|
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.
?? Get your local forecast and track the storm in the CNN Weather app
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
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
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.
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
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.
Senate Gop Rebels Move To Delay Leadership Vote, Demand Reckoning After Midterm Disaster
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.
|
|
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.
Rustem Umerov Via Telegram/via Reuters - PHOTO: Members of the Ukrainian, U.S. and Russian peace talks delegations meet in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Nov. 10, 2026.Ukraine must 'unblock' Patriot missile delivery, Zelenskyy says after deadly strikesA source in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's office told ABC News that Kyiv's delegation is led by Rustem Umerov, the head of Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service and its lead representative in
|
|
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.
Most Read from Bloomberg
Nvidia Scandal Creates Risk for Entire AI Industry, Not Just CEOGeorgia State Race Reversed After Votes Surface on Memory CardAlice Huang, Suspected China Spy, Spent Years in Nvidia's OrbitMAGA Hardliner Boebert Defeated in Colorado Race, CNN ProjectsSeveral Senate Republicans Call for Delaying Leadership ElectionThe nationwide average retail price for regular gasoline slipped to $3.98 a gallon on Monday, according to the American Automobile Association, extending a decline that started in late September. It is the first time the average has fallen below the key psychological level since mid-July.
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
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Nov 10, 2026
|
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.
More from The Hollywood ReporterSix Hollywood Consequences of Tuesday's Democratic BlockbusterChuck Lorre Talks David Ellison Optimism, Scientology and the Perks (Really!) of Working for Roseanne BarrYnon Kreiz, the Intense, Kite Surfing CEO Who Thrives When His Back Is Against the Wall
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
|
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.
|
|
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.
Timeline Of Learjet Crash That Killed Austin Family Traces Final Minutes From Takeoff To Florida Plunge
NTSB investigators recovered the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of the Learjet 60 that crashed in Florida.The excavation work at the impact site has been completed.
Read On The Fox News App
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
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
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.
For more CNN news and new
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
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.
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
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 (
|
|
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.
|
|
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, Da
|
|
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
|
|
Nov 09, 2026
Following the historic midterm election sweeping Democrats into majority control of the House and Senate, Congress returns Monday for a five-week lame-duck session, with a long to-list to tackle before the end of the year and dozens of lawmakers ending their tenure in the House, and at least 17 senators heading home as well.
The lame-duck session kicks off Monday with a two-week legislative period wrapped with freshman orientation for members-elect who will be seated in the 120th Congress on Jan. 3. There are still several races that are too close to call, but as it stands Friday, at least 109 incoming House freshmen will be seated -- the largest pre-convening freshmen class in the lower chamber in almost 100 years -- since the 73rd Congress convened in 1933.
Umit Bektas/Reuters - PHOTO: The US Capitol building in Washington, November 4, 2026. On the floor, House Speaker Mike Johnson is already hearing it from his own conference after GOP leadership plans to advance just one piece of legislation under a rule next week -- continuing the frustrations voiced by some of his members earlier this fall when the speaker dismissed lawmakers for a six-week campaign blitz rather than put Republican legislative wins on the floor.
Massie pushes for Hegseth impeachmentJohnson's designs for the lame-duck session could be quickly derailed as Republican Rep. Thomas Massie, who lost a GOP primary months ago, is expected to
|
|
Nov 09, 2026
The nation's biggest political shift in a half-century sparked a flood of jaw-dropping headlines.
Democrats take control of the House and Senate, winning even in such deep red states as Kansas and South Carolina. Electoral breakthroughs for candidates who are Black, Hispanic, Native American and gay. A Democratic socialist elected mayor in the nation's second-largest city, Los Angeles, joining one elected last year in the largest, New York.
With the final votes now being counted from the Nov. 3 midterm elections, here are five of the most jaw-dropping developments of all - and ones with the biggest potential to have lasting repercussions ahead.
Most seismic shift by a state: Texas
Texas Democrats, who had not won a statewide elected office since 1994, carried all of them.
Gina Hinojosa ousted Greg Abbott, the nation's longest-serving governor, and newcomer James Talarico defeated Ken Paxton, a fixture in Texas politics. Democratic candidates won races for lieutenant governor, attorney general, comptroller, land commissioner, agriculture commissioner and railroad commissioner, and they claimed seven statewide judicial
|
|
Nov 09, 2026
Democrats across the country won upsets despite being vastly outspent by Republicans, sometimes doubly in marquee races.
But candidates who narrowly lost in Southern states wonder if that blue wave could have reached them too if only their party's leaders funded them.
Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post.
In Florida, the Democratic candidates for Senate and governor who came within several points of victories criticized national Democrats for declining requests to send more money despite signs they could win in a Republican stronghold.
Several Louisiana Democrats said the party squandered an opportunity to pull off another Senate win in a state where farmer Jamie Davis lost his race for an open seat by less than two percentage points. Mississippi Senate Democratic candidate Scott Colom, who is narrowly leading with thousands of outstanding ballots and didn't get national party funding until the very end of the campaign, has lamented that Democrats often don't see the state as worth competing in.
The disagreement over spending decisions reflects the complicated and at times unpredictable landscape of money in politics.
Democrats were able to win in other states despite being significantly outspent by Republicans, including Texas and Ohio. But the difference is the Democrats there still raised and received enough help from outside groups to blanket airwaves and run robust campaigns. With such narrow margins without significant financial support, some of the losing Democratic candidates and their allies s
|
|
Nov 09, 2026
President Donald Trump said after Tuesday's midterm drubbing he wants to "work with" Democrats. Now Hakeem Jeffries has to decide if his party will play ball.
As he prepares to lead a massive House Democratic majority, perhaps the presumptive speaker's toughest call will be how to handle Trump. After years of dismissing and denigrating the president, Jeffries has to weigh varying opinions inside his caucus: Some, including incoming red-district freshmen, want to attempt collaboration, while plenty of others want total war.
Trump is already testing Democrats by appointing Stephen Miller, one of their top administration boogeymen, as his new White House chief of staff — prompting a characteristically fierce reply from Jeffries denouncing Miller as a "dangerous xenophobe and reckless extremist" whose "presence in government should be eradicated like a malignant tumor."
But members close to Jeffries acknowledge he might soon have to strike a different tone as Democrats pledge to make good on their campaign promises to lower costs ahead of 2028 — or at least be seen trying.
Rep. Greg Meeks of New York, a longtime confidant of the Democratic leader, said in an Election Day interview that Jeffries has "always been willing to sit down and talk and to negotiate."
"It has been the other side that has rejected us and called names … tweeting nasty things and cussing at folks and not being an individual who can respect the office of the presidency," he continued. "Hakeem Jeffries will be that individual."
Meeks is not alone in suggesting Jeffries could enter dealmaker mode. It is one of two potential avenues House Democrats are pitching for how he should navigate Trump.
The other, preferred by many progressives, involves Jeffries leading
|
|
Nov 09, 2026
Nvidia's (NVDA) board is launching an independent investigation into reports that a woman CEO Jensen Huang was having an affair with was allegedly spying on him for the Chinese government.
Nvidia stock fell 4% before the bell on Monday.
In an email to employees Sunday, Huang admitted to having an extramarital affair.
"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.
"To my colleagues at Nvidia, including those I have worked alongside for decades, and to our board, partners, and shareholders around the world: you deserve better from me. Leading Nvidia is the privilege of my life. My responsibility is to serve you and be worthy of your trust. I have fallen short of that responsibility. I am fully committed to Nvidia and will work to earn back your confidence," the CEO added.
|
|
Nov 09, 2026
Bullet holes in the glass enclosure of a restaurant terrace in the Main Market Square following the Saturday mass shooting in Krakow, Poland, on November 8, 2026. - Jakub Porzycki/Reuters
A gunman who killed at least six people during a deadly rampage in the Polish city of Kraków on Saturday has died in hospital, Reuters news agency reported on Monday, citing police.
The country was horrified by the rare mass shooting in the historic main square of the city in the country's south, which prompted national mourning and heightened security, as authorities said the attack was likely driven by far-right ideology.
The Polish citizen, in his 20s, was shot and injured by police during the attack before being transported to hospital. There, he underwent multiple surgeries and had been in a critical condition prior to his death.
The mass shooting — which authorities said they are investigating as a possible terror attack — has generated a wave of fear in a European nation with exceptionally tight gun laws.
Kraków police said the gunman drove into the city's main market square, typically popular with tourists and locals, and started firing randomly at people, initially from his car, killing four women and two men, on Saturday afternoon. Sixteen others were injured, including two police officers.
unknown content item
-
The alleged attacker was wearing military-style clot
|
|
Nov 09, 2026
LONDON (AP) — Russell Brand faces a reckoning Monday for sexual abuse that occurred just offstage from a public life built around boasts of his erotic exploits.
Brand, 51, faces a significant prison term after being convicted of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others.
The British actor-comedian known for outrageous stand-up routines and battles with drugs and alcohol asserted that he was innocent and all his encounters were consensual.
But a jury of eight men and four women did not buy his defense and found him guilty of attacking four of six accusers on allegations dating back to 2004. He was cleared of two counts of rape and one count of attempted indecent assault.
Brand was partly damned by his own words about his obsession with sex and his well-documented life of promiscuity.
Prosecutor Riel Karmy-Jones called Brand a ruthless, calculating, manipulative "sexual predator" who treated women as a "disposable commodity."
She quoted from his 2007 memoir "My Booky Wook" to illustrate how his insatiable sex drive led him to cross the line.
"If I want something — whether it's a job or a woman — I will determinedly, resolutely, remove anything that's in the way, until I possess the object of my desire," he wrote.
The accusers came forward following a 2023 investigation by The Times and Channel 4 that aired accusations from women who said they had been sexually abused and degraded by Brand.
Brand was convicted of sexually assaulting a woman during a birthday party at a London bar in 2004, but cleared o
|
|
Nov 09, 2026
A member of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps at a military training center for ordinary citizens at Tajrish Square in Tehran, Iran, on November 2. - Majid Asgaripour/WANA/Reuters
US President Donald Trump has offered his clearest indication yet that intensified diplomacy could avert another major round of fighting with Iran, in the wake of his party's disastrous midterm election results.
Trump told CNN on Sunday that renewed US military attacks are "highly unlikely" if Tehran makes progress toward an agreement on its nuclear program and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. He also told CBS' "60 Minutes" that he was "not looking to" escalate the war.
Iran and the United States have quietly been negotiating a sensitive agreement that could avert a return to all-out war and open the door to broader talks.
But hopes of a deal are being tempered by Washington, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying Sunday that he "wouldn't say we're on the verge of a breakthrough." Trump has also made clear the military option remains on the table.
Both sides and Qatar, which is mediating, have revealed little about the discussions even as diplomatic activity has accelerated since Tuesday's midterms.
What's changed since the midterms?
The Republican losses in the elections have added another dimension to the negotiations, with Vice President JD Vance saying aftewards that the war was among the reasons
|
|
Nov 08, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump clarified Sunday afternoon that he was "only kidding" about his offer for UFC CEO Dana White to fulfill the open role of White House press secretary.
Speaking to reporters in West Palm Beach, Florida, Trump expressed surprise at the reaction to his announcement and insisted his proposal was never meant to be taken seriously. However, the president also claimed that White was enthusiastic about the idea and confirmed the two are expected to meet Monday in Washington, D.C. Trump said the meeting was previously scheduled and concerned unrelated matters.
Trump's full comments Sunday:
"So I was kidding, but I think Dana likes the idea, and he is a very capable guy. So he's actually coming tomorrow. Of course I was kidding, and you could see that because I put all of the great fighters as his assistants, that they're all going to come with him. I was just a little fun, but Dana is actually coming tomorrow, actually for other reasons I think he was going to be in Washington, so he's going to come over and see me. That was an example of something where I was kidding, and then people said, ‘You know, that's actually
|
|
Nov 08, 2026
An 8-year-old Haitian boy who lost Temporary Protected Status earlier this year was taken into federal custody after an immigration check-in, according to local advocates and school officials.
The third grader, who attends Fay Elementary School in San Diego, was placed into government custody alone after attending an Immigration and Customs Enforcement appointment with his uncle on Thursday, according to his school district and an advocacy group.
"The eight-year-old received a letter to meet with an ICE agent," the San Diego Unified School District said in a letter to DHS. "His uncle, with whom he's been living since the child's father was deported more than a year ago, took him to meet the agent because he did not want to break the law."
New ICE facility to hold families, unaccompanied minors could open in Louisiana next weekAdvocates and school officials 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.
Cody Petterson, a board trustee with the SDUSD, told ABC News the uncle was designated on school records as an authorized caregiver.
Charles Reed/ICE - PHOTO: An officer with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Dallas, Texas.A spokesperson for ICE told ABC News in a statement that because the uncle could not establish legal guardianship, agents treated the 8-year-old as an unaccompanied child under the Trafficking Victims Prote
|
|
Nov 08, 2026
(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump called Jensen Huang a "fine person" and said he should stay on as the chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp. after the executive admitted having an affair with a suspected Chinese spy.
Most Read from Bloomberg
Georgia State Race Reversed After Votes Surface on Memory CardNvidia CEO's Affair Engulfs AI Giant in China Spying ControversySeveral Senate Republicans Call for Delaying Leadership ElectionRubio Weighs Leaving Administration After GOP's Midterm LossCoreWeave Asks Texas Governor-Elect for Data Center Cooperation"I have not spoken to him about it," Trump told reporters on Sunday before returning to Washington. "I just know he's a fine person, but you never know what is going on."
Asked whether he should stay on, Trump said, "I think so. Oh yeah, sure."
Nvidia said its board would begin an investigation into whether Huang was a target of a foreign intelligence agency.
Asked if he plans to take H
|
|
Nov 08, 2026
In an interview with 60 Minutes, President Trump said his administration's hardline approach to immigration enforcement around deportations may have been "too tough" in pursuing people in the country for a decade or more.
The president spoke with 60 Minutes correspondent Ross Douthat three days after Republicans faced jarring losses in the midterm elections. Support for the party plummeted in South Texas and other heavily Latino areas that trended toward the GOP two years ago — a reversal that many voters linked at least in part to Mr. Trump's immigration crackdown.
Mr. Trump said his immigration crackdown "both helped and hurt" him at the polls. He believes he "got an A for closing up the border," and got "very high marks for getting the bad ones out."
"But I get hurt because we also took people that had good jobs, that created one violation, or breaking of the law, and that was that they came into the country illegally," the president continued. "Now, there is a large part of the country that think that they should be put out. And there's a large part of the country that think that they should be allowed to stay if they're good people working in a landscaping company, or working in a hotel, or doing something, right? And in some cases, paying taxes."
He continued: "I think it was too tough."
"A lot of people would say that it's great, but a lot of people think it's too tough," he said.
The president also said he'd "love to do something on immigration" with congressional Democrats, who will control the House and Senate starting next year.
It's unclear whether the Trump adminis
|
|
Nov 08, 2026
Days after Republicans faced a series of bruising midterm election losses, President Trump stood by his handling of the economy and the Iran war — but he acknowledged some "bad messaging" on economic issues and said his immigration crackdown was "too tough" at times.
In a sitdown with 60 Minutes correspondent Ross Douthat, the president also suggested some top administration officials could be on their way out. One hour later, he announced White House chief of staff Susie Wiles would depart her role and be replaced by Stephen Miller.
Here are the biggest takeaways from the interview:
Why did Republicans lose?Republicans lost more than 40 House seats and at least seven Senate seats on Tuesday, with some races still uncalled, including in places that Mr. Trump won by double-digit margins two years ago. About 63% of midterm voters disapproved of Mr. Trump's job performance, and 44% said one reason for their vote was to express opposition to him, according to CBS News exit polling.
Asked for his analysis of the midterm losses, Mr. Trump told 60 Minutes that voters "didn't like the war" with Iran or the soaring gas prices that it triggered.
But he said he believes the primary reason for Republicans' losses was that "I was not on the ballot," an explanation he has offered several times in recent days. He suggested his pre-election endorsements and rallies "brought a lot of people … a lot closer to victory."
Ahead of Election Day, the president frequently urged his supporters to "pretend that I'm on the ballot." So, what happened?
"I think they didn't vote, really. I think they didn't vote. I think in some cases, they didn't like the candidates. And that's, you know, their prerogative," he said.
Some of the candidates were picked by the president. He endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken P
|
|
Nov 08, 2026
A popular progressive podcast has seen its sponsors flee after laughing at a joke about the slain conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, which the hosts later admitted was "insensitive."
Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan read social media posts reacting to Tuesday's midterm election — in which Democrats took control of the House and Senate and won key governors' races — on Thursday's episode of their I've Had It podcast.
They both cracked up to a post that read, "We're digging up Charlie Kirk and doing it again."
The clip has since been cut from the episode, and the two apologized for laughing at the joke. But the damage has already been done.
Kirk's widow, Erika Kirk, blasted "leftist podcasters" and others who laugh about political assassination "beyond disgusting" in an X post Sunday.
A popular progressive podcast has seen its sponsors flee after laughing at a joke about the slain conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, which the hosts later admitted was 'insensitive' (Getty)
|
|
Nov 08, 2026
The full transcript of Margaret Brennan's interview with Calley Means is available on cbsnews.com.
A former senior White House adviser and top aide to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is accusing several Trump administration officials, including the recently resigned White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, of prioritizing industry interests over the health of voters as part of the White House's midterm elections strategy.
"Underneath Trump's nose, in many cases, you had a group of former lobbyists, catering to the vaping industry, catering to the ultra-processed food industry, catering to the pharmaceutical industry, catering to the pesticide industry and doing their bidding with an excuse that we need their money for the midterms and really need to actually go against what voters said," Calley Means told "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan in an interview that aired Sunday.
Means helped found the "Make America Healthy Again" movement and helped form the winning alliance between Mr. Trump and Kennedy in 2024 before serving as Kennedy's top aide. Means helped lead the Department of Health and Human Services' efforts to revise the country's dietary guidelines and remove soda and candy from SNAP benefits
|
|
Nov 08, 2026
Nvidia's (NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang has reportedly admitted to having an affair after the Financial Times reported on his alleged romantic relationship with a woman believed by the US intelligence community to have been working as a spy for China's Ministry of State Security.
Huang acknowledged the affair in an internal message to employees obtained by the FT.
"I owe my family and all of you an apology," Huang wrote in the message.
Yahoo Finance reached out to Nvidia for a comment but had not heard back at the time of this publication.
On Sunday, Nvidia's board of directors said it "is initiating an independent investigation in light of recent reporting that founder and CEO Jensen Huang has been the target of a foreign intelligence effort."
"While the Board has no reason to believe that either national security or NVIDIA secrets were compromised, the Board's inquiry will examine all available information," said the statement.
The revelation came after reports of ties between Huang and a woman believed to be passing information to the Chinese government.
|
|
Nov 08, 2026
Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said that his party will not work with Stephen Miller, President Donald Trump's new chief of staff, during an appearance on ABC's "This Week" Nov. 8.
"There's not going to be any opportunity, certainly, to work with Stephen Miller and what he represents," Jeffries said.
Miller was tapped to replace former chief of staff Susie Wiles on Nov. 6 and will step into the role on Nov. 9.
He is a long-time advisor to Trump, dating back to his first term, and the top architect of the Trump administration's anti-immigration crackdown.
Jeffries, who is likely to be the next Speaker of the House when Democrats assume the majority in January, called the move "an awful choice" and "irresponsible." He previously called Miller a "dangerous xenophobe" a
|
|
Nov 08, 2026
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JUNE 16: Voting stickers are laid out in the Buckhead Library polling station for the primary runoff election on June 16, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Jessica McGowan/Getty Images)Photo by: Jessica McGowan / Getty Images
A vote-counting discrepancy in Seminole County has put a Republican incumbent ahead in a state legislative contest, prompting an investigation into how 388 votes went unreported on election night.
A closely contested Georgia state House race has taken an unexpected turn after election officials identified 388 previously unreported votes in southwest Georgia, reversing the apparent outcome of a contest that could determine just how much power Democrats hold in the state legislature.
The discrepancy involves Georgia House District 154, not the governor's race or a congressional election.
Republican incumbent Gerald Greene had been trailing Democratic challenger Harry James by just 58 votes following Tuesday's election. But after the additional votes were included in Seminole Country's totals, Greene moved ahead by 262 votes, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has launched an investigation into why the votes were not included in the init
|
|
Nov 08, 2026
Newly appointed White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and the Department of Justice have reportedly been considering throwing journalists in jail to get them to reveal their sources when government intel is leaked, according to a report.
Following Susie Wiles' exit as chief of staff, The Atlantic reported that President Donald Trump urged the DOJ to pursue criminal-leak investigations on national security grounds.
There have reportedly been discussions among White House officials about tactics they could use to get journalists to reveal their sources — including arresting them, three people familiar with the subject told the outlet.
Two people described Wiles pushing back against trying to force journalists to divulge their government sources, while Miller was in favor of the move, insisting that it wouldn't take long for journalists to give up their sources, according to the report.
A DOJ spokesperson told The Atlantic: "This is absolutely false," and reiterated that when approached for comment by The Independent.
|
|
Nov 08, 2026
[Getty Images]
One of two surgeons who treated victims on the streets in the aftermath of a mass shooting in Krakow, Poland said his colleague"undoubtedly" saved the life of a gravely injured police officer.
The pair were eating near the city's Main Market Square on Saturday when a gunman began firing at random, killing six and injuring 15.
The doctors raced to treat both the attacker and two officers shot while subduing the perpetrator.
On Sunday, the officers - both hailed as "true heroes" by the prime minister for preventing further deaths - emerged from comas.
Prosecutors launched a terror investigation after ministers previously said the 24-year-old Polish attacker - who remains in a critical condition - was apparently inspired by "far-right ideologies".
A British national and Austrian woman were among those killed alongside four Poles.
Professor Michal Pedziwiatr and Dr Mateusz Wierdak were having lunch in central Krakow with their families when they heard gunshots, local media reported.
"Suddenly my son ran up and said: 'Dad, they're shooting at people there, people are falling to the ground'," Pedziwiatr told news outlet Fakt.
Pedziwiatr said when they got to the scene, they treated both the apparent attacker and the police officers.
"When it comes to saving lives, it doesn't matter who is who," he added.
Once the shooting stopped, Pedziwiatr said he took care of the other victims and the perpetrator, while Wierdak began working on the police officer who was shot in the chest during the gunfight.
|
|
Nov 08, 2026
A Royal Caribbean pianist was rescued after spending nearly nine hours treading water in the Pacific Ocean. Two Southern California fishermen spotted the man while returning from a fishing trip Friday.
Sean Norton and Grant Garrett, both of Newport Beach, were heading home from a morning of marlin fishing near Catalina Island when the boat's captain saw the man in the water around noon, nearly 20 miles off the coast, CBS LA reported.
Garrett said that when the man regained consciousness, he told them he was a pianist on the 14-deck Royal Caribbean cruise ship Ovation of the Seas.
Fishermen Sean Norton and Grant Garrett pulled a Royal Caribbean pianist from the water near Catalina Island. Sean Norton/CBS LA
The Royal Caribbean International cruise ship Ovation of the Seas sits in Sydney Harbour in Sydney, Australia. Getty Images
"The only thing he said
|
|
Nov 08, 2026
By Tim Reid
WASHINGTON, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Tech megabillionaire Elon Musk and President Donald Trump's newly appointed White House chief of staff, Stephen Miller, and some large companies will likely be targets of congressional probes when Democrats take control of Congress in ?January, senior lawmakers said on Sunday.
In television appearances, US Representative Robert Garcia of California and US Senator Elizabeth Warren of ?Massachusetts, set to lead the House Oversight and Senate Banking committees, vowed aggressive oversight after their party's sweeping midterm election victory.
Meanwhile, House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries indicated he and his ?fellow Democrats would back an impeachment of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Garcia, who is the ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, said investigations will focus on Musk's involvement in the Department of Government Efficiency's firing of federal workers last year, and Miller's role in Trump's hardline immigration crackdown.
"I think there's a lot of interest, not just from our committee, but from committees across the Congress to speak to Mr. Musk," Garcia told CNN's "State of the Union."
Warren said some ?companies should be ready for congressional investigations. She did ?not name any of the companies.
"If you've been making your profits by cheating American families and scamming your investors, you'd better get ready for some investigations, serious ones," Warren told CBS's "Face the Nation" program.
DEMOCRATS FOCUS ON MILLER, ?HEGSETH
Miller — whom Garcia called the architect of a "horrific, unjust" immigration policy — has been promoted to White House chief of staff.
"Stephen Miller is at the center of the major policy decisions that are happening in the administration, and so it does deserve oversight and investigation," Garcia told CNN.
Voters delivered a historic rebuke to ?Republ
|
|
Nov 08, 2026
By Tim Reid
WASHINGTON, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Tech megabillionaire Elon Musk and President Donald Trump's newly appointed White House chief of staff, Stephen Miller, and some large companies will likely be targets of congressional probes when Democrats take control of Congress in ?January, senior lawmakers said on Sunday.
In television appearances, US Representative Robert Garcia of California and US Senator Elizabeth Warren of ?Massachusetts, set to lead the House Oversight and Senate Banking committees, vowed aggressive oversight after their party's sweeping midterm election victory.
Meanwhile, House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries indicated he and his ?fellow Democrats would back an impeachment of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Garcia, who is the ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, said investigations will focus on Musk's involvement in the Department of Government Efficiency's firing of federal workers last year, and Miller's role in Trump's hardline immigration crackdown.
"I think there's a lot of interest, not just from our committee, but from committees across the Congress to speak to Mr. Musk," Garcia told CNN's "State of the Union."
Warren said some ?companies should be ready for congressional investigations. She did ?not name any of the companies.
"If you've been making your profits by cheating American families and scamming your investors, you'd better get ready for some investigations, serious ones," Warren told CBS's "Face the Nation" program.
DEMOCRATS FOCUS ON MILLER, ?HEGSETH
Miller — whom Garcia called the architect of a "horrific, unjust" immigration policy — has been promoted to White House chief of staff.
"Stephen Miller is at the center of the major policy decisions that are happening in the administration, and so it does deserve oversight and investigation," Garcia told CNN.
Voters delivered a historic rebuke to ?Republ
|
|
Nov 08, 2026
Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed on Sunday opened the door to potentially working with President Donald Trump to pass legislation securing nationwide affordable healthcare.
In an interview with ABC's "This Week," the progressive from Michigan called Trump an "unserious fool" but said he would be "happy" to sit down with the president to discuss how best to serve Michiganders.
"Look, I've never met the man. I am — he is the president of the United States. I am the U.S. senator-elect from the state of Michigan. I am happy to meet with him like I'll meet with anyone who can advance the goals I ran on: to get money out of politics, put money in pockets, pass Medicare for All," El-Sayed said. "I've said this, if he wants to pass Trump Care for All, which will guarantee health care to everyone and put his name on it like he's putting his name on everything, I'm game. Let's see if he wants to do that."
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Trump was vociferous in his criticism of El-Sayed throughout the campaign season, lambasting El-Sayed for his progressive policies and repeatedly mocking his name.
Trump had supported former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers in the bitter Michigan race. El-Sayed on Sunday said he is not aware of any attempts at communication from Rogers.
"I think he has a flight to catch to Florida," El-Sayed quipped. Though born and raised in Michigan, Rogers moved to Florida with his wife after leaving Congress in 2015. (Rogers' campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.)
Despite his apparent openness to meet with Trump, El-Sayed criticized the president for appointing Stephen Miller to be the White House's new chief of staff — evidence, El-Sayed argued, of Trump's lack of seriousness when Americans are demanding affordability and accountability.
"So, look, if he wants to act serious, we are happy to work alongside him to actually address these issues," he said. "He is
|
|
Nov 08, 2026
The devastating US midterm election loss leaves President Donald Trump politically hamstrung as he enters the last two years of his presidency (Alex WROBLEWSKI)Donald Trump vowed a political comeback Sunday as the major parties clashed over Democrat threats to prosecute top administration officials after the president's Republicans lost control of Congress in midterm elections.
The devastating results in last Tuesday's vote leave Trump politically hamstrung as he enters the remaining two-year 'lame duck' period of his White House tenure, while opening the door to multiple investigations by the Democrat-controlled Congress of the president, his family and senior members of his administration.
On political talk shows Sunday, incoming congressional leaders from the Democratic Party promised to hold Trump and his aides to account, while the president's top law officer resolved to defend them and Trump dug in his heels on social media.
"America took a giant step back in History with the results of the last Election," Trump said in a post on Truth Social, adding that the stock market that had grown during his tenure took a loss after the vote.
"But have no fear, we will be back, BIGGER AND STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE!"
On Friday, a defiant Trump appointed hardline advisor Stephen Miller as his new chief of staff, signaling a bare-knuckle fightback -- even though many Republicans, including Vice President JD Vance, have reflected on why they had lost so badly at the ballot box.
Miller was architect of Trump's tough immigration policy that analysts have identified as a contributing factor to the unpopularity of Republicans.
Amid Democrat threats for administration officials to "lawyer up," Trump said Saturday he was ordering the Justice Department to examine D
|
|
Nov 08, 2026
The Trump administration is unlikely to scale back its aggressive crackdown on illegal immigration following the results of the midterm elections, multiple U.S. officials told CBS News, citing the elevation of immigration hawk Stephen Miller as White House chief of staff.
Republicans suffered huge losses across the country on Election Day, including in some historically red states like Texas. Exit polls indicated that immigration was one of the top issues, alongside the economy, among Texas Latinos, who swung heavily toward Democrats. And 58% of voters nationwide said the Trump administration's deportation crackdown had "gone too far."
In January, Democratic lawmakers will take control of both chambers of Congress and assume sweeping powers to investigate the administration's immigration crackdown and its most controversial policies.
Still, officials at the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement have not received instructions to reduce immigration enforcement since the election, the sources said, requesting anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media.
In recent weeks, ICE officials have been instructed to try to carry out around 19,000 arrests per week, or about 2,700 per day, an increase from a prior 2,000 daily arrest target, agency sources told CBS News. That target was set before the midterms.
The U.S. officials cited Mill
|
|
Nov 08, 2026
CABIMAS, Venezuela - His helicopter buzzed the wells of Lake Maracaibo as Alejandro Betancourt - the secretive 46-year-old billionaire anointed by the Trump administration to be Venezuela's new petroleum king - smiled and theatrically spread his arms.
"Welcome," he said, "to oil land."
Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post.
Shortly before, his jet touched down at Oro Negro Airport, gateway to this nation's vast reserves and what President Donald Trump dubs "the biggest oil deal in world history."
The unorthodox partnership links U.S. taxpayers with the fortunes of Betancourt, who, over the course of a two-day road show, offered the first public glimpse of the venture, lifting the veil on an operation already pumping what he calls "America's oil."
The visit revealed a U.S.-backed oil empire in the making, with sprawling drill sites in the petroleum-rich Orinoco Belt and rebuilt platforms in a lake here brimming with the rusting nubs and oil slicks of a long-broken industry. It also became a journey through the looking glass of Trump's new Venezuela, a U.S. vassal state where loyalists of a government that once railed against the imperialist north happily rub elbows with U.S. officials they now call partners and friends.
This is a world where Betancourt is playing a starring role as an oilman driven by ambition in a country where he is deeply polarizing and some consider him emblematic of the country's corrupt past.
The undertaking comes as steep Republican losses in the U.S. midterm elections raise questions about the longevity of Trump's policies and deals, and as a top presidential contender here - opposition leader María Corina Machado - has sugg
|
|
Nov 08, 2026
By Steven Scheer
JERUSALEM, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot said on Sunday he will work to form a wide government as quickly as possible, but his path to power was uncertain following a deadlocked election that failed to dislodge Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Israeli ?President Isaac Herzog on Saturday gave Eisenkot the first opportunity to try to form a new government after the October 27 election left both Eisenkot ?and Netanyahu short of the majority needed to govern.
Herzog officially handed Eisenkot the task on Sunday at a meeting at the president's residence, starting the clock on what Eisenkot said would be an "extraordinarily complex" ?process.
"We are in a state of emergency, approaching a point of no return for the State of Israel," Eisenkot said. "We must form a national emergency government. This will require creative and unconventional political steps."
Eisenkot said Israeli democracy was at a vulnerable moment at a time when it faced immense challenges, with Herzog citing a threat of attack from Iran, the need to progress towards peace in Gaza and negotiations with Lebanon and other neighbours.
"There is great urgency for new leadership, leadership that people can look in the eye ?and trust," Eisenkot said.
His potential pathways to power include trying ?to form a minority government with Arab party support for key issues; forming a coalition with ultra-Orthodox parties that he and his allies have shunned in the past; or forging a unity government with Netanyahu. All three options face formidable obstacles.
NEGOTIATIONS COULD TAKE ?SIX WEEKS
Eisenkot said he will call on all parties to join who meet his main principles. These include recognition of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state; a duty of national service for all to strengthen the military and expand its ranks; and recognition of Hamas as a terrorist organization and
|
|
Nov 08, 2026
US President Donald Trump looks on at a midterm campaign rally at Five Flags Center in Dubuque, Iowa on November 1, 2026. - Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images
President Donald Trump said on Sunday that it is "highly unlikely" he will need to order the US back to war with Iran as long as there is progress in negotiations over Tehran's nuclear program and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, repeating his assertion five times during an interview with CNN.
"It depends on whether or not they sign a very strong agreement," Trump told CNN's Jim Sciutto during a 20-minute phone interview, referring to Iran. "The answer is highly unlikely it's going to be necessary. They're a failing nation. It just came out, you saw this year, 301% inflation. Highly unlikely it will be necessary. I would if necessary, but we hit them really hard. I hit them so hard. You don't know how hard I hit them."
"So it's highly unlikely I'll have to," he continued. "They're withering away financially. We've hit them militarily. We could finish them off."
‘We're ready for it'
Eight months after the war started, the two sides have been in a stalemate, with little military action or significant diplomatic progress made while oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz have come under Iranian attack.
The two countries and officials from Qatar, which has mediated the talks, have kept quiet about the status of their negotiations. But Iranian hardliners have seized on the results of last week's midterm elections — fueled in part by the war's unpopularity with US voters — as a sign of a weakened Tru
|
|
Nov 08, 2026
By Ned Parker, John Shiffman, Mike Spector, Peter Eisler and Linda So
DALLAS, Nov 8 (Reuters) - As Republicans faced a nationwide drubbing in Tuesday's midterm elections, supporters streamed out of a Dallas ballroom where they'd hoped to toast a win for US Senate candidate Ken Paxton, a favorite of President Donald Trump.
In the hotel bar, Michael Little, a 59-year-old businessman and three-time Trump voter, stared at the president's image on a television screen. "People are pissed off at Trump. Trump has cost us," he said, capturing a sentiment rippling through the president's Make America Great Again movement after the Republican Party's worst electoral defeat in decades.
Across the coalition, some supporters who once viewed Trump as MAGA's greatest asset are beginning to question whether he's become its biggest liability.
The midterm losses amounted to more than a repudiation of Trump. They were a referendum on the political and cultural movement he built. A defining ?force in American politics that began as a campaign slogan during Trump's 2016 presidential run now faces a potentially existential reckoning after voters disillusioned with soaring fuel prices, the Iran war and Washington corruption delivered Democrats decisive congressional majorities.
Trump's first major response to the midterms came on Friday. Instead of changing course, he doubled down on the movement's core. He promoted Stephen Miller, the main architect of the administration's hardline immigration crackdown, to chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles. Wiles was seen ?as a stabilizing force inside an often chaotic White House.
The move was celebrated by some of MAGA's most ardent influencers, who saw it as a return to the anti-immigration agenda at the movement's roots. "Exactly the energy we need," right-wing influencer Benny Johnson posted on X to his 4.1 million followers. "Solid move. It's Miller Time."
The White House
|
|
Nov 08, 2026
Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday applauded the Democrats' midterm victories but warned the incoming majority against spending too much time investigating President Donald Trump.
In an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press," the Vermont progressive said holding the Trump administration "accountable" is important — but addressing affordability must take priority.
"We cannot spend all of our time investigating Trump," Sanders said. "We've got to stand up for working-class families, make a real difference in their lives."
Democrats ran on a message of affordability ahead of the midterms, knocking the Trump administration for sky-high gas and grocery prices, the cost of living and rising healthcare costs. But they also vowed to investigate administration officials; incoming House Oversight Committee leader Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) on Sunday warned that Democrats could investigate everything from pardons Trump made earlier in his second term to Trump allies including Elon Musk and the president's newly appointed chief of staff Stephen Miller.
Still, Sanders on Sunday said the election was about more than just Americans wanting to tackle the Trump administration's "corruption and illegal, unconstitutional actions."
"What I think this election was about, is the American people not only expressing disgust with Trump and his policies, but are demanding real change, no more tinkering around the edges," said Sanders. "And what the American people are saying: Look, we are working long hours. We're worried about our kids. We can't afford healthcare. We can't afford housing."
But Sanders, who serves on the Senate Commit
|
|
Nov 08, 2026
Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is poised to chair the Senate's health committee next year, said in a new interview that he's open to impeaching Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The independent Vermont senator, who caucuses with Democrats, appeared on CNN's "State of the Union" with Dana Bash on Nov. 8 after a wave of Democratic wins in last week's midterms.
Bash asked Sanders if he agreed with South Carolina Sen.-elect Annie Andrews, a pediatrician, saying that Kennedy should be removed from his role as the nation's top health official.
"I am absolutely open to that," Sanders said of Andrews' view. "The bottom line is we need a secretary of HHS who is concerned about the health and well-being of our kids and all Americans, not involved in crazy conspiracy theories."
He continued, "I'm open to all ideas from Dr. Andrews or anybody else."
In a statement, HHS spokesperson Grace Jamison said "Secretary Kennedy has delivered the most sweeping public health reforms in modern history."
"He will continue to put prevention at the center of health care to end the chronic disease epidemic and Make America Healthy Again," Jamison said. "Threats of impeachment will not distract him from delivering for the American people."
|
|
Nov 08, 2026
Harwood, North Dakota, may be the only place in the United States that voted in favor of data centers last week.
The town, population 845, faced the prospect of a $3 billion, 1.8-million-square-foot facility on its outskirts.
Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post.
Resident Michael Swartz hadn't liked the idea. He said he felt city officials had rolled over for a mega-developer who wanted to cash in on the artificial intelligence boom. "It's changing … our small town, and I don't know if it's for the good," he said.
So Swartz, a software engineer, organized to get a measure on the ballot demanding independent reviews and public hearings for big new industrial projects, as well as proposed modifications and expansions of existing ones.
It was one of at least 40 ballot measures in 10 states this election cycle that could have restricted data center development.
On Tuesday, in dozens of cities and towns across the country, voters overwhelmingly endorsed those restrictions. They also elected candidates who campaigned against Big Tech.
Nationally, too, the mood was decidedly anti-data-center. In TV network exit polls, 76 percent of voters said they would oppose the construction of a new data center in their community, and 57 percent (including nearly two-thirds of Democrats) said AI would do more to hurt than to help society.
But confronted with same debate that played out in dozens of other communities, a majority of voters in Harwood were convinc
|
|
Nov 08, 2026
What to know about the Iran war today:Central Command also announced the creation of Task Force Iron Gate, which is supposed to extend the success of the naval blockade to overland routes of trade. The group will be tasked with preventing military technology and illegal revenue streams from entering or exiting Iranian borders, including via the Caspian Sea, but it was unclear if any military force would be brought to bear. Iran's military on Sunday dismissed the new task force as "word play."The U.S. military's Central Command announced Friday it is offering up to $20 million and possible relocation in exchange for information about Iran's nuclear program, its facilities, equipment or personnel.President Trump confirmed on Friday the U.S. carried out "minor strikes" on Iran, after local state media reported missiles striking Qeshm island in the Strait of Hormuz
Houthis claim attack on Riyadh financial district damaged Aramco skyscraper
Yemen's Houthis on Sunday claimed responsibility for an attack on the financial district of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia's capital city, which witnesses said caused damage to a skyscraper belonging to oil giant Aramco. The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis had said earlier Sunday that its air defenses intercepted two ballistic missiles and two cruise missiles targeting Riyadh and other regions.
In a statement, Houthi military spokesperson Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree said the Iran-backed group carried out four military operations using ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as drones. Saree said the Riyadh airport was targeted in addition to the financial center, Aramco oil storage tanks, and the e
|
|
Nov 08, 2026
Newly appointed White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and the Department of Justice have reportedly been considering throwing journalists in jail to get them to reveal their sources when government intel is leaked, according to a report.
Following Susie Wiles' exit as chief of staff, The Atlantic reported that President Donald Trump urged the DOJ to pursue criminal-leak investigations on national security grounds.
There have reportedly been discussions among White House officials about tactics they could use to get journalists to reveal their sources — including arresting them, three people familiar with the subject told the outlet.
Two people described Wiles pushing back against trying to force journalists to divulge their government sources, while Miller was in favor of the move, insisting that it wouldn't take long for journalists to give up their sources, according to the report.
A DOJ spokesperson told The Atlantic: "This is absolutely false," while a White House spokesperson said unauthorized leaks will "NEVER be tolerated" and those responsible "must be held accountable." The Independent has contacted the White House and DOJ for more information.
|
|
Nov 08, 2026
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) came out in support of impeaching Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Sunday, telling ABC News he's a "hard yes."
"I'm a hard yes on the Hegseth resolution. The so-called secretary of defense has abused his power, undermined our national security, and engineered this reckless and costly war of choice in Iran, which has skyrocketed prices on the American people and made the country less safe," Jeffries said on ABC's "This Week." "Pete Hegseth has got to go."
Asked by "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl if he's confident all House Democrats will join him in supporting the potential resolution, Jeffries said his conference will "have that conversation" on Tuesday morning, when members convene in Washington for the first time since the midterm election.
Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images - PHOTO: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks during a press conference in Washington, November 4, 2026."But I believe there will be incredibly strong support for that resolution," Jeffries said.
Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie, the outgoing Republican lawmaker who has often clashed with President Donald Trump, told ABC News he intends to reintroduce a privileged resolution to impeach Hegseth as early as Monday. By raising a question of privilege on the floor, leaders are required to schedule a vote on it within two legislative days.
Massie's resolution contains eight articles of impeachment against Hegseth, accusing the defense secretary of violating the War Powers Resolution of 1973, in addition to other alleged offenses.
|
|
Nov 08, 2026
"The bigger priority for me, and I think for most people in America, especially people living paycheck to paycheck, is ‘please help us with the cost of living,'" Hamilton told NBC News' "Meet the Press."
Specifically, he said the new Congress should immediately focus on ending the war in Iran and "claw[ing] back tariffs policies."
"If I spent the next two years — my first two years in the Senate — in investigations, I'd be deeply disappointed. I want to get to work helping the people in my state and helping the people across the country," Hamilton said.
After their landslide victories Tuesday gave Democrats control of the House and the Senate in the next Congress, newly elected leaders and those who were re-elected are turning to focus on their priorities for the next two years.
Many are calling on colleagues to focus on an affordability agenda, but some senior leaders have said they'll also prioritize oversight and investigations into possible corruption by President Donald Trump and his allies.
"Whenever Trump defies the will of the American people or the law, we will launch investigations, take him to court and entangle him in legislative razor wire," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., told reporters Wednesday.
Several Democrats, including Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, who was an impeachment manager for one of Trump's impeachments during his first term, have floated potentially impeaching him for a third time.
Hamilton said Sunday, "I'm not as interested in impeachment as setting up guar
|
|
Nov 08, 2026
THE TAKEAWAY:
A potential nor'easter could form later this week, causing snow, rain and gusty winds.One scenario says that the storm will track inland across the Ohio Valley and eastern Great Lakes.In other scenarios, the system will develop closer to the East coast.Cold air will begin to spill into the East later this week.A significant change to the nation's weather is taking shape late this week, with a potential nor'easter impacting the Northeast and New England before ushering in a cold blast to the country.
The change will start when colder air shifts into the eastern United States with warmer weather building across the West.
The shift in temperatures is setting the stage for a developing system that could bring rain, snow and gusty winds off the coast from Thursday through Saturday. This will pave the way for a big temperature drop across the East.
Blast Of Late-season Cold Sweeps Across Midwest, Southeast As Millions Fall Under Frost And Freeze Alerts
A strong ridge is building over the western United States and is helping colder Canadian air to punch south into the Northeast, while warmer air builds in the West. This provides a lift and upper-level energy needed to support a strengthening area of low pressure, setting the state for the late-week storm.
Instead of this being the typical El Niño patte
|
|
Nov 08, 2026
With Democrats taking control of Congress in the midterm elections, MAGA voters are already sizing up potential successors to President Donald Trump in 2028 — with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio repeatedly emerging as favorites among those interviewed by Fox News Digital.
"I like [Rubio]," one American told Fox News Digital. "I like that he's no-nonsense, similar to Trump."
"Well, I like JD Vance obviously," another said. "I like Marco Rubio. There's some other ones, too, that are maybe not so much mainstream that are coming up that I like too."
Trump Told Donors 'We Need To Elect Jd,' Source Confirms, As He Weighs Vance Or Rubio In 2028
Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are gaining traction among American voters as potential favorable 2028 presidential candidates for Republicans."JD is great too, but Rubio has a little more experience," one said. "He's articulate, he's well-spoken. He's got good ideas. I just really like him."
Fox News Digital spoke with Americans attending a Trump rally in Port Huron, Michigan, as one of Trump's final stops before Tuesday's midterms that ended in a stunning blue wave. Fueled by anger over high costs and the war with Iran, Americans voted to oust Trump and his agenda, boosting Democrats to large majorities in the House and Senate.
Read On The Fox News App
|
|
Nov 08, 2026
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel's president has designated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's main rival, Gadi Eisenkot, as his choice to form the next government.
President Isaac Herzog announced his decision late Saturday after days of consultations with the parties elected to parliament on Oct. 27.
Herzog's decision is another blow to Netanyahu, who lost his parliamentary majority in the election. But it does not guarantee that Eisenkot will be the next prime minister.
After an official ceremony Sunday, Eisenkot will launch complicated negotiations with potential coalition partners. He will have up to six weeks to form a government. At the same time, Netanyahu will try to prevent Eisenkot from succeeding.
Here's a closer look at what lies ahead:
There was no clear winner
In Israel, people vote for parties, which form alliances. A coalition needs to have a majority of at least 61 seats in the 120-member assembly, known as the Knesset, to form a government.
Neither Netanyahu nor Eisenkot secured a majority in the election. Netanyahu's coalition plunged from a peak of 68 seats to just 53. The opposition bloc, led by Eisenkot, won 48 seats, and Arab-led parties secured the other 19.
But after his consultations last week, Herzog decided that Eisenkot has the best chance of cobbling together a coalition. That is because the Arab-led parties said they were
|
|
Nov 08, 2026
[Agencja Wyborcza.pl/Reuters]
At least six people were killed and more than a dozen others injured when a gunman suspected to have ties to the far-right opened fire in central Krakow, the second largest city in Poland.
Three bodies were found at his home when it was searched by police. Here is everything we know so far.
How did the attack unfold?The attack began shortly before 15:00 local time (14:00 GMT) in Krakow's Main Market Square, the bustling central point of the city which is popular with tourists.
Police said a man drove into the square before beginning to fire "at random people from his car".
Footage shows scenes of panic as people fled, with the sound of gunfire clearly heard.
A passing tram was shot at during the apparently random attack, shattering windows but no passengers were injured.
Armed officers raced to the scene and engaged in a gunfight with the suspect, who was shot within three minutes of the attack beginning, preventing a further massacre, officials said.
A 25-year-old man who was arrested remains in hospital after having surgery for a gunshot wound. The Krakow branch of the National Public Prosecutor's Office in Poland has announced an investigation into what constitutes "a terrorist offence".
Distressing footage authenticated by BBC Verify shows the moment a police officer confronts the suspect on the ground before firing his weapon several times.
The officer then falls to the ground, apparently having been injured himself.
Shop windows in the square have signs of damage, seemingly from bullets, with glass shards scattered along the floor.
|
|
Nov 08, 2026
During the first two years of President Donald Trump's second term, the Justice Department has been on the front lines of some of his most contentious actions, pursuing his perceived foes and agenda with relish and little pushback or oversight from Congressional leaders.
The next two years will likely be dramatically different.
Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post.
As Democrats prepare to take control of the House and Senate following sweeping victories in the midterm elections, the Justice Department is bracing for a barrage of subpoenas and investigative inquiries as lawmakers say they will aggressively scrutinize the agency in a way Republicans did not while in the majority.
Attorney General Todd Blanche will face that opposition with a diminished workforce and withered trust from lawmakers, the public and the courts.
Under the Trump administration's stewardship, the department has been rocked by mass firings and an exodus of career staffers; an obliteration of the traditional distance between the agency and the White House; and several controversial cases brought against Trump's adversaries. Congressional Democrats have been eager to explore these areas during their years in the minority.
Now in control, they aim to make the remaining two years of Trump's term a reckoning, putting Blanche and his advisers on the defensive and holding them to account for what the lawmakers have framed as the complete perversion of the Justice Department's mission during this administration.
|
|
Nov 07, 2026
WASHINGTON - Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Nov. 7 said she hopes the court will reverse some of the "crazy things" it's done, including the blockbuster 2024 decision that presidents have immunity for their official actions.
"There's some opinions that I hope in my lifetime will get overturned. The immunity case is one of them," said Sotomayor, who authored the dissent from the court's three liberal justices to that decision.
She made the comments during a public discussion about civics education at the Washington Library at Mount Vernon.
More: After standing ovation for blistering dissent, Sotomayor urges people to read both sides
Sotomayor said she has sympathy for teachers whose job it is to explain what's happening with the law, because "there's been some systemic changes in my court's jurisprudence."
"I'm hoping that the cour
|
|
Nov 07, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump offered the open White House press secretary position to UFC chief executive Dana White in a social media post on Saturday.
"I have requested that he bring with him assistants, even though some are not from our Country, of Islam Makhachev, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Justin Gaethje, Daniel Cormier, Amanda Nunes, and Kayla Harris," Trump added. "We need these people to defend us against the Lunatic Left. Dana will be a Press Secretary like none other. Dana, please take the job! President DONALD J. TRUMP"
Trump name-dropped several UFC fighters that White could presumably bring with him to the White House podium to interact with reporters. However, he mistyped the name of Kayla Harrison, arguably the top women's fighter in the world. A two-time Olympic gold medalist and UFC bantamweight champion, Harrison will defend her title at next week's UFC 334 event at New York's Madison Square Garden.
The White House has not officially responded to Trump's post, creating some uncertainty as to whether or not this was a serious invitation, according to the Associated Pres
|
|
