Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang faces bipartisan congressional scrutiny over reported China spy link
Lawmakers want to question Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang following reports about his relationship with an alleged Chinese intelligence asset.
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Trump set to lurch further right, claiming US took ‘giant step back’ in elections
Trump poised to double down on immigration crackdown and refuse concessions to new Democratic majority in CongressDonald Trump set the stage for his administration to lurch further to the right this weekend, claiming the US had taken a “giant step back” by widely rejecting his party.The US president’s hardline aide,…
· Marina Dunbar
Defense establishment shocked by Trump's Israel aid cut off, details unclear, sources tell 'Post'
Until clarity emerges, both US government and private-sector officials may take unilateral action to freeze certain weapons transfers or approvals.
· YONAH JEREMY BOB
Ex-MAHA Insider Tells Rogan What Trump Didn't Know About His Own White House
Ex-MAHA Insider Tells Rogan What Trump Didn't Know About His Own White House Former senior White House advisor Calley Means says he had full White House approval for a federal look at how much sugar American children eat - until Trump's former Chief-of-Staff Susie Wiles killed it. White House chief of staff Susie Wi…
· Tyler Durden
Some of Vance's allies urge him to sit out 2028 after historic Republican midterm losses - report
Some allies have told the vice president no Republican can win in 2028, while major donors are already floating Ron DeSantis as an alternative, The Wall Street Journal reported.
· SIMCHA PASKO
Pete Hegseth faces bipartisan impeachment push after Republican losses in US midterm elections
While the measures of impeachment could get sufficient votes to pass the House, it remains unclear whether or not they would pass in the Senate.
· CORINNE BAUM
Will UFC's Dana White be Trump's press secretary? | The National
UFC boss travels to Washington on Monday
· Cody Combs
The Incoming Democrat Governor Of Texas Is Already Going After Elon Musk
The Incoming Democrat Governor Of Texas Is Already Going After Elon Musk Texas Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa (D-TX) has asked the state's parks department to hold off on a proposed sale of state land to SpaceX until she takes office, contacting the department's executive director before she is sworn in this January. The …
· Tyler Durden
Washington ranch family fighting massive fine from gov’t over stockwater ponds — why they’re warning others
King Ranch owners are challenging a $267,540 fine from Washington State over livestock ponds in a fight that could reach the Supreme Court.
· Fox News
Abdul El-Sayed defends calling Trump an 'unserious fool' as President says midterms 'a giant step back' | The National
No sign of compromise between Trump administration and incoming Democratic majority
· Cody Combs
Elise Stefanik: Republicans in New York stopped listening to voters — here’s how we rebuild the GOP
I never felt entitled for your vote and I always worked my very hardest to earn it.
· Elise Stefanik
'Iron Gate plan is merely wordplay': Iran mocks US military initiative to disrupt supply routes
'Iron Gate plan is merely wordplay': Iran mocks US military initiative to disrupt supply routes Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has dismissed a new US military initiative to restrict the movement of goods through Iran's land borders and the Caspian Sea as “merely wordplay”, as tensions over shipping …
· Middleeasteye
Democrats mull Biden-style pivot on Ukraine – FT
Democrats consider $15 bn in Ukraine aid and tougher Russia sanctions after midterm victory, the Financial Times reports Read Full Article at RT.com
· RT
Dems will fail in 2028 if they go hard left and don’t work with President Trump, Gingrich warns
Democrats could bomb out of the 2028 election if they move further left and refuse to work with President Trump after their sweeping midterm victories, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said. “Bernie Sanders … intends to drive as hard as he can to get a very left-wing Congress. That would be a profound mistake for...
· Ally Goelz
House leader Hakeem Jeffries says Dems will refuse to work with Trump’s new chief of staff Stephen Miller
Hakeem Jeffries, the likely next Speaker of the House, vowed that Dems will not work with President Trump’s new chief of staff Stephen Miller — in the first big sign of friction after the party's major upset in Tuesday's midterms.
· Ally Goelz
The hard part begins for a divided Washington: Letters to the Editor — Nov. 9, 2026
The Issue: The 2026 election results and what’s now ahead for both Democrats and Republicans. Many of the Democrats elected in the midterms don’t have a solid proposal to solve the issues they campaigned on (“Stox in AI meltdown,” Nov. 6). Gas prices won’t drop, borders won’t open and ICE won’t be dismantled like th…
· Post readers
ANC leads South Africa's local polls but records all-time election low: final results
The African National Congress came in first place in South Africa's local elections but suffered its worst-ever electoral setback, according to final results on Saturday.
· AfricaNews
US aims to cut off Iran’s transport of advanced weapons: What we know
As fears of an escalation grow, Washington announces 'Task Force Iron Gate'.
· Urooba Jamal
‘The blue wave isn’t applicable to trans people’: advocates in Washington state prepare to fight ban
Legal challenge against ballot initiative that bans transgender girls’ participation in girls’ school sports is poised to set off a battle over rightsA coalition of advocacy groups are preparing to mount a legal challenge against a Washington state ballot initiative that bans transgender girls’ participation in girl…
· Adam Willems in Seattle
Arkansas vs. Virginia prediction, best bet: Take the Razorbacks to cash in on turnovers in top-15 clash
Virginia takes on Arkansas as 2.5-point favorites in Washington D.C. Check out our expert pick.
· Sean Treppedi
Vance blames the Iran war, but diplomacy was the real failure - opinion
The Iran war did not fail because Israel pushed for it. It failed when Washington abandoned its objectives and gave Tehran time to survive.
· PESACH WOLICKI
Trump’s Mar-a-Lago protected by laser air-defense system
A military laser weapon built to disable drones has joined the air-defense network protecting Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.
· ANNA AHRONHEIM
How Democrats will try to end Trump's tariffs
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., who is likely the next House speaker, has made clear that ending President Trump's tariffs is one of Democrats' top priorities.
· Kevin Breuninger
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Leaders from both parties clashed on the Sunday morning news, with Democrats emboldened by sweeping midterm wins signaling that they would intensify their fight against the Trump administration.
· Bayliss Wagner
Sudan military arrests former ruling party chairman, Islamist leader Ahmed Haroun
Haroun, previously the chairman of the National Congress Party, is wanted by the International Criminal Court.
· REUTERS
China eyes gig workers and influencers as delegates for Communist Party congress
For the first time, delivery couriers, ride-hailing drivers and influencers could become delegates to the Communist Party’s five-yearly national congress, as Beijing seeks to keep the group close to the official ideology. Guidelines on selecting delegates for the meeting, to be held in the second half of next year, …
· Phoebe Zhang
Iran-linked ships suspected of mapping, placing mines around undersea telecommunications cables
The findings come after Iran repeatedly threatened over the past month to attack submarine cables and data centers in the Strait of Hormuz if Washington and Israel launch another military offensive.
· THE MEDIA LINE STAFF
Centrism did not win the Democratic party the election
The blue wave, while a rebuke of Trump’s policies, was also a referendum on the party’s status quoOn election night I stood in a crowd at Harlem Tavern, a restaurant in New York City, at the electoral party for Darializa Avila Chevalier, the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) member and congresswoman-elect from …
· Heba Gowayed
Healthcare, tariffs – but not Trump impeachment: Democrats chart next two years of power
Midterms success gives party potent leverage over Trump – expect tough campaigns of investigating and lawmaking“Costs, chaos, corruption”: after almost two years spent relentlessly criticizing Donald Trump for failing to address those three, broad political concerns, Democrats won a monumental return to power in Tue…
· Chris Stein
'No good options' for Iran war after Trump's midterm defeat, Israeli election results - analysis
A broader offensive, continued pressure, negotiated compromise, or a limited strike are potential options, according to Raz Zimmt, director of the Iran and the Shiite Axis research program at INSS.
· GIORGIA VALENTE/THE MEDIA LINE
‘I’ve seen people in my neighbourhood pulled out of their cars’: Ava DuVernay on the cruelty and brutality of Trump’s America
Ten years after her landmark political documentary 13th, the film-maker delivers a follow-up on the 14th amendment – and the Trump administration’s attempts to dismantle birthright citizenshipWhen I ask Ava DuVernay how she kept her focus while making her new film – or how anyone does, when the onslaught of news, fa…
· Ellen E Jones
Ukraine’s position ‘may become stronger’ as US Democrats regain some power
Ukraine hopes for more US support but faces uncertainty over Trump’s peace efforts and continued military aid.
· Mansur Mirovalev
Trump offers White House press secretary job to UFC CEO Dana White
UFC CEO Dana White says he will be traveling to Washington DC to meet with US President Donald Trump but gave no further details
· Jodesz Gavilan
Trump offers UFC boss Dana White job of White House press secretary
US President Donald Trump has publicly offered the vacant role of White House press secretary to the UFC boss Dana White.
Who is Stephen Miller, the Jewish Conservative promoted to Trump’s new chief of staff? - explainer
Rather than moderating his policies after the electoral setback, Trump is promoting one of his most uncompromising architects.
· IDAN KWELLER
Crypto’s Trump-fuelled Washington boom comes to an abrupt halt
With Democrats set to control Congress following their midterm sweep, crypto faces the prospect of tougher rules and closer scrutiny.
· Teresa Xie, Scott Patterson
Why America and Israel must write the rules of the cyber order- opinion
Henry Kissinger taught that order rests on power and legitimacy. In the cyber age, Washington and Jerusalem have both, and the responsibility to lead.
· DR. EMIR KREMIC
Trump’s shattered ‘mirror world’: American voters roundly reject president’s alternate reality
President claimed to have ushered in a ‘golden age’ even as prices soared and war dragged on – and midterm voters did not buy his looking-glass narrativeA new “golden age of America” is under way, Donald Trump repeatedly declared in his final pitch to voters before the US midterm elections.The war in Iran was not re…
Is unconditional support for Israel becoming a liability for Republicans?
JD Vance’s response to the midterm defeat suggests a once-untouchable Republican consensus may be starting to crack.
· Said Arikat
Seoul’s deal with Trump now hinges on two powers in Washington
South Korea’s sweeping deal with US President Donald Trump was already under strain, with investment delays holding back progress on nuclear cooperation. Now, the Democrats’ midterm landslide has introduced another complication for Seoul: a divided Washington that could make both sides of the deal harder to deliver.…
· Ji Da-gyum
DOST to host International Bamboo Conference in 2027
WITH the growing global demands for bamboo products, the Department of Science and Technology-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI), the country’s premier agency on bamboo research and development, invites bamboo industry stakeholders to join the International Bamboo Congress (IBC) from Sep…
· The Manila Times
Donald Trump’s power is on the wane. What next for Russia, Israel – and the rest of us? | Simon Tisdall
With the global tide turning against him, the US president’s lame duck status could still aggravate old tensions and spark new explosionsIt was a victory for the world, too. People in the many countries that suffered pain, loss and cruel indignities at the hands of Donald Trump over the past two chaotic, fearful yea…
· Simontisdall
This is the ultra-left, and it comes in all colours: A night with the Paris protesters
Donald Trump blamed the protests on “migrants, jihadists and communists”. David Crowe, reporting from Paris, says it’s about political ideology, not ethnicity.
· David Crowe
Why Woke 2.0 is taking on Trump and establishment politics | Nesrine Malik | Radical Thinking – podcast
Today’s political conversation is dominated by one topic above all: race. The Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik has been way ahead of the pack in diagnosing how immigrants, their children and grandchildren are reshaping not just politics but western societies. On the latest episode of Radical Thinking with Aditya Cha…
How Washington Think-Tanks Paved The Road To Serfdom
How Washington Think-Tanks Paved The Road To Serfdom Authored by James Bovard via Brownstone Institute,In the same way that medieval kings seized any excuse to invade neighboring countries, today's politicians perennially seek pretexts to further invade citizens' lives. And there is never a shortage of intellectuals…
· Tyler Durden
Where does Trump's critical minerals strategy go from here? | The National
Looming congressional scrutiny rattles mining industry after Democratic midterms sweep
· Kyle Fitzgerald
Trump asks UFC's Dana White to be press secretary
US President Donald Trump said Saturday that he has offered the job of White House press secretary to his friend and UFC boss Dana White, an announcement unconventional even for the norm-busting president and one that nobody in the White House immediately confirmed. Trump, while he was at his golf club in Florida, p…
· Yonhap
Trump asks UFC chief Dana White to be White House press secretary
Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO says he will meet with the US president on Monday to discuss the offer.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Judge wants former US attorney to investigate whether the government misled her in Trump golf case
WASHINGTON — A federal judge said Saturday she intends to appoint an ex-top federal prosecutor in the nation's capital during President Donald Trump's first term to investigate whether she was purposefully misled by lawyers and administration officials in a lawsuit challenging one of his prized Washington constructi…
· Associated Press
The American people have finally turned on Trump
The Democratic trouncing of the Republicans and the revulsion against the Trump administration are beyond anyone’s imagination.
· Maureen Dowd