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Nov 11, 2026
Democrat Scott Colom on Wednesday was on the brink of wrapping up a historic win in the Mississippi Senate race after he extended his lead by gaining ground in a new batch of votes.
Colom increased his edge over Republican incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith to nearly 4,000 votes, or more than .3%, after he was expected to overwhelmingly win 817 approved provisional ballots from deep-blue Hinds County, which includes the city of Jackson.
Hinds County voters cast about 2,400 provisional ballots but officials rejected about two-thirds of them, a share that is much higher than in other Mississippi counties. There was no immediate explanation for the discrepancy.
Mississippi has no statewide count of outstanding ballots but it appears there are only handfuls of votes still to be counted by county officials, meaning Hyde-Smith has no realistic path to taking the lead.
Mississippi is expected to certify its final results by Friday. After that, a losing candidate would have to sue to seek a recount, which most analysts believe would be highly unlikely to change the result.
Democrats had already wrapped up 54 Senate seats and are heavily favored in Alaska as well as Mississippi. That sets the party up for a likely total of 56 seats in the incoming Congress, an eye-popping gain of nine compared to the current tally.
Colom, who would become the first Black senator from Mississippi since Reconstruction, is perhaps the most unlikely winner of any 2026 Senate race.
Mississippi hasn't elected a Democratic senator in four decades and President Trump carried the state by 23% in 2024.
Colom's win was powered by extremely high Black turnout across the Deep South after the conservative Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act.
He also won a far larger share of white voters as Trump's MAGA base splinters over rising costs and the unpopular war in Iran.
Colom captured the attention of national pundits with an extreme
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Nov 11, 2026
US President Donald Trump takes part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during Veterans Day observances at Arlington National Cemetery (MANDEL NGAN)President Donald Trump used a US Veterans Day commemoration Wednesday to defend the war against Iran -- an increasingly unpopular conflict that helped trigger a Democratic takeover of Congress in last week's midterm elections.
"The bravery and skill of our amazing American warriors has absolutely been incredible," Trump said in an address at Arlington National Cemetery just outside Washington.
"When this conflict is over, and it will be soon, the entire world will be a much safer and better place, more peaceful place, and a place without the kind of danger that we had to suffer."
The war, which began on February 28 with US and Israeli strikes against Iran, has so far cost the lives of 23 US service members and wounded several hundred more, according to the latest Pentagon figures.
Trump said in his remarks that the conflict was started not by Washington but by Tehran, which "has been waging war on America since 1979." He stressed that US forces were acting in order to halt Iran's capacity to build a nuclear weapon.
During his speech before troops, veterans and top officials in his administration, Trump namechecked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who was in attendance, saying he had "done a fantastic job."
Republicans in the US House of Representatives on Tuesday blocked an effort -- launched by an outgoing Republican lawmaker -- to impeach Hegseth for allegedly waging war without congressional authorization and abusing his powers as Pentagon chief.
Trump, 80, attended a wreath-laying ceremony at the cemetery's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, a sacred symbol for America's lost ser
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Nov 11, 2026
From left: Nancy Pelosi, Steven Horsford and Haley Stevens missed the vote on Tuesday evening.Composite: Getty Images, Bloomberg
Democratic lawmakers expressed outrage at nearly a dozen of their colleagues for missing a vote Tuesday evening to impeach the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, allowing Republicans to defeat the effort.
Eleven Democrats missed the key procedural vote on the impeachment effort, which failed by just seven votes. Some blamed traffic and conflicting events and others accused Speaker Mike Johnson of closing the vote early. Many of those not in the Capitol said they support the effort to impeach Hegseth.
"You should show up and do your job," Abdul El-Sayed, the senator-elect of Michigan, said on CNN to the Democratic lawmakers Tuesday.
Richard Ojeda, the representative-elect of North Carolina, told CNN that the Democratic representatives "failed" by not voting.
"Shame on them for not showing up," Ojeda said on Tuesday. "I mean, this is important … they had an opportunity to finally get rid of this buffoonery we had."
The missing Democrats gave House Republicans the numbers to shelve the impeachment effort by voting 211 - 204 to refer eight articles of impeachment against
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Nov 11, 2026
The White House counsel's office is warning Rep. Robert Garcia, the future head of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, that Democrats' threats to engage in oversight against the Trump administration could cross the line into criminal behavior.
— Alayna Treene (@alaynatreene) November 11, 2026
The warning came in a Monday letter from White House counsel Will Scharf to Rep. Garcia that was obtained by ABC News.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
This article originally appeared on Good Morning America at https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/top-wh-lawyer-warns-democrats-140924079.html
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Nov 11, 2026
A police force in the U.K. said Tuesday it has been contacted by "several people" about possible criminal allegations against disgraced comedian and actor Russell Brand, who was sentenced Monday to more than 10 years in prison for rape and sexual assaults.
In a statement, London's Metropolitan Police said that "several people have contacted the investigation team during and since the trial to provide information or report a potential criminal allegation."
"Detectives are assessing this information as part of their ongoing enquiries," the police force added.
Last week, Met Police commissioner Mark Rowley said that two further rape allegations were being investigated. On Monday, Metropolitan Police Detective Superintendent Andy Furphy appealed outside the court after Brand's sentencing for other potential accusers to come forward. Brand has not been charged regarding these new allegations.
"I want to make a direct appeal to anyone who has been a victim of rape or any other sexual offense. We know it can take enormous courage to speak about what has happened to you, no matter how long ago it occurred or who was responsible," Furphy said outside of Southwark Crown Court. "If you come forward, you will be listened to, supported and treated with care and compassion."
The developments come amid new allegations from Brand's former girlfriend Jemima Goldsmith on Monday, who accused him of "violence, coercive control and abuse" while the two were together.
In a statement shared on X, the TV producer, who dated Brand for a year, wrote that she had to call the police to have him removed from her house in 2014 "during a violent incident." S
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Nov 11, 2026
What to know about the Iran war today:The head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary vowed Wednesday that Tehran would not allow the removal of "even a single particle of enriched nuclear material" from the country, casting doubt on diplomatic efforts as the U.S. has long sought a peace deal that would see Iran give up its enriched uranium.President Trump has argued that he needed to launch the war with Iran to prevent the Islamic Republic from obtaining a nuclear weapon, which the regime has always denied any intention of doing. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters Tuesday that "crazy Islamists in Tehran will never ever have a nuclear weapon."The war with Iran will cost Persian Gulf nations, most of which are close U.S. allies, more than $200 billion in damages, insurer Allianz Trade said Wednesday. Economic losses could reach nearly four times that amount by 2030, the insurer added.
Iranian officials says Europe and the U.S. have "heard the repercussions" of war
An adviser to Iran's supreme leader said Wednesday that the U.S. and Europe "have heard the repercussions" of the war launched jointly more than eight months ago by the U.S. and Israel.
In a post on X, Mohammad Mokhber said other nations' participation in the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports constituted an act of war that would be recorded "in the nation's historical memory."
"Responsibility and the consequences of such actions will extend to all participants, regardless of geographical boundaries," Mokhber said.
He did not mention any specific repercussions, but France has blamed Iran for
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Nov 11, 2026
Washington — After seeing success in reshaping the federal judiciary in his first term and the initial two years of his second administration, President Trump and Republicans' campaign to shift the courts to the right could be coming to an end with Democrats poised to take control of the Senate next year.
During his first term in office, Mr. Trump successfully put more than 230 judges on the federal bench, including three justices on the Supreme Court, remaking the judicial branch for decades. So far during his second term, the Senate has confirmed 57 of the president's judicial picks. In total, Trump nominees make up about one-third of active federal judges.
But Democrats are now poised to control at least 54 Senate seats, and as many as 56 depending on the outcome of races in Mississippi and Alaska, making it unlikely that Mr. Trump will fill many more vacancies on the U.S. district and appeals courts.
"No one, or nearly no one, is going to get confirmed, so what he does in terms of nominating people, we'll see," Ed Whelan, a distinguished senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and former law clerk to the late Justice Antonin Scalia, told CBS News.
There are currently 28 vacancies on the federal courts and another
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Nov 11, 2026
House Republicans on Tuesday tapped Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) to lead their diminished conference in the next Congress, betting that a conservative spitfire — and onetime leadership nemesis — can restore the fight to a party battered by the midterms and scrambling for a path back to power.
In brief comments right out of the gate, Jordan set the tenor of the coming clash, vowing to fight the ascendant Democrats on the size and scope of federal power — an issue that's taken on fresh significance with the arrival of a new crop of democratic socialist members.
"When Democrats offer more government, we'll offer more freedom," Jordan told reporters in the Capitol shortly after his victory at a press conference where new leaders declined to take questions. "And we will bring that fight in committee, on the floor and on the stump every single day."
He has a steep climb ahead.
Jordan's task is not only to bring together the warring factions of a restive party demoralized by their election rout and sniping over who's to blame but also to craft a message that will resonate with alienated voters ahead of the 2028 elections — all while defending President Trump from the myriad investigations
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Nov 11, 2026
NEED TO KNOWJoe Biden gets candid about his stage 4 prostate cancer as he releases his new memoir, Promise Me, AmericaThe former president reflects on life, withdrawing from the 2024 race and the legacy he hopes to leave Dr. Jill Biden describes the daily realities of caring for her husband with support from their familyTwo days after the Democrats swept the midterm elections, former President Joe Biden has that signature twinkle in his blue eyes.
"Look at the people we got elected: first women governors, first Black governors," he tells PEOPLE with a quiet rasp.
At 83, and living with stage 4 prostate cancer — for which he completed radiation and is undergoing hormone therapy — Biden is slower than when he suddenly withdrew from the presidential race in 2024 following a disastrous debate against Donald Trump and amid concerns about his health. Still, his perennial optimism remains.
"I'm not saying I'll live forever," says the one-term president, seated in the dining room of his Wilmington, Del., lake house, "but the point is that I have all my faculties, I have access to all the things I had before and I feel good."
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Nov 11, 2026
The incoming chairwoman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is warning former Department of Homeland Security adviser Corey Lewandowski to preserve records, indicating she will probe his time at the agency.
"As incoming HSGAC Chair, I intend to use the Committee's full authorities—including where necessary compulsory process—to expose corruption and waste. I therefore renew my request that you preserve all relevant records," Senator Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., wrote in a letter to Lewandowski obtained by ABC News. "Should any such records prove unavailable when the Committee requests them, the Committee will want to understand how, and when, that came to be."
Lewandowski has been a target for oversight for Democrats after he left his role earlier this year at DHS, where he served as what sources described as the de-facto chief of staff for former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.
Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images - PHOTO: Corey Lewandowski, chief advisor to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem, following a news conference at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) headquarters in Washington, D.C,, Jan. 24, 2026. DOJ probing Trump ally Corey Lewandowski's actions at DHS after inspector general referral: SourcesJustice Department prosecutors are also investigating the agency's contracting activities in the first year of the second Trump administration and scrutinizing Lewandowski, two sources familiar with th
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Nov 11, 2026
The NewsSenate Republicans spent this week wrestling through divisions, reelecting John Thune as their leader, and pledging to confirm conservative judges while avoiding a government shutdown during their last two months in the majority.
They still haven't figured out how to use their greatest power in the lame duck: another big party-line bill that would send billions to the Pentagon. Such a proposal could contain other GOP priorities; Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, dubbed it the "last supper" for the party's reign.
Republicans have just a few more weeks to use the blunt power of budget reconciliation, which allows them to evade a filibuster to send President Donald Trump funding viewed as crucial by many in the Republican Party for depleted military reserves and ammunition after nine months of war. Using the tool, which Republicans wielded last year to pass a party line tax bill and this year for immigration enforcement funding, represents a crucial calculation for Thune to make as Democrats weigh blocking a government funding bill if it includes money for the Iran conflict.
But passing a party-line bill is not going to be easy: It requires 50 Senate votes, a majority in the House, and two unlimited Senate vote-a-ramas that defeated or retiring members may have little interest in enduring. And Senate Budget Chair Ron Johnson, R-Wis., who would set the stage for another big party-line bill, said he's worried the party isn't moving quickly enough.
"Right now, I'm not getting engagement from the White House, from either Senate or House leadership. So if that's going to happen, it's going to come from the pressure from members here," Johnson told Semafor on Tuesday.
Republicans are divided over whether they should shovel more money towards the Pentagon with the Iran war is ongoing, particularly since many in the GOP cite the conflict as one of the main reasons for the party's brutal losses in this month's midterm electio
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Nov 11, 2026
It may be the most important decision Hakeem Jeffries makes when, as expected, he takes the speaker's gavel in January and ignites a long-awaited constitutional clash with President Donald Trump: the selection of the House's top lawyer.
The House general counsel will be the muscle behind the chamber's legal strategy to shatter Trump's anticipated stonewalling, its gatekeeper to ensure only winnable fights end up in court, and its shield against a Justice Department that has already tried and failed to indict several Democratic members. And if the House pursues a third impeachment against Trump, its lawyer will be tasked with leading the chamber into the rarely litigated breach.
That daunting job description comes with an even more ambitious goal: reasserting Congress' power to check the president and reversing what Democrats see as the executive branch's slow march toward autocracy under one-party rule.
Democrats have been huddling for weeks to chart this approach — even before recapturing the House majority — meeting with lawyers steeped in the precepts of congressional power so they're ready come Jan. 3.
Jeffries and his top allies have not yet settled on a final candidate but view the choice as a crucial priority, according to a person familiar with the caucus deliberations, granted anonymity to share private conversations. The Democratic leader is also invested in restructuring and beefing up the House counsel's office after years of Republican leadership uninterested in probing Trump administration excesses, the person said.
Typically, speakers have appointed House counsels within several weeks of the start of a new session. Discussions about the next Congress' oversight, including the role of House counsel, are well underway, said Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), who is slated to chair the Judiciary Committee.
"There are some impressive and road-tested lawyers for the people who have surfaced over the last couple of years," Ras
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Nov 11, 2026
Progressive lawmakers and activists are hoping to harness momentum from last week's sweeping Democratic victories to install inspiring new congressional leaders.
Many have looked at the Senate and found their guy: a 67-year-old father of three from an affluent Washington suburb who has held public office continuously since 1991.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland has emerged as the alternative of choice for a swath of Democrats who believe Chuck Schumer, the longtime Senate Democratic leader, should step aside despite presiding over massive midterm gains.
It's the culmination of a remarkable resurgence for Van Hollen, who spent years inching up the Democratic leadership ladder in the House only to ditch his seniority there for the back benches of the Senate in 2017.
Over the past two years, he has emerged as an increasingly strident critic of the Democratic party establishment and its approach to President Donald Trump, as well as its positions on populist economic policies and the U.S. relationship with Israel — and members of the party's left flank have noticed.
A wave of House Democrats, outside activists and even at least one newly elected senator are effectively trying to draft him into what could be an uphill race to unseat the 75-year-old Schumer as majority leader.
"I have been very impressed by Senator Van Hollen's leadership," said Sen.-elect Peggy Flanagan of Minnesota, who beat a more centrist Democrat in her state's primary and has said she will not back Schumer.
Van Hollen has wavered on whether he is pursuing a role in Senate leadership or perhaps instead a 2028 run for the presidency. He said Tuesday he is "actively listening" as he keeps the door open to a majority leader bid ahead of the early December caucus elections.
"I'm trying to talk to our members, and I think it's important to reach out to everybody," he said in the Capitol halls.
Flanagan said she had not had "formal conversations" wi
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Nov 11, 2026
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Russia and Ukraine agreed a large exchange of prisoners of war, envoys said Wednesday as two days of U.S. mediated talks concluded, but they announced no major breakthrough on ending the conflict that began after Moscow's full-scale invasion nearly five years ago.
Hopes had been low for any significant development in the first meeting in nine months between the delegations. Russia and Ukraine have from time to time swapped POWs but have remained far apart in their demands for accepting a peace settlement.
U.S. officials say they are determined to revive Washington's peace efforts that so far have failed to deliver significant results.
As well as postwar security guarantees for both countries, other key hurdles for negotiators are the fate of Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory and what role European countries will play in an eventual settlement.
US envoys to meet with Putin and Zelenskyy
The session was the first such meeting since February on Russia's invasion, which analysts and humanitarian organizations say has killed hundreds of thousands of soldiers and thousands of civilians.
"One of the positives is we agreed that we're going to have the biggest humanitarian release of prisoners, which we're going to finalize the numbers tomorrow," said Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law, afte
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Nov 11, 2026
By Eduardo Baptista
BEIJING, Nov 11 (Reuters) - A Chinese university with deep ties to the People's Liberation Army bought Nvidia's powerful H200 AI chips last month despite being on a US export blacklist, procurement records show, highlighting gaps in Washington's efforts to curb China's access to advanced technology.
The findings come as Nvidia and its CEO Jensen Huang face mounting scrutiny in Washington over his lobbying for looser restrictions on sales ?of AI chips to China, following reports alleging he was targeted by a Chinese spying operation.
Huang has argued that continued US sales to China would preserve American technological leadership and keep Chinese customers reliant on US technology. ?But some US lawmakers say access to Nvidia's most powerful AI chips can speed China's development of AI systems for weapons design, intelligence analysis and military modernisation.
Both Democrats and Republicans in Congress have urged stronger controls on China's access to advanced AI chips, such as chip-tracking requirements and greater congressional oversight ?of exports. Three Republican congressional committee chairmen have requested a briefing with Huang on November 18 over his reported contacts with an alleged Chinese intelligence operative.
Northwestern Polytechnical University bought two H200 chips last month for 874,700 yuan ($123,000), according to an October 21 procurement record on its website.
Northwestern is a member of the "Seven Sons of National Defense" group of Chinese universities under U.S. sanctions and with a history of conducting defence-related research for Beijing.
The chips were purchased for its management school from Shaanxi Bosuan Network Technology rather than directly from Nvidia, the record shows.
The H200 is among Nvidia's most capable chips for training and running advanced AI systems and is subject to US export licence approvals, which are normally de
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Nov 11, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — Extramarital affairs are usually private matters. Jensen Huang's has global implications.
The 63-year-old is the leading face of the artificial intelligence revolution with his black leather jackets and fluff of gray hair. He runs the company Nvidia, which produces highly coveted computer chips. That's landed him on a late-night-phone-call basis with President Donald Trump, a promoter of the industry.
But Huang was also liaising with a Chinese businessperson who has allegedly fed intelligence — as well as advanced chips — to China. Alice Huang is a former executive at the Singapore-based cloud computing company Megaspeed.
It's a saga of personal betrayal, corporate espionage and high-tech development, and the fallout is spreading across Washington. There are bipartisan calls for investigations on Capitol Hill. The Department of Justice has opened its own investigation. Nvidia, one of the most valuable companies in the world, is conducting an internal review.
Some expect the technology to reshape human civilization by imbuing computers with the vast powers of creation and analysis, and Trump has repeated that "whoever wins AI, wins." Nvidia is the backbone of America's plans for dominating the field.
When asked about Jensen Huang's affair, Trump said this week that he had spoken to the tech executive as the scandal grew.
"I think he'll be in good shape," Trump said, adding that "he said he had absolutely no idea that the person in question was a spy."
As for when th
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Nov 10, 2026
By David Lawder and Kanishka Singh
WASHINGTON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has recently moved from his Washington, DC residence to a US military base ?after Iranian threats against his life, two people familiar with the matter said ?on Tuesday.
The New York Times first reported the move. A senior intelligence official in the Trump administration warned in a ?memo seen by Reuters late last month that Iranian plots against US personnel and American citizens had reached an advanced stage.
Bessent has led the US sanctions and economic pressure campaign against Iran, dubbed Operation Economic Outcast, since August to try to push Tehran to end attacks on shipping and ?reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The ?crucial waterway has been largely closed since the US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28.
The economic pressure campaign, which coincides with a US ?naval blockade of Iranian ports, has included sanctions on Middle Eastern bank branches and other financial services firms facilitating transactions with Iran.
"The secretary will not be deterred by the Iranian regime's threats and remains ?committed to ?executing Operation Economic Outcast and maintaining the blockade, ?which together are collapsing Iran's economy," a ?US Treasury spokesperson said in an emailed statement.
The Times reported the severity of the threats to Bessent was not immediately clear.
A source familiar with the matter said security concerns surrounding Bessent increased when the Wall Street Journal published an aerial view of the Georgetown mansion that Bessent bought for $12.5 million shortly after his confirmation as Treasury secretary in January 2025.
The photo allowed Bessent's ?home to be geolocated, and Bessent was relocated to a ?military base for his safety, the source said, adding: "The ?news media has an obligation to act ?responsibly amid growing threats against public officials."
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Nov 10, 2026
The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to effectively kill the articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth — for now — by blocking their consideration on the House floor and sending them back to the Judiciary Committee, where GOP leaders can hold them up until the next Congress is seated in January 2027.
Democrats — who voted unanimously against shelving the impeachment charges — will have a large House majority next year after winning at least 255 seats in last week's midterm elections. They have already vowed to try to remove Hegseth from office when they take control of Congress.
"In the majority, one of the first things we're gonna do is run Pete Hegseth out of town," Democratic Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York, the minority leader who is poised to become House speaker, said at a rally last month.
Eleven Democrats missed Tuesday's vote, which succeeded in blocking the charges by a 211 to 204 margin.
Rep. Thomas Massie, a Republican from Kentucky, reintroduced articles of impeachment against Hegseth on Monday, alleging that the embattled Pentagon chief had committed "high crimes and misdemeanors" and abused the power of his office by violating the War Powers Resolution, conducting military operations without congressional authorization and ordering unlawful military actions in several countries.
On Tuesday, Massie was the only Republican who broke with his party and voted to keep the articles
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Nov 10, 2026
Three people were killed and at least three others critically injured after a vehicle reportedly struck pedestrians in North Hollywood Tuesday evening, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
The collision was reported around 5:55 p.m. on Nov. 10 in the 5300 block of North Lankershim Boulevard, near Weddington Street.
LAFD officials said three victims were pronounced dead at the scene, while paramedics transported at least three additional patients to local hospitals in critical condition.
Aerial footage of the scene captured by Sky5 showed the driver, who was alert and speaking to firefighters while he was put into a wheelchair after. Crews were forced to extricate the man from the vehicle.
It appeared that the involved vehicle was a light-colored SUV that was driven into a food vendor's tent when it struck the six pedestrians. Debris from the crash was spread across the sidewalk and the busy Lankershim Boulevard corridor where Metro riders are always boarding and debarking buses and trains.
A large emergency response was dispatched to a possibly deadly traffic collision in North Hollywood on NOv. 10, 2026. (K
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Nov 10, 2026
Alina Habba Mildon, a former attorney for President Donald Trump, has been terminated from her multi-million-dollar role at Florida-registered Concord Partners following months of intense public scrutiny, according to reports.
In a November 4 termination letter obtained by The New York Times, Concord Partners — a firm established by the family of Venezuelan billionaire banker Julio Herrera Velutini — cited a "failure to perform duties" as the reason for releasing Mildon. A source close to the family told the publication that Mildon's attention shifted away from her role after she began dating Turkish investor Turhan Mildon earlier this year.
The departure follows public criticism from Trump, who denounced the lucrative arrangement after details of the contract were disclosed.
"I thought it was terrible," Trump told reporters last month, according to The New York Times. "I told her, and I said, I don't want her paid.' I thought we had somebody speak to the people that did it, and she used her relationship to do that. And it was far too much."
Mediaite also reported Trump saying of the arrangement: "You know, it's one thing for a
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Nov 10, 2026
Several members of the Kennedy family have sued President Donald Trump, aiming to stop the building of the triumphal arch he hopes to build near Washington, D.C., new court filings show.
The proposed 250-foot monument in the style of Paris' Arc de Triomphe would be built on the Virginia side of the Potomac River between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery, where American veterans have been laid to rest since the Civil War. According to Kennedy family members behind the lawsuit, the 25-story arch would "cast a shadow" over memorials to their family members laid to rest in the historic burial site.
"President Donald J. Trump is attempting to unlawfully erect a massive arch," says the Kennedy family members' lawsuit, "that will permanently cast shadows over and damage historically significant sightlines to the existing gravesites and memorials established in the Kennedy family's honor at Arlington National Cemetery, as well as to the memorials of hundreds of thousands of fallen American heroes."
According to the lawsuit, the arch would block sightlines onto the John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame, a memorial to the former president who was
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Nov 10, 2026
A group of Democratic lawmakers is seeking information from the Trump administration after an 8-year-old Haitian boy was taken into government custody last week.
In a letter to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday, six Democratic lawmakers asked what steps are being taken to reunite the child with his family.
"Video footage appears to show the use of restraints on a child who seemed to pose no threat to those around him, raising serious questions about the handling of this incident," the lawmakers wrote. "We express concerns about the basis for this action and the harm it may cause a young child who appeared for his required hearing."
Trump says 'too tough' deportation policies hurt him in the midtermsThe 8-year-old, who lost Temporary Protected Status earlier this year as part of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, was taken into federal custody during an immigration check-in last week, according to local advocates and school officials.
The third grader, who attends Fay Elementary School in San Diego, was detained alone after attending an Immigration and Customs Enforcement appointment with his uncle on Thursday.
Advocates and school officials previously said the boy had been living with his uncle and cousins after his father was deported to Mexico last year.
"They did not give the father the opportunity or chance to actually put in place legal guardianship for the kid," said Guerline Jozef, the executive director of the nonprofit Haitian Bridge Alliance.
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Nov 10, 2026
The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to effectively kill the articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth — for now — by blocking their consideration on the House floor and sending them back to the Judiciary Committee, where GOP leaders can hold them up until the next Congress is seated in January 2027.
Democrats — who voted unanimously against shelving the impeachment effort — will have a large House majority next year after winning at least 255 seats in last week's midterm elections. They have already vowed to try to remove Hegseth from office when they take control of Congress.
"In the majority, one of the first things we're gonna do is run Pete Hegseth out of town," Democratic Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York, the minority leader who is poised to become House speaker, said at a rally last month.
Rep. Thomas Massie, a Republican from Kentucky, reintroduced the articles of impeachment against Hegseth on Monday, alleging that the embattled Pentagon chief had committed "high crimes and misdemeanors" and abused the power of his office by violating the War Powers Resolution, conducting military operations without congressional authorization and ordering unlawful military actions in several countries.
On Tuesday, Massie was the only Republican who broke with his party and voted to keep the articles of impeachment alive.
Before Tuesday's vote, Hegseth struck a defiant tone in a Pentagon news briefing.
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Nov 10, 2026
Democrat Scott Colom's lead over Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith in the uncalled Mississippi Senate race grew to 2,604 votes on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press, ahead of key deadlines this week to finalize the results.
Outstanding ballots are due by Tuesday, Nov. 10. County clerks have until Nov. 13 to certify the election. And Colom's lead has widened almost every day since Election Day, when it stood at just 65 votes.
Even though 97% of the vote is in, the AP has yet to call the race because the gap between Colom and Hyde-Smith remains narrow — just 0.28% of all ballots cast.
Colom has continually expressed confidence that his campaign will prevail, flooding the airwaves and attending at least eight events over the last few days. "It's very clear the direction of this," he told reporters on Friday. "[Cindy Hyde-Smith] needs to answer questions. What is her path to victory? She doesn't have one."
In contrast, Hyde-Smith had "not been seen publicly since she left her election night watch party just outside of Jackson," according to CNN. She returned to Washington, D.C. on Tuesday and told CBS that she was "feeling very optimistic."
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Nov 10, 2026
The NFL trade deadline had plenty of action.
There were multiple teams who traded for a new starting quarterback. Stars at all three levels of the defense were dealt. There were well-known offensive linemen and receivers moved. Strangely, after weeks of chatter, the only position that didn't see a trade was running back. But there were enough deals to keep everyone busy.
Here are the five most impactful trades made since the start of this season:
1. DT Jeffery Simmons, BearsSimmons showed in his first game at Seattle how much he will impact the Bears this season. Chicago's defense looked much different with Simmons in the middle, taking up attention from blockers and still making plays. He was a first-team All-Pro last season and could be on a similar path this season. Everyone saw Simmons' dominance, yet the Bears were the team that acted on it. Chicago sent two first-round draft picks to Tennessee for Simmons, who is 29 years old, but the Bears and their fans won't mind if he helps break a Super Bowl drought that dates back to the 1985 season. Given how good Chicago's offense is and how the defense has improved already with Simmons in the middle, it's realistic to think Chicago could find itself in the Super Bowl.
"I think he's just — I don't know — you can feel his presence," linebacker T.J. Edwards said after Simmons' Week 8 Bears debut, according to the tea
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Nov 10, 2026
Washington — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said Tuesday he won't support New York Sen. Chuck Schumer as Democratic leader when the party takes control of the Senate, becoming the most prominent progressive to oppose his candidacy to date.
Sanders made the announcement at a press conference at the Capitol, saying last week's midterm elections were "about change." Democrats will control at least 54 seats when the 120th Congress convenes in January.
"It was an election across the country, in red states and blue states, where people were looking around them and saying, 'What is going on in America, when I am struggling to put food on the table, pay for healthcare, pay for housing, and I'm worried not only that my life economically is going nowhere, everything being equal, my kid in the richest country in the history of the world is going to have the lowest standard of living than I do?' And while all of this is going on, the billionaire class has never ever had it so good," Sanders said.
He added: "I personally have known Chuck Schumer for over 30 years, and I like Chuck. Nobody who works harder than Chuck Schumer. But in my view, the time is now for change, and I will not be supporting Chuck to be reelected as the Democratic leader."
Sanders, an independent who caucuses with the Democrats, called for "a vigorous debate about the direction of the Democratic Party."
"We need to have that out in the open to show the American people that a new day has come and that their votes meant a new direction in Washington," he said.
Sanders appeared alongside Michigan Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin, who said that "whoever wants to run this caucus should come forward with a plan on how they're going to govern differently, what they're going to do in the first 100 days to put money in people's pockets, and then in particular how they're going to communicate differently."
Slotkin said she is "not actively seeking this job"
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Nov 10, 2026
A SNAP sign is seen at the entrance to a Big Lots store in Portland, Oregon. - iStock Editorial/Getty Images
Roughly 6.3 million low-income Americans could lose their food stamp benefits in fiscal year 2029 under a US Department of Agriculture proposed rule released Tuesday. That's nearly one in five enrollees in the safety net program.
The proposal would end a policy that gives states flexibility in approving applicants for food stamps if they are receiving other public aid, which could have higher gross income limits. The policy, known as "broad-based categorical eligibility," has long been a target of Republicans.
The affected food stamp recipients would no longer qualify because their income or resources exceed federal limits for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, the formal name for food stamps, according to the proposed rule.
The move would also have ripple effects across other key nutrition assistance programs, particularly those for children.
About 1.8 million children would no longer be automatically eligible for free school meals if the proposal is finalized, though the USDA said nearly all would still qualify for free or reduced-price meals if they apply separately. Similarly, 16,500 pregnant women, mothers, infants and children would have to apply for the WIC nutrition program, while another 5,500 participants would no longer be eligible for it.
The proposed rule would increase the paperwork burden on enrollees and on state age
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Nov 10, 2026
A nor'easter could be on the way later this week, bringing rain, gusty winds and a chance of the season's first snow to parts of the Northeast and Great Lakes.
The National Weather Service's Weather Prediction Center (WPC) said it is highly likely that a storm will develop over the Ohio Valley on Wednesday, and could bring thunderstorms and gusty winds from the Midwest to the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys as it moves east. Later, it will shift off the Mid-Atlantic coast and is projected to strengthen Friday.
"Drastically colder air" is also forecast to surge into the eastern half of the country by Wednesday night, the WPC said, with increasing winds by Thursday morning and wet snow possible in the upper Great Lakes. Nearly 200 million people across the eastern half of the country will experience their coldest temperatures since spring, CNN reported.
The WPC said much colder air will rush south across the Great Lakes, bringing snow showers, while the storm itself is forecast to bring "a cold rain and potential inland snow for the Central Appalachians."
While forecasters are confident a storm will form, the WPC said its exact track and impacts are not yet known.
Is snow likely?The first snow of the season looks most likely for those in the mountains, according to the WP
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Nov 10, 2026
Transit officials in Detroit said they are looking into a recent incident in which two horses were captured on video briefly boarding a public bus.
The Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT) said in a statement Tuesday that it is "aware of a recent incident where two horses were allowed to walk through a bus as it was pulled over at a bus stop."
Ellessia Drew via Storyful - PHOTO: A still from video showing two horses boarding a public bus in Detroit on Nov. 7, 2026. Transit officials said they are looking into the recent incident.Video of the incident shows two people leading two saddled horses onto the bus while it was pulled over at the stop, then exiting from the rear doors several seconds later.
"We are taking appropriate steps to address this incident as it is not consistent with DDOT policy and potentially creates an unsafe and uncomfortable ride for our passengers," DDOT said.
Ellessia Drew via Storyful - PHOTO: A still from video showing two horses getting off a public bus in Detroit on Nov. 7, 2026. Transit officials said they are looking into the recent incident.
The incident occurred Saturday along 7 Mile East near Strasburg Street. It is unclear how many passengers were on the bus at the time.
DDOT noted that only service animals are allowed on buses and "must be under control by the person with disabilities at all times, must not occupy a seat, and must either sit on the floor, or on the person's lap."
This article originally appeared on ABC News at https://abcnews.com/US/detroit-transit-officials-unsafe-incident-2-h
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Nov 10, 2026
Meghan Markle's estranged father, Thomas Markle, cut off his ankle monitor while on house arrest after being charged with having child sexual abuse material, federal authorities said on Tuesday.
"Four days ago, a federal judge allowed Mr. Markle to remain out of custody pending trial," Bill Essayli, first assistant U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, said in a statement posted to X. "He was ordered to wear a location monitoring device. He allegedly cut the bracelet off at 1:45 a.m. last night. Release conditions are court orders, not suggestions. We are asking the court to revoke his release and detain him pending trial, and we will continue to prosecute this case to the fullest extent of the law."
A Justice Department spokesperson told the BBC that Markle, 82, appeared in court in Tampa, Fla., on Tuesday after he allegedly removed his ankle monitor. He was reportedly ordered jailed without bond and remains in federal custody.
Last Friday, Markle appeared in federal court in Tampa, hours after FBI agents arrested him at his care home. He was charged with one count of possession of child pornography. He arrived at court in a wheelchair and did not enter a plea.
A magistrate judge released him on his own recognizance to home detention with electronic monitoring and barred him from traveling outside Florida's Middle District and California's Central District
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Nov 10, 2026
A soldier in the US Army has been arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia, British counter-terror police have said.
The 41-year-old senior serviceman was arrested near Gloucester on Tuesday.
Counter Terrorism Policing London said the man had been arrested under section one and section three of the National Security Act 2023.
Section one of the Act relates to obtaining or disclosing protected information, while section three relates to assisting a foreign intelligence service.
As part of the investigation, officers are carrying out searches at two locations in Gloucestershire.
The BBC understands the soldier was based at Imjin Barracks in Innsworth, Gloucestershire. The barracks serve as the headquarters of Nato's Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC), a strategic operational base for the alliance.
Counter Terrorism Policing said it was not linked to any other ongoing investigations.
FBI director Kash Patel said in a statement: "This important arrest involves allegations of espionage, which is of the utmost concern to the United States and our allies."
He added: "While this investigation is continuing, I want to send a clear message - this FBI has no tolerance for anyone who breaks their oath to the United States and whose actions endanger our national security and that of our partners."
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Deputy Assistant Commissioner Vicki Evans, from Counter Terrorism Policing London, described the arrest as "significant".
"The allegations are serious and our investigation is very much ongoing," she said.
The unnamed soldier is currentl
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Nov 10, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Three men, including one already jailed in the United States, were accused by U.S. authorities Tuesday of being Iran-supported operatives who plotted nearly 20 attacks on Jewish communities in Europe and the U.S. as well as a planned assault on a British airbase used by the U.S. Air Force.
Charges against Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, a dual Iranian-Iraqi national; Mohsen Mohajeri, an Iranian national; and Mohammad Ali al-Hassani, an Iraqi national, were outlined in a superseding indictment unsealed in Manhattan federal court. Only al-Saadi is in custody.
U.S. Attorney Jamie McDonald in New York said in a news release that al-Saadi, who was arrested in the spring, continued to coordinate with his co-defendants in the days leading up to the attempted September terrorist plot at a British Royal Air Force Base in Fairford, United Kingdom, where U.S. bombers and troops had been stationed.
"These defendants helped orchestrate a campaign of terror on behalf of terrorist organizations affiliated with Iran that targeted Jewish communities in Europe and the United States, and the British military base, RAF Fairford, housing American service members," McDonald said. "The threat presented by Iran and Iran-backed terrorist groups to America and our allies is not hypothetical — it is very real."
Attorney General Todd Blanche said: "Anyone who plans a terrorist plot on a military base housing American servicemembers will be prosecuted by the United States government."
The new indictment offers fresh insight into an episode that has been shrouded in mystery for more than a month after five men were detained after midnight on Sept. 27 on suspected explosives and terrorism offenses after three suspicious vans were spotted traveling toward the base in western England.
A sixth suspect, a British-Iranian dual national, was arrested seve
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Nov 10, 2026
Nvidia (NVDA) stock continued to face pressure on Tuesday after the chipmaker's board launched an investigation into CEO Jensen Huang's extramarital affair, which is believed to have been with alleged Chinese spy Alice Huang.
"I was unfaithful to my wife. My actions hurt her and our children. There is no excuse for what I did. I am deeply sorry," Huang wrote in a memo to employees.
The Information reported on Tuesday that Alice Huang is believed to be involved in a network of Chinese companies that facilitated the shipment of $7.5 billion ?in chip sales to China.
Given the size and importance of Nvidia in the stock market today, the revelation marks one of the biggest CEO-personal conduct scandals in history. It also highlights Nvidia's key-person risk and uncertain succession plan as questions swirl about whether the board will ask Huang to step down.
The news has drawn immediate and varied reactions from le
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Nov 10, 2026
By David Morgan
WASHINGTON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Republicans in the US House of Representatives elected conservative Jim Jordan on Tuesday ?to lead the chamber's incoming Republican minority during the ?final two years of President Donald Trump's presidency, US media said.
A secret ballot ?held behind closed doors elevated the Ohio Republican and House Judiciary Committee chairman to the minority leadership post a week after Democrats swept to victory in last Tuesday's midterm elections, winning sizable majorities ?in both the House ?and Senate.
Both Punchbowl News and Fox News reported Jordan's victory.
House Speaker Mike Johnson opted not to stand ?for the leadership position.
Across the Capitol, Senate Republicans met behind closed doors to decide whether to push forward with internal elections that were ?expected ?to retain US Senator John Thune, ?a South Dakota Republican, ?as the party leader or opt for a delay that could allow a challenger to emerge.
The House and Senate leadership elections will help determine what role Republicans intend to play as the minority party in Congress during the final two years of Trump's presidency.
Democrats ?will need Republican support to move major ?initiatives in the 100-member Senate, where ?the filibuster rule requires ?60 votes for most legislation. Their majorities in ?both chambers also fall well short ?of the two-thirds ?votes needed to override presidential vetoes.
After the midterm elections, Thune vowed that Republicans would work with Trump to block "Democrat extremism" ?and work against ?any attempt by Democrats to unwind Republican achievements including ?border security and judicial appointments.
(Reporting by David Morgan; Editing by ?Michael Learmonth and Alistair Bell)
This article originally appeared on Reuters at https://uk.news.yahoo.com/week-huge-election-losses-republicans-110711778.html
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Nov 10, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep.-elect LaKesha Womack, a community organizer who stunned her own Democratic Party by defeating a well-known North Carolina Republican on her shoestring $56,000 campaign budget, said she's excited to arrive in Washington and show what's possible.
Rep.-elect Brian Poindexter said his win over incumbent GOP Rep. Max Miller ensures Ohio remains a very competitive swing state.
And Rebecca Bennett, a former Navy helicopter pilot in New Jersey who said she's spent her whole life "trying to find the biggest, hardest problem to throw myself at," was ready to give Congress a try. "There's always the unknown."
They were among more than 100 newly elected members of Congress arriving in Washington this week for the start of freshmen orientation — the crush of new Democrats, many bringing a new sense of urgency after the party's sweep of the midterm elections, and the slim new class of freshmen Republicans.
"People were just looking for somebody who's going to listen to them," said Womack, who said she won by simply showing up and talking with voters.
"I'm a single mom and so I know what it's like to have to live on a budget and figure out how am I going to feed my family," she said. "And that's what people want to fight for them in Washington right now."
New-member orientation creates an unusual mash-up on Capitol Hil
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Nov 10, 2026
One of the female University of Mississippi students caught in camera footage outside of a Black student's apartment Friday evening allegedly making racist noises and gestures apologized for her behavior on Tuesday.
"To the women I offended and to the Ole Miss community, I sincerely apologize," the student said in a statement released by a representative on her behalf. "Before the incident on November 6, I never met the women involved and was unaware of their race, however, I recognize my actions were insensitive, inappropriate, and deeply harmful."
Courtesy Jakiyra Metcalf - PHOTO: Ole Miss University is investigating video appearing to show students making monkey sounds and gestures, allegedly targeting Black students with racist tropes.Two of the three women in the video, which was posted to TikTok, are seen briefly stepping toward the door camera, beating their chests while grunting and cooing like monkeys. The video had been viewed over 12.5 million times as of early Tuesday afternoon.
"I would have never intentionally made those noises or gestures toward a person of color," the student said in her statement. "I have apologized to the women and I pray they will forgive me. I can never truly understand the pain I have caused them and it was never my intention. These girls deserve to feel seen and understood and what I did is not a reflection of who I am trying to become."
University of Mississippi officials condemn alleged racist taunts in vira
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Nov 10, 2026
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said after a G7 meeting that the economic campaign against Iran meant bombing was unnecessary (Brendan SMIALOWSKI)Top US diplomat Marco Rubio said Tuesday that he saw no need to attack Iran again, as diplomatic efforts to end the war gathered steam and Tehran urged Washington to accept its demands for reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
Hours after President Donald Trump said he saw "positive momentum" towards resolving the eight-month war, Rubio said the United States' squeezing of Iran's economy made further attacks unnecessary.
"The economic campaign (against Iran) is so devastating that right now there is no need for major combat operations," the secretary of state said after a meeting of G7 foreign ministers in Paris. "That's what I told our allies here today."
Iran's efforts to blockade Hormuz, the major exit route for Gulf energy shipments, have sent oil prices soaring -- a major factor in the humbling of Trump's Republicans in last week's midterm elections.
Washington has imposed a counter-blockade on Iranian ports and in August announced what it called an "economic asphyxiation" campaign aimed at financially strangling Iran, already battered by years of sanctions.
Britain's Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband called for greater efforts to end the conflict, while warning of the economic damage of an ongoing impasse.
"We need to move beyond the 'no war, no peace' stalemate, which is causing deep economic pain for our countries," he said in Paris.
"We must see an all-out diplomatic effort to end this conflict, prevent a nuclear Iran and the threats it poses around the world, and get the Strait of Hormuz properly reopened."
Washington has appeared to taper down its threats of renewed strikes after the Republicans'
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Nov 10, 2026
Vice President JD Vance (Oliver Contreras / AFP via Getty Images)
Vice President JD Vance blasted the effort to impeach War Secretary Pete Hegseth as "absurd," accusing lawmakers of engaging in political theater instead of legislating and targeting the Pentagon chief for challenging the military bureaucracy.
"Has Pete Hegseth committed impeachable crimes? The question is absurd and the answer is: obviously not," Vance wrote Tuesday on X.
"Like so much of Congress, impeachment has become a ridiculous show that stands in for actual policymaking."
Vance's defense came as Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., moved to force a House vote on eight articles of impeachment against Hegseth, most of which focus on the Trump administration's military campaign against Iran.
The resolution also challenges Hegseth's involvement in military operations in Yemen and Venezuela.
Vance argued that lawmakers have other ways to challenge administration policies without resorting to impeachment.
"Congress has so many tools for registering its policy disagreements," Vance wrote. "Rather than use them, they're going to try to impeach Pete Hegseth. They did the same to Donald Trump."
"Legislation is hard. Impeachments are easy (and ultimately, inconsequential)."
The vice president suggested that the impeachment push was driven less by the Iran war than by Hegseth's attempts to reform the Pentagon and shift U.S. military priorities.
"The irony is that legislators are most angry at Pete on the iss
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Nov 10, 2026
Winter will make its first cameo in the eastern United States later this week as a storm ushers in the coldest temperatures in six months for tens of millions of people and the first snow for some.
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The storm will become a nor'easter when it reaches the Northeast coast, shaking up a period of relative tranquility in the region and becoming the first notable storm since September's early season nor'easter.
Nearly 200 million people east of the Mississippi will experience their coldest temperatures since spring as a tease of winter plunges south from Canada in the storm's wake.
The storm will develop across the Midwest Wednesday and slowly strengthen as it pushes east. With it, blustery and sloppy conditions are expected from the Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic and into coastal parts of the Northeast later in the week.
High elevations in the Interior Northeast are likely to see their first snowfall of fall, and the lake-effect snow machine will also power on for the first time since spring in the Great Lakes.
Not every impact is locked in. How much snow and rain will impact the Northeast and New England remains in question with forecast models still disagreeing on the storm's intensity and speed.
Impacts hinge on storm's speed
Wet snow is possible in the mountains of the Interior Northeast southward through the central and southern Appalachians, especially by Thursday night and Friday.
Most lower elevations, including the Interstate 95 corridor from Philadelphia to Boston, will just experience a cold rain. Some snow could
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Nov 10, 2026
Annie Farmer, an abuse survivor, talks to reporters at the Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room in Addison, Texas. Photo by Ian Halperin/UPI
Nov. 10 (UPI) -- The House Oversight Committee accused federal authorities Tuesday of repeatedly failing victims of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, calling on the Justice Department to further investigate allegations involving Epstein's associates.
The committee released a 137-page report alleging decades of failures by law enforcement, prosecutors and financial institutions that allowed Epstein to continue sexually abusing and trafficking young women and girls.
"The federal government has failed the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's horrific crimes for decades," committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., said in a statement.
The report urged the Justice Department to interview or reinterview witnesses who may have undisclosed information about Epstein's trafficking operation.
Investigators should also examine allegations of criminal activity involving Epstein's associates and provide survivors with unredacted access to their personal investigative records, the committee said.
The report criticized a 2007
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Nov 10, 2026
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) declined to back Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) as he prepares to seek his caucus's support to become majority leader beginning in January.
Asked by reporters outside the Capitol if she would back her home state's senator for the top spot in the upper chamber given calls for new leadership in the party, Ocasio-Cortez said that would be up to members of the Senate.
"I think that this is a sentiment that is seen in a lot of places," Ocasio-Cortez said. "So how the Senate navigates that, that's up to their decision."
Schumer, who will turn 76 later this month, has faced skepticism and calls to step down from some younger members of his party. Multiple incoming Senate Democrats — Sens.-elect Adam Hamilton (D-Kan.), Annie Andrews (D-S.C.), Abdul El-Sayed (D-Mich.) and Troy Jackson (D-Maine) — have said they will not back Schumer for majority leader.
Still, the leader said he had secured enough support to become Senate leader, something he needs a majority of his caucus to do. After Democrats' massive victories in the midterms, the party's now-sizable majority in the upper chamber allows him to win a vote even if some Senate Democrats do not back him.
If Schumer runs for reelectio
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Nov 10, 2026
A red carpet interview with former couple Katy Perry and Russell Brand is resurfacing, and some viewers are looking at Brand's behavior through a new lens.
The red-carpet exchange is drawing fresh scrutiny after a London jury convicted Brand of rape and sexual assault? Nov. 5. A judge sentenced the British comedian, 51, to 10 years and six months in prison? Tuesday, Nov. 9.
The 2010 video shows a reporter asking Perry which Academy Award winners she was happiest for following the awards show, at Vanity Fair's annual Oscar party March 7 outside the Sunset Tower Hotel in West Hollywood, California?.
Perry and Brand stopped to talk to British morning show "GMTV," and when Brand starts to give his take on the Academy Awards, Perry laughs.
Brand tries to answer the question himself and holds up a small tag that re
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Nov 10, 2026
The dust has almost settled on the Democratic Party's 2026 midterm landslide — almost. It's clear that Democrats won sweeping victories in the U.S. House, Senate and statehouses nationwide.
But some key races remain too close to call, including Senate brawls in deep-red Mississippi and Alaska; Rep. Lauren Boebert's reelection battle in Colorado; and other nail-biter House contests across the South.
Here's the latest on how many seats Democrats have won so far — and where things stand in all of the unresolved races.
How many Senate seats did Democrats win?Democrats came into the midterms needing a net gain of four seats to win back the Senate. To do that, they had to defend a handful of potentially vulnerable swing-state seats while also flipping at least a few seats in historically red states.
That's exactly what happened. Republican efforts to flip blue seats in Michigan, Georgia, Minnesota and New Hampshire all came up well short. Meanwhile, Democrats secured victories to flip seven GOP-held seats in Maine, Texas, South Carolina, Ohio, North Carolina, Iowa and Kansas.
Only two incumbent Republican senators in races that drew significant attention were able to win reelection: Florida's Ashley Moody and Nebraska's Pete Ricketts.
As it stands, Democrats will enter 2027 with at least
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Nov 10, 2026
Nvidia (NVDA) stock continued to face pressure on Tuesday after the chipmaker's board launched an investigation into CEO Jensen Huang's extramarital affair, which is believed to have been with alleged Chinese spy Alice Huang.
"I was unfaithful to my wife. My actions hurt her and our children. There is no excuse for what I did. I am deeply sorry," Huang wrote in a memo to employees.
Given the size and importance of Nvidia in the stock market today, the revelation marks one of the biggest CEO-personal conduct scandals in history. It also highlights Nvidia's key-person risk and uncertain succession plan as questions swirl about whether the board will ask Huang to step down.
The news has drawn immediate and varied reactions from leaders ranging from the US president to other CEOs. President Trump stood by Huang, calling him "an honorable guy," but other members of the president's party are expected to put more sc
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Nov 10, 2026
In addition to taking control of the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the majority of governorships on Tuesday, Democrats have also assumed control of the majority of state legislatures across the country for the first time in over a decade.
Heading into the election, Republicans controlled 28 of the nation's 49 bicameral state legislatures, compared with 18 controlled by Democrats, while three states had divided control. Democrats now control both chambers in 24 states, compared with 22 for Republicans. North Carolina and Texas have split legislatures, while races in Alaska and Georgia remain pending. Even if Republicans win the uncalled chambers in the pending states, Democrats will still control more state legislatures than Republicans.
Nebraska is included in the Republican count because its officially nonpartisan, unicameral legislature is led by a Republican majority.
Democrats scored major victories in several pivotal battleground states during the 2026 midterms, flipping legislative chambers and securing full control of state governments in places that will shape redistricting and election rules ahead of 2028. In Wisconsin, Democrats captured both the Assembly and Senate for the first time in years, pairing the wins with the governorship to create a trifecta.
Democrats Seize Majority Of Governors' Offices In Election-night Shift
Democrats seized control of the majority of state legislatures across the country on Tuesday night, in addition to taking control
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Nov 10, 2026
Anthropic (ANTH.PVT) is seeking a valuation of roughly $1.4 trillion in its highly anticipated IPO, setting the stage for one of the largest public-market debuts during the AI boom.
The AI developer said in an updated filing Tuesday that it plans to sell 825 million shares at between $70 and $78 each. At the top of that range, the IPO would generate up to $64.35 billion in proceeds. On a fully diluted basis, which includes employee stock options and other securities, the frontier AI lab could be valued between roughly $1.3 trillion and $1.45 trillion.
That would mark a substantial increase over the $965 billion valuation that Anthropic announced in a May funding round, but would be far below recent Wall Street estimates, which reached as high as $2 trillion in early October.
Read more: Everything you need to know ahead of Anthropic's IPO
On top of the public
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Nov 10, 2026
Nvidia (NVDA) stock continued to face pressure on Tuesday after the chipmaker's board launched an investigation into CEO Jensen Huang's extramarital affair, which is believed to have been with alleged Chinese spy Alice Huang.
"I was unfaithful to my wife. My actions hurt her and our children. There is no excuse for what I did. I am deeply sorry," Huang wrote in a memo to employees.
Given the size and importance of Nvidia in the stock market today, the revelation marks one of the biggest CEO-personal conduct scandals in history. It also highlights Nvidia's key-person risk and uncertain succession plan as questions swirl about whether the board will ask Huang to step down.
The news has drawn immediate and varied reactions from leaders ranging from the US president to other CEOs. President Trump stood by Huang, calling him "an honorable guy," but other members of the president's party are expected to put more sc
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Nov 10, 2026
October price data showed that inflation came in hotter than expected last month, while still cooling from September's elevated levels.
The Consumer Price Index rose 0.4% in October from a month earlier, higher than the 0.3% economists were expecting but below September's 0.6% gain. Core inflation, which strips out volatile food and energy prices, rose 0.3%, coming in above the 0.2% economists were expecting to match September's levels.
October's report didn't include annual inflation figures because the Bureau of Labor Statistics was unable to publish full October 2025 data due to the government shutdown last year. But some economists estimate that inflation accelerated slightly on a year-over-year basis.
Read more: How to protect your savings against inflation
Rising energy prices weighed heavily on September's report, but October's price increases were less dramatic. Energy costs rose 0.7% last month, down from 5.2% in September.
Housing costs were a major contributor to October's price increases, rising 0.3%, while food costs were up 0.5%.
Tuesday's inflation data is the Federal Reserve's final look at the CPI before
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Nov 10, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth struck a defiant tone in a Pentagon news briefing Tuesday, after articles of impeachment were filed against him.
Rep. Thomas Massie, a Republican from Kentucky, reintroduced the articles of impeachment Monday, alleging that the embattled Pentagon chief had committed "high crimes and misdemeanors" and abused the power of his office by violating the War Powers Resolution, conducting military operations without congressional authorization and ordering unlawful military actions in several countries.
Hegseth described the impeachment efforts as "a farce," stating: "None of these are high crimes or misdemeanors - they are partisan policy disagreements from people who want to politicize our military."
He added, "That's what it is. Police disagreements. Not high crimes. Not misdemeanors. Not treason. Not bribery. Not the kinds of offenses the founders intended when they wrote the impeachment clause."
While Hegseth did not mention Massie by name, he criticized the actions of a "disgruntled congressman" and said the "proper remedy" for a policy disagreement was "legislation."
He added, "This is not patriotism. This is sabotage."
The expected impeachment filing came as Congress returned to Washington, D.C., to b
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Nov 10, 2026
The youngest D.C. lawmaker ever and the first to belong to Generation Z was sworn in to the D.C. Council on Monday before a packed council chamber of supporters.
But the milestone may be short-lived. The new at-large council member, 28-year-old Jamal Holtz, the president of D.C. Young Democrats, may only last a few weeks or days in the job, which he accepted after a political chess match over the seat.
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After a week of political turmoil, Holtz was appointed by the D.C. Democratic Party to temporarily fill the at-large council seat vacated by Del.-elect Robert C. White Jr. (D). Holtz said he did not ask for the position. And the party made clear it only intended Holtz as a placeholder, announced in a rush last week to block another council member from claiming it.
Holtz said he has not applied for the job and doesn't intend to.
That means a different person could be appointed by the Democratic Party as interim council member as soon as it completes a more formal interview process.
The saga will not end there. There will also be a special election for the seat on April 6, making it possible a new person, again, will claim the seat.
Even Holtz himself acknowledged the circumstances of his appointment were highly unusual, joking that they were reminiscent of "a sixth season of 'House of Cards,'" the Netflix political thriller. But he said he would give to the role the "seriousness, the energy and the commitment" that residents deserved no
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Nov 10, 2026
Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert (R) insisted Monday that her reelection race wasn't over yet, despite CNN projecting a win for her Democratic opponent earlier in the day.
"The fat lady ain't sung yet," Boebert told TMZ's Jacob Wasserman near the House steps.
"We have thousands of ballots that are being cured," she continued, referring to the process by which voters can correct errors on absentee or mail-in ballots.
The GOP lawmaker said this process would be completed Friday, following the Thursday evening correction deadline. Boebert also noted there are still military and overseas ballots that need to be received and tallied.
"So there's thousands of ballots, and if it changes the outcome, it changes the outcome, and if not, we'll accept the decision," she told Wasserman.
The race for Colorado's 4th Congressional District is one of the last House contests yet to be called by Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ), along with more than a dozen others.
Democrats already
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Nov 10, 2026
California's proposed billionaire tax went down to defeat, one of the final verdicts from voters in an election that saw a wave of anti-billionaire sentiment elsewhere.
The official call from the Associated Press came nearly a week after election day at 9:28 p.m. ET on Monday and showed California's Proposition 40 down by over 5 percentage points with 83% of the votes counted.
The referendum to amend California's constitution would have imposed a one-time 5% tax on California residents and trusts with assets over $1 billion on Jan. 1, 2026. Some assets, such as real property and certain retirement accounts and pensions, were excluded.
The measure was estimated to impact about 200 billionaires in the state. It faced fierce opposition from many in Big Tech and lost steam with voters as Election Day neared.
Read more: California voters reject billionaire wealth tax: What to know about Prop 40
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Nov 10, 2026
A police force in the U.K. said Tuesday it has been contacted by "several people" about possible criminal allegations against disgraced comedian and actor Russell Brand, who was sentenced Monday to more than 10 years in prison for rape and sexual assaults.
In a statement, London's Metropolitan Police said that "several people have contacted the investigation team during and since the trial to provide information or report a potential criminal allegation.
"Detectives are assessing this information as part of their ongoing enquiries," the police force added.
Last week, Met Police commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said that two further rape allegations were being investigated. On Monday, Metropolitan Police Detective Superintendent Andy Furphy appealed outside the court after Brand's sentencing for other potential accusers to come forward. Brand has not been charged regarding these new allegations.
"I want to make a direct appeal to anyone who has been a victim of rape or any other sexual offence. We know it can take enormous courage to speak about what has happened to you, no matter how long ago it occurred or who was responsible," Furphy said outside of Southwark Crown Court. "If you come forward, you will be listened to, supported and treated with care and compassion."
The statement follows allegations from Brand's former girlfriend, Jemima Goldsmith, who accused him of "violence, coercive control and abuse" while the two were together.
In a statement shared on X, the TV producer, who dated Brand for a year, wrote that she had to call the police to have him removed from her house in 2014 "during a violent incident." She said that s
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Nov 10, 2026
Days before a former undergraduate student now known as Jane Doe filed a civil lawsuit alleging a fraternity house gang rape, Cornell University was negotiating a way for the fraternity to return to campus in a matter of years, documents obtained by ABC News show.
Cornell said the fraternity, Chi Phi, could return to campus as soon as 2030 if it admitted to certain violations of the university's student code of conduct.
The documents show negotiations were underway as early as March and stalled on Sept. 10, four days before Jane Doe filed her lawsuit that alleged seven fraternity brothers plied her with alcohol and ketamine, snorted the drug off her body, and sexually assaulted her over a period of hours in October 2024.
Cornell faculty senate votes no-confidence in school's leadershipAll seven have denied wrongdoing.
Cornell's proposal required Chi Phi to admit the chapter violated provisions of the student code governing "alcohol-related behavior," "collusion or complicity," "drug-related behavior," "misconduct related to student organizations or groups" and "assault and endangerment," which prohibits unwelcome physical contact and preventing a person from leaving a location.
The alleged gang rape is
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Nov 10, 2026
US military aircraft were pictured at Prestwick Airport near Glasgow on Tuesday morning. [BBC]
At least 10 US Air Force refuelling aircraft left a second airbase in Britain on Monday.
Flight tracking data seen by BBC Verify shows the aircraft left RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk and landed at other American bases in Europe and also at Prestwick Airport in Ayrshire.
The Wall Street Journal reported that this was in response to a threat from Iran but the BBC has not independently verified that claim.
Monday's departures come weeks after the US withdrew its bombers from RAF Fairford airbase over a suspected Iran-linked security incident.
Asked about Monday's flights, an MoD spokesperson told the BBC: "We do not routinely comment on the activity of other nations. Aircraft and other assets move regularly ?according to operational ?requirements."
Using public tracking site Flightradar24 BBC Verify has been able to see USAF KC-135 tankers leaving Mildenhall throughout Monday.
Two aircraft that left initially flew to US bases in Germany and Italy. The first KC-135 then returned to Mildenhall before heading east and landing at Spangdahlem airbase in Germany. The other aircraft - having flown circuits over Aviano airbase in Italy - flew on to and landed at Spangdahlem.
Flight-tracking data also shows eight other US KC-135s left Mildenhall later on Monday.
An aircraft that landed at Prestwick in Scotland on Monday is with the Nebraska Air National Guard, meaning it may have been on a regular stop before heading back to its American base.
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Nov 10, 2026
The U.S. Senate race between incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith and Scott Colom is still too close to call, a full week after the Nov. 3 elections. We could learn who won this week, but it depends on whether a candidate files a lawsuit to argue the results.
Two important deadlines voters should know about fall today: Provisional, or affidavit, ballots must be verified by the end of business today, Nov. 10, to be counted in the election. Mail-in absentee ballots must be received by today and postmarked no later than Nov. 3.
Nationally, Democrats have won control of the U.S. Senate and U.S. House in midterm elections. The Mississippi and
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Nov 10, 2026
For the last two years, Brian Ballard's ties to President Trump made his lobbying firm one of the most sought-after in Washington. Now those same ties have made it a target in the Republican Party's post-midterm infighting.
Calley Means, a former top aide to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., alleged in an interview Sunday with CBS News' "Face the Nation" that Ballard Partners "controlled" White House policy. Mr. Trump's former chief of staff, Susie Wiles, worked at the firm for nearly a decade as a managing partner, leaving in 2019.
Means claimed Ballard Partners' rise to become the top-earning lobbying firm "did not happen by accident." He accused Wiles and other top advisers to Mr. Trump of catering to industries that funded Republicans ahead of the midterms. Ballard and Wiles both called the claims false.
The firm's interactions with Wiles as chief of staff "have been limited and have been the exception, not the rule," Brian Ballard, a longtime Trump fundraiser, said in a rare statement Sunday.
Ballard Partners' more than $88 million in lobbying revenue last year was, at the time, the most any firm had reported since the Lobbying Disclosure Act took effect in 1996, even after adjusting for inflation, a CBS News analysis of Senate lobbying disclosures found. Through the first three quarters of 2026, the firm has already surpassed that, reporting more than $98 million.
The fortunes of Washington lobbying firms tend to rise and fall with changes in administrations, as companies hire them to try to influence policy. But after an election th
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Nov 10, 2026
FIRST ON FOX: A Senate Republican isn't ready to support Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., to stay as the top Republican as the GOP's leadership elections fast approach.
Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., in an interview with Fox News Digital, argued that whoever would be the next to lead the Senate GOP and earn his vote in the process needed to lay out a plan on how Republicans would pass key agenda items heading into the lame-duck session of Congress before Senate Democrats take control in January.
Thune plans to run again for another term as the GOP leader, but Scott and a cohort of others want to delay Tuesday morning's leadership elections to debrief after stunning losses across the board on Election Night. Whether he'll support Thune for another term depends on his pitch.
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Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., said he won't support John Thune for Senate GOP leader without a plan to pass key agenda items."I don't want to put the cart before the horse," Scott said. "I mean, I think the first step is what do we want to accomplish? And then anybody, including John Thune, if they want to be that, the first thing I have to say is, ‘Do they want to do that?'"
"If that's not what they want to accomplish, then why would we elect them? But if that's what they want to accomplish, then tell us why they're the best at it," he continued.
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Nov 10, 2026
WASHINGTON — After a blue tidal wave swept them from power, House Republicans on Tuesday elected a new GOP leader to replace outgoing Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.
House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, defeated Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., a close Johnson ally, for minority leader, two Republican lawmakers said. The vote was held behind closed doors and by secret ballot.
The vote was 106-73, the two lawmakers in the room said.
"Over the next two years, House Republicans will fight for American families," Jordan told reporters after his victory. "When Democrats offer more government, we'll offer more freedom, and we will bring that fight in committee, on the floor, and on the stump every single day."
Jordan is a fervent supporter of President Donald Trump and had pitched to GOP colleagues that his past role chairing the Oversight Committee would allow him to combat the spate of investigations newly empowered Democrats have promised to launch into Trump's administration, family and business ventures.
"I am battle-tested on the oversight front and I know the Democrats' playbook," he wrote to his colleagues.
Jordan's victory signals that House Republicans wanted a clean break from the Johnson political apparatus following last week's historic GOP drubbing that handed Democrats roughly 260 seats — the largest majority in 35 years.
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Nov 10, 2026
American, Ukrainian and Russian representatives gathered in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday for their latest round of trilateral peace talks, with President Donald Trump's administration seeking a diplomatic breakthrough after 1,721 days of Moscow's full-scale invasion of its neighbor.
Trump -- who came to office vowing to end the war within 24 hours -- has thus far been unable to force a breakthrough. His chief negotiating envoys, Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, are leading the U.S. delegation in Abu Dhabi this week.
On Monday, Trump struck a positive tone when discussing the coming meeting. "They talk about wars, Ukraine and Russia. And by the way, we're having a very good conversation about that in Abu Dhabi," the president said.
"Ukraine and Russia are tired of fighting. They're tired of seeing dead young soldiers," Trump added.
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Nov 10, 2026
(Bloomberg) -- US gasoline dropped below $4 a gallon for the first time since July, offering consumers some relief at the pump, although prices remain significantly elevated on a seasonal basis.
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US pump prices surged after the US and Israel launched military strikes on Iran in late February, triggering an energy shock as exports of crud
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Nov 10, 2026
Jensen Huang and Alice Huang are seen dining at a restaurant in Shanghai. CNN geolocated the image to an upscale restaurant along Shanghai's riverfront. - From Social Media
Who is Alice Huang, the woman allegedly at the center of the scandal enveloping the world's most powerful chip company?
She's been photographed with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (no relation) at banquet dinners and golf resorts, clinking wine glasses and even leaving an event with him in the same car.
But for someone suddenly generating international headlines, she remains something of a mystery.
Her limited online footprint paints a picture of a journalist-turned tech power broker who held senior positions at financial firms in Asia.
However, US officials believe she was also working as a Chinese spy who was having an affair with the Nvidia chief - and tasked with collecting intelligence on one of the world's most valuable tech giants in an effort to help Beijing surpass the US in AI dominance.
The espionage allegations, combined with an admission of an extramarital affair by the Nvidia chief, have rocked the semiconductor behemoth and the broader chip industry.
Here's what we know about the elusive executive in the middle of it all.
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US Customs and Border Patrol travel records obtained by CNN that correspond with Alice Huang's social media posts in the US identify her a
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Nov 10, 2026
The dust has almost settled on the Democratic Party's 2026 midterm landslide — almost. It's clear that Democrats won sweeping victories in the U.S. House, Senate and statehouses nationwide.
But some key races remain too close to call, including Senate brawls in deep-red Mississippi and Alaska; Rep. Lauren Boebert's reelection battle in Colorado; and other nail-biter House contests across the South.
Here's the latest on how many seats Democrats have won so far — and where things stand in all of the unresolved races.
How many Senate seats did Democrats win?Democrats came into the midterms needing a net gain of four seats to win back the Senate. To do that, they had to defend a handful of potentially vulnerable swing-state seats while also flipping at least a few seats in historically red states.
That's exactly what happened. Republican efforts to flip blue seats in Michigan, Georgia, Minnesota and New Hampshire all came up well short. Meanwhile, Democrats secured victories to flip seven GOP-held seats in Maine, Texas, South Carolina, Ohio, North Carolina, Iowa and Kansas.
Only two incumbent Republican senators in races that drew significant attention were able to win reelection: Florida's Ashley Moody and Nebraska's Pete Ricketts.
As it stands, Democrats will enter 2027 with at least
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Nov 10, 2026
By Steve Holland, Courtney Rozen, Karen Freifeld and David Shepardson
WASHINGTON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump said on Monday the FBI was looking into Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's affair with a Chinese businesswoman alleged to be a spy for Beijing.
Trump said he "was amazed" by allegations about Huang, ?among the president's closest allies in Silicon Valley. Trump said he had spoken to the CEO, who told him that he had no idea that ?the woman was a spy.
"I know the FBI is looking into it," Trump said. "I think that he'll be in good shape," he added.
Nvidia shares closed down more than 4% on Monday after the company's board launched ?an internal investigation into whether Huang had been targeted by a foreign intelligence effort.
The probe, announced on Sunday, has put a spotlight on 63-year-old Huang's future given Nvidia's status as the world's most valuable chipmaker and the CEO's role as the most prolific salesman of the AI boom. Huang told Nvidia's employees that he had been unfaithful to his wife, without disclosing details of the relationship.
The leather-jacketed Huang enjoys rock-star status worldwide, particularly in Asia, where he often mingles freely with fans, taking selfies and signing autographs for his devoted followers.
He ?is Nvidia's fifth-largest shareholder with a roughly 3.6% stake, according ?to LSEG data, and keeps a tight grip on the company through an unusually flat structure in which dozens of executives report directly to him.
But unlike Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Platforms or Elon Musk's SpaceX, Nvidia has no dual-class shares that would give co-founder Huang majority ?voting control.
The New York Times reported that Trump was briefed on Huang's relationship with the woman and that she was giving information to the Chinese government, and that the president chose not to act on the information.
"The so-called Chinese spy narrative
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Nov 10, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to give his first news conference from the Pentagon in six months on Tuesday, just a day after a Republican lawmaker launched an effort to impeach him over his handling of the unpopular war against Iran and other actions.
The briefing will be Hegseth's first since May even as the U.S. military has kept up intermittent operations against the Islamic Republic as well as fatal strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats in Latin America.
Hegseth, who has said the news conference would focus on the impeachment threat, is gearing up for a fight, having launched a social media blitz and saying he is ready to defend his and President Donald Trump's actions from "politically motivated people."
Rep. Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican who lost his primary to a Trump-backed opponent, filed the impeachment resolution in the House on Monday. It sets the stage for a dramatic vote on whether to remove a prominent Trump administration figure following sweeping losses for Republicans in last week's midterm elections that many at least partly blamed on the Iran conflict and its economic impact.
The resolution largely focuses on the
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Nov 10, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Richard Hudson of North Carolina was in charge of the National Republican Congressional Committee, the organization dedicated to supporting his party's House campaigns.
But the seven-term congressman wasn't able to save his own seat this year. Republicans floundered in the state after party organizations pulled support from Michael Whatley, their U.S. Senate candidate, as he failed to gain traction against Democratic nominee Roy Cooper.
Hudson lost North Carolina's 9th district to Richard Ojeda, a former Army major who became a liberal social media phenomenon during President Donald Trump's first term. He ran multiple races in West Virginia then moved back to North Carolina, where he had served at Fort Bragg, and successfully ran against Hudson.
"Our victory is not just impressive because of how many seats we gained — although we did gain a lot — what was incredible last night was how far we reached into deep red territory," said Rep. Suzan DelBene, chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
Ojeda arrived on Capitol Hill this week, one of several new members who pulled off upset victories this year. Here's a look at some of them.
Colorado 5th districtThis district is home to NORAD, Fort Carson and the Air Force Academy, as well as the evangelical group Focus on the Family.
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Nov 10, 2026
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After surviving a merger that claimed the jobs of celebrated Warner Bros. heads Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy, the duo were basking in the modest success of Clayface, a horror movie released Oct. 21 that passed $100 million globally on a $44 million budget. There was even talk of doing more spooky, slimmed-down DC movies.
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Gunn had also wrapped production on Man of Tomorrow, his sequel to Superman that is heading for a July 2027 release, and sources say he was in the midst of writing a third installment as part of plan to make a trilogy and release a Superman movie every two years, maybe even morphing the franchise into a Justice League teamup.
Then came Friday, Nov. 6, when Skydance co-CEOs David Ellison and Ynon Kreiz arrived at Gunn and Safran's offices on the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank. There, according to sources, the DC heads were told that despite previous assurances they would be part of the new Skydance mega-studio, Ellison an
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Nov 09, 2026
A November rally against Proposition 40 at the Iron Workers Apprenticeship Training Center in La Palma. (Eric Thayer / Los Angeles Times)California voters have officially rejected the controversial billionaire tax.
Proposition 40 sought to impose a one-time 5% tax on California billionaires' assets to try to offset federal healthcare funding cuts.
Despite the blue wave in the midterm elections, the novel tax on the ultra-wealthy had trailed from the first day of vote counting and was officially rejected on Monday. Roughly 53% of California voters voted against the measure while 47% voted for it, the Associated Press said as it declared that California voters had rejected the measure.
Although the tax was rejected in the vast majority of counties, the final tally showed major pockets of support in Los Angeles and San Francisco — home to the lion's share of the state's 200 billionaires. Orange County, however, voted no by a wide margin.
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Nov 09, 2026
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced on Monday that it has recovered the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of the Learjet 60 that crashed last week near Greenacres, Florida, killing all nine people on board.
"NTSB investigators have recovered the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of the Learjet 60 that crashed on Nov. 1 near Greenacres, Florida," the NTSB said on X.
The CVR was found at the location of the initial impact?, according to the NTSB.
The NTSB said the CVR is being evaluated in the board's Vehicle Recorders Laboratory in Washington, D.C.
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This comes after investigators said on Friday that they recovered part of an engine from the Learjet.
Crews started excavating the site on Wednesday after utility workers had drained water and cleared other hazards, the NTSB said.
Once investigators began digging, they found a part of one engine, the board said.
Earlier last week, investigators recovered the left tail e
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Nov 09, 2026
Officials at the University of Mississippi are investigating a video showing three white women outside a Black student's apartment Friday evening, with two of them allegedly making racist noises and gestures captured on Ring camera footage.
"[T]he incident is being actively investigated by the appropriate university offices," Vice Chancellor Shawnboda Mead said in a statement Monday, in part, adding, "our staff have reached out to the students directly impacted to offer support, listen to their concerns, and connect them with available resources. We will continue to support them as we work through this process."
"Every student deserves to feel safe, respected, and valued at the University of Mississippi. Racism and actions that disparage people because of an aspect of their identity have no place in our campus community," the statement also said.
The two women in the video, which was posted to TikTok, are seen briefly stepping toward the door camera, beating their chests while grunting and cooing like monkeys.
The third woman glanced towards the camera, but she did not appear to make any gestures or monkey noises. The school said in its statement that it was investigating "the incident."
The video had been viewed over 12 million times as of early Monday afternoon.
Courtesy Jakiyra Metcalf - PHOTO: Ole Miss University is investigating video appearing to show students making monkey sounds and gestures, allegedly targeting Black students with racist tropes.The incident has sparked outrage online, with many comments decrying the video's apparent use of the racist trope of comparing Black people to monkeys.
"The university is aware of a video depic
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Nov 09, 2026
President Donald Trump stands with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang after presenting him with the National Medal of Science in Washington, DC, on October 8. - Evan Vucci/Reuters/FILE
President Donald Trump downplayed revelations that close ally and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had an affair with a suspected Chinese spy, insisting Monday that he believed the tech billionaire's assertion that he knew nothing about the alleged espionage operation.
Trump's dismissal came amid growing scrutiny over the influential role that Huang played in advising Trump on AI and his approach to trade with China, even as the US government's intelligence agencies scrutinized the suspected spy who grew close to Huang in an investigation that played out for months behind the scenes.
"I really believe him," Trump told reporters during an impromptu White House press conference. "I think that he'll be in good shape."
The president's decision to stick by Huang marked the latest development in an extraordinary episode that has raised acute concerns about the economic and national security risks posed by the Nvidia chief's relationship with the suspected Chinese spy.
And it's likely to deepen Democrats' concerns over what the White Hous
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Nov 09, 2026
The dust has almost settled on the Democratic Party's 2026 midterm landslide — almost. It's clear that Democrats won sweeping victories in the U.S. House, Senate and statehouses nationwide.
But some key races remain too close to call, including Senate brawls in deep-red Mississippi and Alaska; Rep. Lauren Boebert's reelection battle in Colorado; and other nail-biter House contests across the South.
Here's the latest on how many seats Democrats have won so far — and where things stand in all of the unresolved races.
How many Senate seats did Democrats win?Democrats came into the midterms needing a net gain of four seats to win back the Senate. To do that, they had to defend a handful of potentially vulnerable swing-state seats while also flipping at least a few seats in historically red states.
That's exactly what happened. Republican efforts to flip blue seats in Michigan, Georgia, Minnesota and New Hampshire all came up well short. Meanwhile, Democrats secured victories to flip seven GOP-held seats in Maine, Texas, South Carolina, Ohio, North Carolina, Iowa and Kansas.
Only two incumbent Republican senators in races that drew significant attention were able to win reelection: Florida's Ashley Moody and Nebraska's Pete Ricketts.
As it stands, Democrats will enter 2027 with at least
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Nov 09, 2026
By Steve Holland, Courtney Rozen, Karen Freifeld and David Shepardson
WASHINGTON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump said on Monday the FBI was looking into Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's affair with a Chinese businesswoman alleged to be a spy for Beijing.
Trump said he "was amazed" by allegations about Huang, ?among the president's closest allies in Silicon Valley. Trump said he had spoken to the CEO, who told him that he had no idea that ?the woman was a spy.
"I know the FBI is looking into it," Trump said. "I think that he'll be in good shape," he added.
Nvidia shares closed down more than 4% on Monday after the company's board launched ?an internal investigation into whether Huang had been targeted by a foreign intelligence effort.
The probe, announced on Sunday, has put a spotlight on 63-year-old Huang's future given Nvidia's status as the world's most valuable chipmaker and the CEO's role as the most prolific salesman of the AI boom. Huang told Nvidia's employees that he had been unfaithful to his wife, without disclosing details of the relationship.
The leather-jacketed Huang enjoys rock-star status worldwide, particularly in Asia, where he often mingles freely with fans, taking selfies and signing autographs for his devoted followers.
He ?is Nvidia's fifth-largest shareholder with a roughly 3.6% stake, according ?to LSEG data, and keeps a tight grip on the company through an unusually flat structure in which dozens of executives report directly to him.
But unlike Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Platforms or Elon Musk's SpaceX, Nvidia has no dual-class shares that would give co-founder Huang majority ?voting control.
The New York Times reported that Trump was briefed on Huang's relationship with the woman and that she was giving information to the Chinese government, and that the president chose not to act on the information.
"The so-called Chinese spy narrative
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Nov 09, 2026
White, the 57-year-old president and CEO of UFC, is a long-time friend of the president and helped host a massive UFC match on the White House lawn earlier this year (MANDEL NGAN)Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) chief Dana White turned down President Donald Trump's -- apparently jovial -- offer of a job as press secretary in a surprise appearance at the White House on Monday.
Trump stunned the world by saying on social media on Saturday that he had asked White to take on the high-profile post -- but a day later the 80-year-old president said he was "only kidding."
The 57-year-old cage fighting boss visited the White House on Monday, and Trump brought him out for a chaotic news conference in the James Brady Briefing Room.
"So let me ask you the big question. Would you like to be press secretary of the United States of America? Or do you just want to stay with this ridiculous UFC? Huh?" Trump said.
"Thank you for the offer, sir -- for the offer, I have no, no -- I do not want to be in politics," White replied.
Trump smiled and headed out of the room, saying: "I am devastated to hear this. Goodbye, everybody."
The press secretary's post has been been vacant since Katie Zacharia left on October 16 after less than a week in the post. Her combative predecessor Karoline Leavitt left in August after a year and a half in the job.
Trump's announcement that he had offered the high-profile job to "violent Fighter and Warrior" White had sparked speculation that he was ready for a aggressive stance after the Republican Party's stunning midterm elections defeat.
White is a long-time friend of the president and helped host a massive UFC match on the White House lawn earlier this year.
But there was also some skepticism about the president's announce
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Nov 09, 2026
Democratic Senate candidate Scott Colom, left, and GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, right. - Rogelio V. Solis/Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc./Getty Images
As the Mississippi Senate race still remains too close to call, Democrat Scott Colom and GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith have taken completely different approaches towards the public.
Since Election Day, Colom has held at least eight events and capitalized on the national attention of the race to flood the airwaves and make his case for why Democrats should no longer count out a state historically considered a Republican stronghold. Meanwhile, Hyde-Smith has not been seen publicly since she left her election night watch party just outside of Jackson after declaring that she would remain her state's junior senator.
While Colom has appeared at local universities, a Black-owned bookshop, a vinyl record store, a diner, and a senior citizens center and sat for multiple interviews with the media, Hyde-Smith has made her statements solely on X, including posting a Bible verse about hope on Sunday.
"Ultimately, at some point, the senator needs to speak out. Where is Cindy Hyde-Smith?" Colom told reporters on Friday at the senior citizens facility in Jackson. "We want to hear from her. She needs to answer questions. What is her path to victory? She doesn't have one."
Hyde-Smith's campaign manager Jake Monssen said in a statement to CNN, "Sen
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Nov 09, 2026
Rep. Thomas Massie, a Republican from Kentucky, reintroduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday, alleging that the embattled Pentagon chief had committed "high crimes and misdemeanors" and abused the power of his office by violating the War Powers Resolution, conducting military operations without congressional authorization and ordering unlawful military actions in several countries.
The expected impeachment filing came as Congress returned to Washington, D.C., to begin a lame-duck session following the historic rout that the GOP suffered in last week's midterm elections.
Hegseth is facing intense political backlash over the United States' costly and unpopular war with Iran, which some top Republicans — including Trump — blame in part for the drubbing that cost them control of Congress.
"Despite the absence of a declaration
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Nov 09, 2026
Rep. Thomas Massie, a Republican from Kentucky, reintroduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday, alleging that the embattled Pentagon chief had committed "high crimes and misdemeanors" and abused the power of his office by violating the War Powers Resolution, conducting military operations without congressional authorization and ordering unlawful military actions in several countries.
The expected impeachment filing came as Congress returned to Washington, D.C., to begin a lame-duck session following the historic rout that the GOP suffered in last week's midterm elections.
Hegseth is facing intense political backlash over the United States' costly and unpopular war with Iran, which some top Republicans — including Trump — blame in part for the drubbing that cost them control of Congress.
"Despite the absence of a declaration
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Nov 09, 2026
Rep. Thomas Massie, a Republican from Kentucky, reintroduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday, alleging that the embattled Pentagon chief had committed "high crimes and misdemeanors" and abused the power of his office by violating the War Powers Resolution, conducting military operations without congressional authorization and ordering unlawful military actions in several countries.
The expected impeachment filing came as Congress returned to Washington, D.C., to begin a lame-duck session following the historic rout that the GOP suffered in last week's midterm elections.
Hegseth is facing intense political backlash over the United States' costly and unpopular war with Iran, which some top Republicans — including Trump — blame in part for the drubbing that cost them control of Congress.
"Despite the absence of a declaration
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Nov 09, 2026
Nvidia (NVDA) stock faced growing pressure on Monday after the chipmaker's board launched an investigation into CEO Jensen Huang's extramarital affair, which is believed to have been with alleged Chinese spy Alice Huang.
"I was unfaithful to my wife. My actions hurt her and our children. There is no excuse for what I did. I am deeply sorry," Huang wrote in a memo to employees.
Given the size and importance of Nvidia in the stock market today, the revelation marks one of the biggest CEO-personal conduct scandals in history. It also highlights Nvidia's key-person risk and uncertain succession plan as questions swirl about whether the board will ask Huang to step down.
The news has drawn immediate and varied reactions from leaders ranging from the US president to other CEOs. President Trump stood by Huang, calling him "an honorable guy," but other members of the president's party are expected to put more scrutin
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Nov 09, 2026
Mississippi Senate candidate Scott Colom (D) blasted prominent election forecasters for underestimating his chances of defeating Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) in their election ratings, arguing that the grim predictions made it harder for Democrats to raise money and compete in the South.
Colom, a Black attorney, has maintained a narrow lead over Hyde-Smith by less than 3,000 votes in one of the biggest surprises of last week's midterm elections, with the race still too close to call.
In a post on social media, Colom accused the nonpartisan election handicapper Cook Political Report and other unnamed election forecasters of relying on outdated assumptions about Southern elections and overlooking candidates who could make races in deep-red states competitive.
"At some point, we have to talk about @CookPolitical and other ‘prognosticators' who had me and other southern candidates labeled as solid R for much of the campaign cycle," Colom wrote on the social platform X on Monday. "They made it much more difficult to fundraise and are part of the reason the South has been neglected for so long."
The Cook Political Report had initially rated the Mississippi Senate race as "Solid Republican," citing doubts over the ability for a Democ
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Nov 09, 2026
The FAA is investigating after two passenger jets narrowly avoided a midair collision shortly after taking off from Los Angeles International Airport when one aircraft reportedly made an unauthorized turn into the other's flight path.
The close call occurred Saturday at approximately 12:20 a.m. after the pilots of Air France Flight 28, traveling from Los Angeles to Papeete, Tahiti, turned into the path of an American Airlines aircraft that had departed from a parallel runway, according to the FAA.
Flight tracking data indicates the two planes came within 400 feet vertically of each other, but air traffic controllers quickly stepped in to keep them apart.
Flight data shows the paths of an Air France jet and American Airlines plan after takeoff from LAX. (Flight radar)
"Air France 028 heavy, fly heading of 270 immediately," a controller can be heard instructing the Air France crew in ATC audio.
The controller then warned the American Airlines flight about the approaching Air France jet. "Traffic alert, traffic 12 o'clock, less than a mile, maintain 2,000."
The controller is heard repeatedly asking the Air France pilots why they deviated from their assigned route.
"Air France 028 Heavy, you were instructed to climb
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Nov 09, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday told reporters he believes the war in Iran "militarily is effectively over," suggesting that — at least for now — he's not prepared to resume the bombardment that has devastated the Islamic Republic and caused reverberations across the global economy.
The president made a surprise visit to the White House briefing room after meeting earlier in the day with Qatar's prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani.
"Iran militarily is effectively over," Trump said. "We're just keeping it the status quo."
He added that Iran has been "decapitated" but said he is still looking to make sure there's a long-term solution to ensuring that Iran's nuclear program is defanged.
It was some of Trump's most definitive comments about moving away from his threat to resume strikes on Iran after the U.S. midterm elections had passed.
The president's Republican Party lost both chambers of Congress to Democrats in last week's elections. The elections were shadowed by dissatisfaction among the American electorate over the 8-month-old war, which has led to a surge in fuel prices that's impacted nearly ever sector of the global economy.
Trump, over the course of the conflict, has repeatedly said he is on the cusp of ordering U.S. forces to escalate attacks if Iran's leaders don't quickly agree to U.S. terms to end the war, only to back down. In earlier cycles, he has also edged away with a last-minute declaration, sometimes at the behest of Gulf allies, that he's going to give diplomacy more time.
In a posting on social media shortly before speaking to reporters, Trump once again asse
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Nov 09, 2026
By Nate Raymond
Nov 9 (Reuters) - A Massachusetts judge cleared the way on Monday for Lindsay Clancy to be tried again on murder charges for killing her three young children at her home in 2023, saying a ?retrial would not unconstitutionally subject her to a double prosecution for the same crime.
Judge William Sullivan in Plymouth rejected ?a bid by Clancy's attorneys to have the case against her dismissed. The judge on September 4 declared a mistrial after the jury reported that a holdout ?juror was preventing it from reaching a unanimous verdict.
The ruling means a second trial can occur next year. Sullivan has scheduled a November 16 hearing to discuss when to hold that trial, which he has suggested could occur in March.
Defense lawyers had argued that such a retrial would violate Clancy's protection under the US Constitution's Fifth Amendment against being tried twice for the same crime, known as double ?jeopardy. They said Sullivan acted prematurely in declaring ?a mistrial and it was not manifestly necessary.
Citing jury notes that stated the holdout juror was not following the law on reasonable doubt despite the judge's instructions, defense lawyers said Sullivan should have ?instead questioned the holdout and potentially removed the juror.
But Sullivan said the notes did not indicate the holdout had announced he was refusing to follow the law but instead suggested a disagreement among the jurors. Questioning the holdout in the midst of their deliberations would have as a ?result ?been "impermissibly coercive," Sullivan wrote.
"Because the court concludes that there was a manifest ?necessity for a retrial based on the jury's ?deadlock, a retrial on the murder indictments does not violate Clancy's right not to be placed in double jeopardy," Sullivan wrote.
The judge in a related decision declined to conduct a limited inquiry into the holdout, saying he saw no point in examining
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Nov 09, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — A public spat between former Trump administration officials over alleged corruption in public health policymaking is the latest front in Republicans' postelection recriminations, a battle that has exposed fault lines within the White House and could reshape political alliances involving the influential Make America Healthy Again movement.
The blowup began when Calley Means, a former top adviser to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and a chief advocate for the MAHA movement, appeared on Joe Rogan's podcast Friday and accused Susie Wiles, James Blair and others of catering to foreign and domestic lobbyists at the expense of Americans' health.
Wiles, who was recently replaced as White House chief of staff, and Blair, a top political adviser, have denied the allegations.
Means' remarks came days after voters cast ballots in midterm elections where government corruption was among the top issues for voters who ousted Republicans and handed Democrats control of Congress.
The issue overlaps with concerns from MAHA activists, who have been focused on combating what they see as systemic and harmful corporate influence over policymaking. MAHA became an important part of Trump's coalition after Kennedy endorsed him during the last presidential campaign, and fractures could create political headaches or new avenues for congressional investigations in the coming yea
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Nov 09, 2026
An excavator plows through land during construction for a section of border wall near Santa Elena Canyon on August 14, 2026 in Big Bend National Park, Texas. - Brandon Bell/Getty Images
The Supreme Court allowed President Donald Trump to continue border wall construction in the Big Bend region of Texas - including Big Bend National Park - on Monday, pausing a lower court ruling that temporarily blocked that work while it considers whether the administration had the authority to bypass environmental requirements.
The court decided the case in an unsigned opinion. Liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the only noted dissenter, but she did not explain her reasoning.
The challengers "claim that construction in the Big Bend Sector will diminish their ability to use and enjoy the area," the court wrote. But Congress had enacted the law in a way that "reflects a clear preference for expeditious border construction over the very harms respondents assert."
The administration is attempting to speed construction of "300-plus" miles of border barrier and roads in the region. Relying on a federal law that gives the government the power to "waive all legal requirements" to ensure quick construction in areas of "high illegal entry," the Department of Homeland Security bypassed laws dealing with historic preservation, the environment and Native American artifacts that would normally apply.
This story is breaking and will be updated.
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Nov 09, 2026
Republican Rep. Thomas Massie introduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on the House floor Monday afternoon.
House TV - PHOTO: Rep. Thomas Massie speaks on the House floor introducing articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in Washington, Nov. 9, 2026.Hegseth said on Monday that he's "not worried about" efforts to impeach him over his controversial leadership at the Pentagon and role administering the Iran war, announcing a rare press conference on the topic set for Tuesday.
"We're not worried about that," Hegseth said when asked by a reporter about Republican support on Capitol Hill amid the impeachment effort led by outgoing Rep. Massie.
"We're going to do a press conference tomorrow morning at the Pentagon on that very topic. So I'll save my remarks there. I hope you all come loaded for bear with your questions," said Hegseth, who hasn't held a press conference since May.
Hegseth's comments came the same day Massie reintroduced a privileged resolution to impeach Hegseth. Calls to impeach Hegseth have grown as several Republicans have attributed the GOP's sweeping midterm losses to the Iran war.
Trump dismisses prospect of replacing Hegseth amid Iran war fallout, looming Democratic investigationsMassie went through the process in mid-September only to be thwarted by Speaker Mike Johnson, who canceled the final scheduled day of legislative business before the midterm elections -- staving off a
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Nov 09, 2026
NASA is recruiting its next class of astronauts, inviting U.S. citizens to apply before midnight ET on Dec. 3 for the chance to "live and work" on the moon.
The space agency's application portal states there are "few vacancies" for the role, which pays $164,395 annually and requires recruits to relocate to Houston, where they'll work at the Johnson Space Center.
While the job is open to all citizens, applicants must meet certain educational criteria and possess specialized experience. In other words, not just any Tom, Dick or Harriet will qualify for the job.
The next group of astronauts is being selected as the U.S. plans to build a moon base and send crewed missions to the lunar surface. NASA's Artemis II mission recently sent a crew of four astronauts around the moon in April, setting a record for the farthest distance humans have ever traveled from our planet.
"The people we select could walk on the moon, live and work at the moon base, and help pioneer the systems and operations that will ultimately carry crews to Mars," NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said in a statement. "Those missions will demand technical excellence, sound judgment, teamwork and courage."
Here are the qualifications NASA is looking for in an astronaut.
Educational backgroundNASA's job application portal states that applicants must fit into one of the following four educational profiles:
A master's degree in a qualifying field of engineering, biological science, physical sci
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Nov 09, 2026
Fridges and freezers in hundreds of supermarkets across France were affected last month [Getty Images]
France has accused Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of being behind cyber-attacks that raised the temperatures of supermarket fridges and freezers across the country last month.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said the attack was "unprecedented in both its scale and its level of aggression", adding those who were responsible would be hit with sanctions "at the European level".
Iran is yet to respond to Barrot's allegations.
The cyber-attack last month saw fridges and freezers in hundreds of supermarkets across France heated up, which spoilt fresh and frozen food estimated to be worth millions of euros.
Then last week, dozens of supermarkets across several other European countries were also impacted by a cyber-attack that targeted fridges and freezers. It is not known if the instances are linked.
Barrot said the attack on France's supermarkets "marks the first large-scale cyber-attack aimed at sabotage on our national territory, and it constitutes a major attack on the nation's interests and the security of the French people".
He said the government had summoned the Iranian ambassador to Paris to "lodge a very strong protest against this extremely grave act".
France will take "any other necessary and proportionate measures" to respond to the incident and "deter anyone who might seek to repeat it", Barrot added.
Separately on Monday, the Paris prosecutor said an investigation had been opened into the head of an offensive cyber unit associated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as
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Nov 09, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A fraternity at Ohio State University has been temporarily suspended while authorities investigate a video that appears to show two panicked men engulfed in flames.
A video shared on social media shows a large group of people standing outside, many wearing the school's red and white colors, laughing and shouting while a man sits on the ground with his sweatpants on fire. He then lunges at a second person and tackles him. The second man's clothing also catches fire, and they both roll on the ground removing their clothes as several onlookers intervene. One appears to be holding a small fire extinguisher.
University spokesperson Benjamin Johnson said the school has placed Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity on interim suspension while it investigates, and has referred the matter to university and Columbus police. The university did not say how the fraternity is linked to the event, whether the burned men are students or what condition they were in Monday.
"The university is aware of this extremely concerning incident, and the individuals in question are receiving medical care," Johnson said in a statement. "Ohio State is committed to a safe and healthy environment and expects students and student organizations to uphold that commitment and the university's values."
Columbus Police Sgt. Joe Albert said it appears the matter took place on Saturday. Police did not receive any calls for service at the location, but someone called police Sunday evening reporting that the video was circulating online, he said.
Steve Mitchell, CEO of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, said behavior that violates its high standards has no place in its organization and it will take appropriate action to hold those responsible accountable based on the investigation.
"We take this m
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Nov 09, 2026
Nvidia's board of directors said Sunday it was launching an investigation into CEO Jensen Huang being the target of an alleged Chinese spy, with whom he had an affair.
Huang admitted to the affair in an email to Nvidia employees and is cooperating with the investigation. Reports have identified Alice Huang (no relation), former executive at tech firm Megaspeed, as the person he had the relationship with.
"I was unfaithful to my wife. My actions hurt her and our children. There is no excuse for what I did. I am deeply sorry," Jensen Huang said in a statement.
If you haven't been following the stock market closely, you may not be familiar with Nvidia, one of the world's most valuable companies. And you may be wondering why U.S. security officials would be concerned about a CEO's extramarital affair. Here's what we know so far, and why this tech CEO's affair is a big deal.
First, who is Jensen Huang?Jensen Huang is the CEO of Nvidia, one of the biggest makers of special
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Nov 09, 2026
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One, at President Donald J. Trump International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Nov. 8, 2026. —Jaquelyn Martin—APPresident Donald Trump questioned the integrity of the midterm elections on Monday, less than a week after the Republican Party suffered historic defeats in both swing states and former GOP strongholds.
"Does anybody really believe that this ‘Election' was honest," Trump asked in a Truth Social post early Monday. "How could the Polls be so wrong???"
"Some early voting ‘dumps' were so large that it was impossible to win, no matter how many people went to vote," he continued, adding: "It's all about the machines, which are far more important than the voter!" His post did not elaborate on what was meant by the statement.
Read more: Welcome to Trump's Lame-Duck Era
Trump's unsubstantiated fraud claims come nearly two weeks after he told reporters on Oct. 27 that he would respect the election results "if they're honest elections."
As results came in throughout Nov. 3 and into
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Nov 09, 2026
James Gunn and Peter Safran are out at DC Studios, with Jeremy Latcham taking over (Credit: Getty Images)
After four years at DC Studios, James Gunn and Peter Safran will not be leading the company through its next chapter under Skydance ownership as they are handing the reins over to new president and chief creative officer Jeremy Latcham.
In a statement, the two executives spoke with pride of their work at the studio and gave Latcham, who worked with Gunn on the "Guardians of the Galaxy" trilogy at Marvel Studios, their blessing. Skydance says that the duo will "return full time to their creative work," which includes post-production on the "Superman" sequel "Man of Tomorrow" and work on other DC projects.
"Four years ago, we set out to unite DC under one creative vision. In that time, we helped restore ‘Superman' to the heart of DC, while opening new doors and telling new stories in film and television with ‘Peacemaker', ‘Creature Commandos,' ‘Lanterns' and ‘Clayface.‘ We're immensely proud of the team that turned that ambition into something real, including the actors, crews and executives we had the opportunity to collaborate with," Gunn and Safran said.
"We've shared a creative history with Jeremy going back to Marvel, and we're eager to see the perspective he brings to DC's next chapter. We're excited to return to what drew us to this job in the first place, which is telling the stories we love, including the next chapter of Clark and Lex's journey in ‘Man of Tomorrow,'" the duo said.
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Nov 09, 2026
Nvidia (NVDA) stock faced growing pressure on Monday morning after the chipmaker's board launched an investigation into CEO Jensen Huang's extramarital affair, which is believed to have been with alleged Chinese spy Alice Huang.
"I was unfaithful to my wife. My actions hurt her and our children. There is no excuse for what I did. I am deeply sorry," Huang wrote in a memo to employees.
Given the size and importance of Nvidia in the stock market today, the revelation marks one of the biggest CEO-personal conduct scandals in history. It also highlights Nvidia's key-person risk and uncertain succession plan as questions swirl about whether the board will ask Huang to step down.
The news has drawn immediate and varied reactions from leaders ranging from the US president to other CEOs. President Trump stood by Huang, calling him "an honorable guy," but other members of the president's party are expected to put more
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Nov 09, 2026
The University of Mississippi launched an investigation after a video purportedly showing students making racist gestures on another student's doorbell camera was shared on social media.
The video shows two girls making monkey sounds and gestures as they pass by a Ring camera on an apartment door. The person who posted it said her daughter's doorbell camera captured it and that her daughter is a freshman at Ole Miss and has two Black roommates, CBS affiliate WREG reported.
A university spokesperson told CBS News that it condemned the "offensive, hurtful, and unacceptable behaviors" depicted in the video and that the appropriate university offices and processes are actively investigating the incident.
"It's important to note that student conduct cases, records and any potential disciplinary action are protected by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)," the statement said. "We are committed to maintaining a safe and welcoming environment for all of our students, faculty, staff, and visitors and will follow our processes to ensure the well-being and safety of our community."
In a subsequent statement to students, faculty and staff, the vice chancellor of student affairs condemned the behavior depicted in the video and said that it "does not reflect our university's values or the kind of community we strive to be every day."
"The behavior depicted in this video is deeply troubling, hurtful, and unacceptable," Shawnboda Mead said in a statement posted on the university's website.
Mead said staff have reached out to the students directly impacted and will continue to support them through the process. She also recognized that situations like this can cause "hurt and concern" am
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Nov 09, 2026
Philadelphia 76ers star LeBron James said he was still "looking into everything" after a man was arrested at James' Los Angeles property on Friday.
Speaking with reporters Sunday, James said his family was safe and called that "the most important" thing. He did not go into too much detail on the situation otherwise.
Reports emerged Friday that a man was arrested for felony stalking after appearing at James' home in Brentwood, California. The LAPD was initially called out to investigate a report of a possible burglary at the residence, according to ESPN.
Officers found a man on the property and arrested him for stalking, per ABCNews. The arrest was made without incident and no one was at James' home at the time of the arrest. The man reportedly did not go inside the house and was not armed, per police.
Felony stalking can result in up to three years in state prison, a fine of up to $10,000 or both in California, according to Kann California Law Group.
At the time of the incident, James was on a road trip with the 76ers. He returned to his old home, Cleveland, Friday evening, where he took on the Cavaliers. On Sunday, James and the 76ers played the Chicago Bulls in Chicago.
If James was unnerved by the arrest, it didn't show in his play Sunday. James dropped 22 points during
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Nov 09, 2026
The British former comedian and actor Russell Brand has been sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison for raping a woman and sexually assaulting three more.
Handing down the sentence Monday at Southwark Crown Court in London, judge Joel Bennathan said Brand told a series of lies throughout the trial, adding he had displayed a "casual and arrogant disregard" for women who said 'No' to him.
"About 20 years ago, Russell Brand, you were becoming famous," Bennathan said. "You were clever — and in many people's eyes, funny and charismatic. You had also become a sexual predator."
He added, "Whatever women wear, wherever they go, indeed whatever they drink, they retain the right to say 'no' and to demand justice from criminal courts when sexual predators like you, Russell Brand, act without their consent."
Brand was supported in court by his wife, Laura Gallacher, and his father, Ron. He is expected to serve at least two-thirds of that sentence — around seven years — before being eligible for release.
Brand was found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault on Nov. 5. He was acquitted of two rape counts and one count of attempted indecent assault.
Prosecutor Riel Karmy-Jones called Brand a ruthless, calculating, manipulative "sexual predator" who treated women as a "disposable commodity."
"Mr. Brand abused the influence and power that came with his fame," Karmy-Jones said. "He used it to facilitate an access to women without which the offending could not have taken place. It also fed his own view that he could commit such offenses with impunity."
Ahead of his sentencing, one woman, who was sexually assaulted by Brand in 2004 or 2005, told the court Monday in her impact stat
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Nov 09, 2026
Former President Joe Biden also wrote in his memoir that Trump 'led an insurrection.' (Brent Stirton / Getty)Former President Joe Biden issued scathing criticism of President Donald Trump in his forthcoming memoir, saying his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol "should follow him to his grave."
Biden's comments, published as a book excerpt in The Atlantic on Monday, mark some of his strongest criticism of Trump since the former president left office.
In the excerpt, Biden says Trump "led an insurrection" and slammed his decision to issue sweeping pardons of Jan. 6 defendants.
Trump and Biden at Trump's inauguration ceremony at the Capitol in 2025. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty)"The criminals who attacked law-enforcement officers that day didn't deserve pardons," Biden wrote. "They deserved prison terms."
The former president added that Trump and the president's supporters "continue to preen and posture like they're supporters of law enforcement."
"Here's my view: You don't get to turn a blind eye to cops being punched, speared, sprayed, and brutalized
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Nov 09, 2026
Nvidia (NVDA) stock fell more than 5% before the bell on Monday after the chipmaker's board announced it would investigate the relationship between CEO Jensen Huang and a woman whom the intelligence community believes could be a Chinese Spy.
In a Sunday memo to employees, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admitted to an extramarital affair, apologizing to his family and staff while pledging full cooperation with an independent board review. Wall Street analysts quickly flagged the heightened 'key-person risk' for the world's leading AI chipmaker.
"Jensen is the core DNA of Nvidia, and its AI success and ambitions are heavily tied to him staying on as CEO. Jensen is not replaceable," Yorkville Ives's Dan Ives wrote on Monday morning.
A look across the semiconductor sector showed the risk damage was largely contained to Nvidia. Shares of rival AMD (
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Nov 09, 2026
The two sides have continued to exchange strikes, though have not returned to the intense fighting seen in the early stages of the conflict. The U.S. says it is enforcing a naval blockade of the country's Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman ports, while Iran claims control over the strategic Strait of Hormuz and continues to claim attacks on shipping transiting the waterway.
Meanwhile, intensified fighting between Saudi-backed Yemeni forces and Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen has seen the latter repeatedly attack Saudi military, oil infrastructure and transport facilities.
See the most recent developments below.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei addressed the ongoing efforts to reach a deal with the U.S. during his Monday press conference.
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Nov 09, 2026
Senate Republicans returning to the Capitol on Monday are furious with President Trump, whom they blame for last week's big losses in Senate and House races.
The anger is raising the chances that the party could pivot away from the lame-duck president in the lead-up to the 2028 presidential election, according to GOP aides and strategists.
Tensions are also rising with Trump's Friday announcement that immigration hard-liner Stephen Miller will be his new chief of staff, replacing the outgoing Susie Wiles.
The Miller appointment suggests a doubling down on the president's policies, particularly on immigration enforcement, after an election in which Hispanic voters swung decisively toward Democrats, especially in Texas.
Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-Ind.) on Sunday said Miller should be fired, not promoted.
"If your team takes a beating as badly as we took this last week, you have to fire people," Stutzman said in an interview on CNN. "You don't promote those who are — who were in charge of what was supposed to be delivered."
Whit Ayres, a prominent Republican pollster, said Senate Republicans will be less deferential to Trump after suffering a huge loss of seats in last week's election.
Ayres said Trump "clearly will remain the leader of the party for the next two years, but I also think the knee-jerk obeisance to whatever his whims are at the moment is likely over."
"There is so much resentment particularly among Republicans in the Senate for what Donald Trump did in North Carolina and South Carolina and Texas," he said, referring to Trump's endorsement of candidates Michael Whatley, D
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