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- FLASHHere's what smart people are saying about Nvidia's investigation of CEO Jensen Huang (opens Business Insider in a new tab)
As Nvidia grapples with a national security scandal, some business and tech leaders have begun to weigh in. Here's what they're saying.
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- FLASHTrump reacts to the Jensen Huang affair: 'He probably has an excuse for it' (opens Business Insider in a new tab)
Trump said Huang has done an 'amazing job' for the country and should remain Nvidia's CEO.
Business InsiderLean LeftClearance L4 · COSMIC: 7+ outlets reporting (25 outlets on this story). Open the clearance levels legend.⌖ China - PRIORITYGiants' Nabers takes issue with Fox telecast after body-language comments (opens ESPN in a new tab)
Malik Nabers took the issue with Fox play-by-play man Joe Davis and analyst Greg Olsen for criticizing his body language during the Giants' win Sunday.
- WTF-INTTrump 'only kidding' with offer of press secretary job to UFC's White (opens ESPN in a new tab)
President Donald Trump said he "was only kidding" when he announced he had offered the White House press secretary job to UFC CEO Dana White.
ESPNCenterClearance L4 · COSMIC: 7+ outlets reporting (22 outlets on this story). Open the clearance levels legend.⌖ Washington, D.C. - FLASHTrump says 'too tough' deportation policies hurt him in the midterms (opens ABC News in a new tab)
"I think it was too tough," Trump said in an interview with CBS' "60 Minutes" that aired Sunday night. "And I think -- I think ultimately, that hurt me," he…
- Will Democrats Squander Their Midterms Mandate? (opens The American Conservative in a new tab)
The difficulty of divided government will make a return to Trump-hunting and lawfare tempting. The post Will Democrats Squander Their Midterms Mandate?…
The American ConservativeRightClearance L1 · CONFIDENTIAL: 1 outlet reporting (1 outlet on this story). Open the clearance levels legend. - PRIORITYThe Midterms Were About American Decline—Not Corruption (opens The American Conservative in a new tab)
Democrats who seek to make the results all about Trump’s shady dealings are missing the point. The post The Midterms Were About American Decline—Not Corruption…
The American ConservativeRightClearance L1 · CONFIDENTIAL: 1 outlet reporting (1 outlet on this story). Open the clearance levels legend. - PRIORITYBritain’s War on Free Expression (opens The American Conservative in a new tab)
The UK government is growing ever bolder in its suppression of inconvenient speech. The post Britain’s War on Free Expression appeared first on The American…
The American ConservativeRightClearance L1 · CONFIDENTIAL: 1 outlet reporting (1 outlet on this story). Open the clearance levels legend.⌖ United Kingdom - SUSPICIOUSTrump on 60 Minutes Dangles Amnesty for Illegal Aliens Working in Jobs (opens Breitbart in a new tab)
President Donald Trump suggested Sunday night that he could OK an amnesty for many migrants now working in jobs that would otherwise be held by Americans. The…
- PRIORITYErika Kirk blasts ‘leftist’ comedians after Dave Chappelle’s joke about husband Charlie’s murder: ‘Beyond disgusting’ (opens New York Post in a new tab)
"To see leftist podcasters, comedians, and commentators laugh about political assassination as though it’s entertainment and the destruction of a human life is…
- PRIORITYTrump says 'a lot of people didn't like' Vance's criticism of Iran war after crushing midterm defeat... but challenges vice president to answer one question (opens Daily Mail in a new tab)
President Donald Trump admitted 'a lot of people' disliked JD Vance's criticism of the Iran war but insisted their relationship remained strong. Trump said his…
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- Talarico's Christianity (opens Reason in a new tab)
Christian nationalism is bad but Christian socialism is good.
- PRIORITYBiden says cancer battle will limit his book promotion in health update before upcoming memoir release (opens Daily Mail in a new tab)
Former President Joe Biden announced on Sunday that he will limit his book tour amid his battle with prostate cancer
- PRIORITYWho is Stephen Miller, Trump’s new Chief of Staff? (opens The Hindu in a new tab)
Stephen Miller, one of U.S. President Donald Trump’s closest aides for decades, will replace Susie Wiles, who becomes the first major White House casualty from…
- MOLE HUNTBernie Sanders warns Democrats not to spend all their time investigating Trump (opens Fox News in a new tab)
Sen. Bernie Sanders warned Democrats not to spend all their time investigating the Trump administration, urging the party to prioritize affordability and…
- Donald Trump Doubles Down (opens The Free Press in a new tab)
Think the president is in a reconciliatory mood? Think again, writes Eli Lake.
- Leaders gather in Turkey for UN climate summit after a disastrous year of extreme weather (opens ABC News in a new tab)
World leaders, delegates and climate activists are gathering in Antalya, Turkey, for a U.N. climate summit
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- 'Reverse-Ginsburg' Scenario Could Flip SCOTUS Without Packing (opens RealClearPolitics in a new tab)
In Henry VI, Shakespeare wrote, Defer no time, delays have dangerous ends. Many today would like to chisel those words above the doors to the Supreme Court.…
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The first person thrown overboard was the wrong person.
RealClearPoliticsLean RightClearance L1 · CONFIDENTIAL: 1 outlet reporting (1 outlet on this story). Open the clearance levels legend. - Eisenkot gets chance to form Israeli government after vote (opens The Japan Times in a new tab)
The ex-general has up to six weeks to try to form a coalition, failing which the task likely reverts to caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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As a child in school, I discovered that communism is a dead end. In 1950s Romania, the propaganda was pasted...
The American SpectatorRightClearance L1 · CONFIDENTIAL: 1 outlet reporting (1 outlet on this story). Open the clearance levels legend.⌖ Romania - PRIORITYNights of Broken Glass, 1938 and Today (opens The American Spectator in a new tab)
On the night of November 9, 1938, the streets of German cities exploded into an epic orgy of anti-Jewish violence....
The American SpectatorRightClearance L1 · CONFIDENTIAL: 1 outlet reporting (1 outlet on this story). Open the clearance levels legend.⌖ Germany - PRIORITYEisenhower’s Warning About Communist Subversion Still Matters Today (opens The American Spectator in a new tab)
“…protect themselves and their institutions against any organization … actually a conspiracy dedicated to the violent overthrow of our entire...
The American SpectatorRightClearance L1 · CONFIDENTIAL: 1 outlet reporting (1 outlet on this story). Open the clearance levels legend. - Will Democrats Bring Down Trump as They Did Nixon? (opens The American Spectator in a new tab)
The old saying that in the United States “politics stops at the water’s edge” has never been true. Sometimes there...
The American SpectatorRightClearance L1 · CONFIDENTIAL: 1 outlet reporting (1 outlet on this story). Open the clearance levels legend.⌖ United States of America - Second Amendment Roundup: Viramontes Is Not Moot (opens Reason in a new tab)
Cook County includes AK-47 rifles to be among “AR-15 platform weapons”
- PRIORITYWhy a ‘Purple Tornado’ Swept Through Texas (opens The Free Press in a new tab)
Frustration among moderate Republican voters, especially rural ones, finally reached a breaking point, but they still don’t consider themselves Democrats,…
The Free PressCenterClearance L1 · CONFIDENTIAL: 1 outlet reporting (1 outlet on this story). Open the clearance levels legend.⌖ Texas - PRIORITYSaudi Arabia intercepts missiles as Aramco building in Riyadh is damaged, and other Mideast news (opens ABC News in a new tab)
Saudi Arabia has intercepted missiles targeting its capital and other regions
- PRIORITYTrump says ‘hatred’ between Zelensky, Putin is main obstacle to ending war (opens The Hill in a new tab)
President Trump said during a Sunday appearance on "60 minutes" that the "hatred between" Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir…
- PRIORITYTodd Blanche’s CNN Interview Could Come Back to Bite Him (opens The Bulwark in a new tab)
Todd Blanche went on CNN to defend Trump’s threats to imprison Democrats, dismiss allegations against Susie Wiles, and promise to protect Stephen Miller from…
- Top House Democrat 'a hard yes' on impeaching Hegseth (opens BBC News US & Canada in a new tab)
But the Pentagon said the US defence secretary would not be deterred by "phony investigations".
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- PRIORITYThe Trans Issue Is Still Democrats’ Biggest Loser (opens The Free Press in a new tab)
The same states that elected Democrats en masse approved new restrictions on males in girls’ sports and youth transition surgeries, writes Charles Lane.
- PRIORITYMan killed, 3 hurt by gunfire during Winston-Salem State homecoming (opens UPI in a new tab)
A 19-year-old man was shot to death and three others were injured by gunfire during homecoming festivities at Winston-Salem State University.
- PRIORITYCalifornia dad stabs wife to death in front of their kids five months after being bailed over DV charge: DA (opens New York Post in a new tab)
The father of the children, 40-year-old Thomas John Iovenitti, has been charged with murdering his wife, just five months after he was arrested in connection…
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- Philadelphia: Boycott of Jewish Businesses Fails After Drawing Intense Backlash (opens Breitbart in a new tab)
A bike riding club organized a boycott of Jewish-owned businesses in Philadelphia on Sunday that drew intense backlash from counterprotesters. The post…
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- AG Todd Blanche Warns Incoming Democrat Majority Will Reach Beyond Normal Oversight Of Trump, GOP (opens The Daily Caller in a new tab)
‘at some point you have to draw the line,’
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- PRIORITYEgypt train collision kills 7, injures 125: Health Ministry (opens The Hindu in a new tab)
The crash happened in the Al-Ayyat district in Giza province, about 52 km south of Cairo, when a train travelling to southwestern Fayoum province crashed into…
- PRIORITYDemocrats Ran Local. It Worked. (opens The Free Press in a new tab)
During my reporting across America, I found Democratic candidates talking again and again about gas prices, not culture-war issues, writes River Page.
- Rep.-elect says Democratic majority is an 'opportunity' for Trump (opens NewsNation in a new tab)
"Instead of basically going out as a lame duck and doing nothing and making this just absolutely petty, how about support the legislation that elevates…
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- Jeffries backs Hegseth impeachment as Democrats vow probes of Trump allies (opens Al Jazeera in a new tab)
Democratic lawmakers are mapping out their post-midterm agenda with pledges to lead committee investigations into Trump.
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- Dems Won Big. Naturally, They’re Fighting About It. (opens The Bulwark in a new tab)
The party’s strongest candidates are finding common ground while its factions keep sniping across ideological divides.
- Jeffries signals strong backing for new effort to impeach Hegseth (opens UPI in a new tab)
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Sunday said supports renewed effort to level articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
- Israeli opposition leader Eisenkot may include Netanyahu in coalition (opens UPI in a new tab)
Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot said he is open to including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the coalition he is working to build.
- PRIORITYWhite House staff gave Trump bad advice, treated him ‘like a baby,’ ex-aide says (opens Washington Post in a new tab)
Calley Means, who worked for RFK Jr. and the White House, accused former chief of staff Susie Wiles of blocking some of the Make America Healthy Again…
Washington PostLean LeftClearance L1 · CONFIDENTIAL: 1 outlet reporting (1 outlet on this story). Open the clearance levels legend.⌖ Washington, D.C. - Trump staffing changes post-midterms signal he's battle ready (opens NPR Politics in a new tab)
President Trump is making changes to his inner circle that signal how he may approach divided government.
- How will Democrats approach foreign policy after their midterm win? (opens NPR Politics in a new tab)
NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with Thomas Wright, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, about his piece in Foreign Affairs titled The Fight for the Future of…
- PRIORITYDemocrats will take aim at Medicaid cuts, Iran war and tariffs, Jeffries says (opens Washington Post in a new tab)
Facing the prospect of President Donald Trump’s veto pen, the party’s House leader seeks GOP cooperation in the new term.
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“This is the most corrupt family to ever be in the Oval Office, in the White House,” said Rep. Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee.
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Two days after Election Day, Laura Loomer, a conspiracy theorist and proud Islamophobe who has served as one of President Donald Trump’s most fervent and…
- Transcript: Calley Means on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Nov. 8, 2026 (opens CBS News Politics in a new tab)
The following is the full transcript of the interview with Calley Means, former senior adviser to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a portion of which…
CBS News PoliticsLean LeftClearance L1 · CONFIDENTIAL: 1 outlet reporting (1 outlet on this story). Open the clearance levels legend.⌖ Massachusetts - FLORIDA FILEByron Donalds says it’s a ‘matter of pride’ to be Florida’s first Black governor (opens Washington Post in a new tab)
The Republican will soon be one of a record five Black state governors in office.
Washington PostLean LeftClearance L1 · CONFIDENTIAL: 1 outlet reporting (1 outlet on this story). Open the clearance levels legend.⌖ Florida - GOP Rep. Hill says he'll weigh whether Hegseth's actions merit impeachment (opens CBS News Politics in a new tab)
GOP Rep. French Hill of Arkansas was noncommittal about whether he would support an impeachment push against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
CBS News PoliticsLean LeftClearance L1 · CONFIDENTIAL: 1 outlet reporting (1 outlet on this story). Open the clearance levels legend.⌖ Arkansas - PRIORITYTrump Enters the Anger Stage Over GOP’s Catastrophic Losses (opens Mother Jones in a new tab)
For a few very strange days this week, President Trump didn’t publicly acknowledge the Republican Party’s catastrophic losses in the midterm elections.…
- Saturday Night Live: Druski hosts and James Talarico cameos, but where’s the post-election comedy? (opens The Guardian US in a new tab)
SNL booking comedian Druski post-midterms felt misbegotten in low-energy episode failing to capture historic ‘blue-nami’ Four days after the historic…
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- ICE unlikely to scale back crackdown, sources say, citing Stephen Miller (opens CBS News Politics in a new tab)
The Trump administration is unlikely to scale back its aggressive crackdown on illegal immigration following the results of the midterm elections, multiple…
- PRIORITYTrump Floats Using UFC Henchmen To Beat Up Journalists In Wild Repost (opens HuffPost in a new tab)
The president shared the bizarre, assault-laden clip less than 24 hours after offering the White House press secretary job to the UFC boss.
HuffPostLeftClearance L1 · CONFIDENTIAL: 1 outlet reporting (1 outlet on this story). Open the clearance levels legend.⌖ Washington, D.C. - PRIORITYTrump administration moves to deport Iranians back to their war-torn country, group says (opens MSNBC in a new tab)
In court filings on Sunday, the Iranian American Legal Defense Fund warned that the Trump administration would violate a court order if Iranians were deported…
- This week on "Sunday Morning" (Nov. 8) (opens CBS News in a new tab)
A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the Emmy-winning program, hosted by Jane Pauley.
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