will hold eight House seats and run the two largest cities next year, as well as serving in dozens of local and state offices.
Discussion: City Journal and American Thinker
 
 
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The new darling of the Democratic left is ... Chris Van Hollen?
Discussion: New Republic and Townhall
Chris Marquette / Politico:
Democrats say voters still want them to investigate Jeffrey Epstein
Politico:
Former FDA head accuses Trump administration of bowing to industry
Discussion: CBS News and FOX 10 Phoenix
Gavin J. Quinton / The Washington Sun:
Mike Lindell Calls for a Midterms Recount — Directing People to Donate to His Nonprofit
Media Matters for America:
Tucker Carlson: “How were the pyramids built? ... Like, how did that happen? No one even asks. And it's considered wrong to ask.”
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
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Declan Harty / Politico:
Wall Street regulator poised to bring charges against prediction market giant Kalshi
Jennifer Scholtes / Politico:
The incoming Senate Appropriations chair calls for December government funding punt
Discussion: Jewish Insider and Semafor
Jalen Beckford / Politico:
USPS sounds alarm over finances, presses Congress for help
Bloomberg Law:
Trump DOJ Appointees Scramble to Exit as Aides Fret Over Careers
Ashley Parker / The Atlantic:
The Scapegals  —  Susie Wiles should have been untouchable.  She'd been with President Trump since …
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
The Trolls' Comeuppance  —  How the attention economy turned on Republicans
Discussion: The Mahablog
 

 
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New York Times:
Nvidia hires former acting US attorney Joon H. Kim and his law firm Wachtell Lipton to conduct a probe into Jensen Huang's affair with an alleged Chinese spy

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