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White House counsel Will Scharf issued a letter to Rep. Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, warning that planned Democratic investigations into the Trump administration could amount to what the letter characterized as potential criminality. The warning targets oversight activities that...

According to Democracy Now!, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has announced he will not support Chuck Schumer for another term as Democratic Senate leader, calling for the party to move in "a new and bold direction." Democracy Now! also reports that Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin has...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticized Democratic leadership over missed votes that have allowed Republican legislative priorities to advance, including a Tuesday vote where 11 Democrats were absent as Republicans blocked Pete Hegseth's impeachment. According to Drop Site News, Ocasio-Cortez questioned whether Hakeem Jeffries and Katherine Clark...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio participated in G7 discussions on the Ukraine conflict and next steps regarding Iran policy, according to The Wall Street Journal. The meeting marked Rubio's first international trip in his current role, following midterm elections that the WSJ reports will shift...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth narrowly avoided impeachment on Tuesday, according to The Intercept. Congress member-elect Richard Ojeda (D-N.C.) told The Intercept he plans to bring both impeachment and criminal charges against Hegseth when Democrats take control of the House and Senate in January. Ojeda...

A partial building collapse in Brooklyn's Flatbush neighborhood on November 11, 2026 killed at least one person and injured multiple others, according to ABC News. An emergency rescue operation was underway at the scene. The broadcast also reported on unrelated developments: Nvidia's board was preparing...

Democrat Scott Colom won a Mississippi Senate seat, defeating Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith, according to CBS News' projection. Colom, a state legislator, secured the victory in the general election held in 2026.

According to Fox News, retired General Jack Keane, the network's senior strategic analyst, argued on 'The Story' that Iran has threatened to target American military bases if attacked by U.S. forces and assessed Iranian cruise missile capabilities.

Impeachment charges have been laid against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth following the midterm elections, according to ABC News reporting. The action reportedly occurs before Democrats take control of Congress.

According to NPR, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says he is confident he will retain his position as the top Democrat in the Senate next year, even as independent Senator Bernie Sanders and Democratic Representative Elissa Slotkin have called on him to step aside. House...

Mississippi, typically decisive in Senate races, is experiencing an unusually close election determined by high volumes of absentee and provisional ballots. PBS NewsHour reporter Liz Landers, in partnership with the Pulitzer Center, reports on how election officials are managing the ongoing count and the historic...

NASA is accepting astronaut applications for the first time in over two years, NPR reports. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman says those selected could live and work on the moon. The agency requires applicants to be U.S. citizens with a master's degree in a STEM field;...

A video analysis from Tangle News examines 2026 midterm campaign strategies, comparing candidates who pursued bipartisan outreach against those using more confrontational approaches. The analysis argues that James Talarico's expansive Texas campaign, Ashley Hinson's Iowa bipartisan outreach, and Mississippi candidates who engaged at Trump rallies...

Election commissioners in Hinds County, Mississippi processed affidavit ballots on Monday, reviewing voter information to determine which ballots could be counted in a close Senate race. The video documents the certification process for these provisional ballots.

NPR political analyst Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter joined PBS NewsHour anchor Amna Nawaz to discuss President Trump's mixed messaging about governing priorities following Democrats' midterm election victories. The segment covered Trump's policy direction, the effort to...

House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters that "there's not much more that any of us could've done" following significant Republican losses to Democrats in last week's midterm elections.

Sen. Alan Armstrong (R-OK) urged passage of a bipartisan permitting reform bill during the lame-duck congressional session, arguing, according to Bloomberg Television, that it would provide a long-term fix for building infrastructure and connecting lower-cost energy resources to consumers. Armstrong acknowledged the bill is not...

Kendall Scudder, chair of the Texas Democratic Party, appeared on the Texas Tribune's TribCast to discuss how Democrats flipped Texas in a single election cycle and what the party is doing to hold onto those victories.

Yemen's Houthi movement claimed responsibility for missile and drone attacks targeting Saudi Arabia's oil facilities and Riyadh International Airport on November 9, 2026, according to WION. The reported strikes raised fresh concerns over regional security and the safety of critical energy and aviation infrastructure, WION...

More Perfect Union's analysis of the 2026 midterm elections argues that economic populism—rather than social issues or institutional factors—drove Democratic gains across the nation. The source characterizes these victories as potentially vulnerable, suggesting that maintaining working-class support will require specific policy commitments. The analysis proposes...