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● Congress
Sanders Warns Democrats: Don't Spend Everything on Trump Probes
The Vermont senator's caution came the same Sunday Jeffries said he's a 'hard yes' on impeaching Hegseth.
Politics
● China
House GOP Chairs Summon Nvidia's Huang Over Alleged Chinese Spy Ties
Three committee chairs want Jensen Huang in a Nov. 18 briefing, one day after Nvidia reports earnings.
● Pentagon
Medal of Honor recipient Meyer tours 30 bases to fix troop barracks
Hegseth gave Dakota Meyer an 'authoritative role' over a barracks system the GAO flagged for health and safety hazards back in 2023.
● Explainer
Is Trump a Lame Duck? What the Term Really Means
After the midterms, 'lame duck' is the media's favorite word for Trump. Here's where the term comes from, what a lame duck president can still do, and what history says.
Everbruin / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) — file photo of the Byron White U.S. Courthouse, Denver
● Courts
Colorado Judge Summons ICE Director Over Re-Arrests After Court Releases
DHS calls the suggestion that ICE can't re-detain released aliens 'nothing short of sabotage' as the judge weighs whether agents skirted her orders.
● Immigration
Judge Orders Mamdani's City to Hand ICE Bronx Shelter Names
Clinton appointee Lewis Kaplan overrode the mayor's objections, ruling that New York City 'must comply with the subpoena.'
● DOJ
Trump Orders DOJ Probe of Democrats Over Impeachment Threats
The president singled out Sen. Elissa Slotkin by name, days after Democrats won both chambers and began floating impeachments of Cabinet officials.
● Immigration
Judge Pauses Plan to Deport Detained Afghans via Pakistan; Order Expires Saturday
ICE told the court it has no flights booked for these removals through week's end, even as 66 lawmakers urged Rubio and Mullin to rethink the plan.
● Elections
Judges Block DOJ Noncitizen-Voter Demands in Washington State and D.C.
The orders, from Judges Jamal Whitehead and Tanya Chutkan, come as the administration insists its letters were requests, not commands — a claim Whitehead rejected from the bench.
● Courts
Chutkan Halts Trump's 250-Foot Arch Hours After Planning Panel Approves It
A single D.C. judge froze construction for 14 days over a 33-page ruling, even as DOJ points to a Supreme Court decision that found a similar challenge likely lacked standing.
● DOJ
Strand Bookstore, Owned by Sen. Wyden's Wife, Pays $1.48M Over PPP Loan
DOJ says Nancy Bass Wyden falsely certified no member of Congress's spouse controlled the store when it took a second-draw loan barred to such businesses.
● Congress
Democrats Who Ran on Affordability Now Tweet 'Subpoenas' and 'Lawyer Up'
Within days of winning the House, incoming Democratic members shifted to talk of investigating DHS, DOJ and Trump officials; the White House and DOJ called it sham weaponization.
● Immigration
Houston Mayor Ends ICE Notifications for Nonviolent Stops Days After Abbott Loses
John Whitmire reversed course on his own revised policy the same week Texas voters ousted the governor whose funding threat had forced it.
Nishkid64 / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain). File photo of the White House; not a photo of Miller.
● White House
Trump Names Stephen Miller Chief of Staff, Replacing Susie Wiles
Wiles, the longest-serving Trump chief of staff at 21 months, moves to the president's political operation as Miller takes over Monday.
● Immigration
Inside ICE's Brooklyn Raids: Agents Arrest Targets as Mamdani Escalates
NYC's ICE chief says Rikers once handed over 100+ people a week; today, he says, there is no cooperation at all.
● Pentagon
Hegseth Asks Congress for $350B Reconciliation Bill, Dismisses Impeachment Push
The War Secretary says he needs 'every vote from every patriotic member' as Trump tells ABC News he's keeping him.
● House GOP
Scalise Orders House GOP Chairs to Prep for Democratic Probes
His letter tells committee leaders to inventory likely investigations and study executive-privilege rulings while Republicans still hold the gavel.
● House
Trump-Endorsed Alfonso, 26, Wins Duffy's Old Wisconsin Seat
The accountant and new dad becomes the youngest member of Congress after a double-digit win in a night otherwise rough for Republicans.
● Midterms
Right Argues Over Midterm Loss: Iran War, Prices or Candidates
Trump says he will work with the new majority but is ready to use his veto, even as conservative commentators offer rival diagnoses.
● House GOP
Scalise Joins House GOP Leader Race; Houchin Targets McClain
With Speaker Johnson out of the minority leader contest, the conference is also headed for a fight over the No. 4 spot.