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#1 Republican Thomas Massie Moves to Force Vote to Impeach Pete Hegseth - George Chidi for The Guardian, Thomas Massie, Dave Smith/jhs/Mayank, Davis Jones, Aaron Rupar, Disclose.tv, Byron York, and Acyn/Frank Amari on X
A Republican lawmaker has moved to force a vote to impeach Pete Hegseth, the US defense secretary, setting the stage for a showdown over one of the most divisive figures inside Donald Trump’s administration. Thomas Massie, of Kentucky, introduced eight articles of impeachment against Hegseth, accusing him of illegally waging war without congressional authorization and abusing his powers. Massie, an outgoing Republican congressman from Kentucky and vocal critic of the president, argued from the well of the House of Representatives that Hegseth had committed “high crimes and misdemeanors” and “has executed unlawful orders” in office. Massie is expected to have some Republican support for a vote on articles of impeachment. Under House rules, the vote would have to occur no later than Wednesday...
#2 Secy. Pete Hegseth Holds Press Conference - CSPAN, RSBN, Charles R Downs, Sean Hannity, Daily Mail, Daily Signal, and ABC News on X
#3 Jordan and Scalise Face Off for House GOP Leader After Midterms Defeat - Lauren Peller and John Parkinson for ABC News, The Wall Street Journal, Times LIVE, Marianna Sotomayor, and Kalshi Politics on X
As they digest last week’s midterm blowout -- demoting them to the House minority for at least the next two years of the 120th Congress, Republicans will determine their next party leader Tuesday in a race that pits Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan against Majority Leader Steve Scalise. Speaker Mike Johnson announced last week that he won’t stand for election as House Republican leader in the next Congress, giving the GOP conference an opportunity to pick up the pieces of their shattered majority by choosing fresh leadership, or run it back with Johnson’s top two deputies, Scalise and Whip Tom Emmer. Only members who won election on Nov. 3 are eligible to vote in the leadership elections. Anyone who was ousted or is retiring may not participate...
#4 GOP Senator Withholds Support for Thune as Leadership Showdown Looms - Alex Miller for Fox News, Benny Johnson, Saturday in America/John Kennedy, Gunther Eagleman™, Flowers~Democrat~NO gerrymandering, and Jewels Jones ®on X
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...
#5 Sources Tell WashPo Trump Ally Laura Loomer Charges Up to $5,000 Per Paid Post - Zachary Leeman for Mediaite, Deez, S.B.S., Michele Ephesians 6vs10-18, Brian Eastwood/Somebody's Superman, Mike Benz/Laura Loomer and Nick - also at nickcharalambides.bsky.social on X
MAGA influencer Laura Loomer is now being accused of being paid between $3,000 and $5,000 for political tweets by multiple people following an ex-advisor to President Donald Trump putting her on blast. The Washington Post reported that three people spoke on the condition of anonymity and said they had direct knowledge of Loomer being paid for social media posts. Two said they had paid Loomer directly, and the third said they had “overseen” clients who had paid the close ally to Trump. Loomer has denied that she is paid for tweets, explaining that she is paid for consulting work through her Florida-registered media company...
#6 Trump’s C-Span Call Marks Latest Surprise Post-Midterm Appearance - Matthew Tan for CNBC, CSPAN, Aaron Rupar, Mike Nellis, The Daily Beast, and
President Donald Trump made an unexpected call into C-SPAN’s evening broadcast Monday, extending a series of surprise appearances after Republicans’ midterm election defeat. “It looks like we’ve got a call from the White House,” host Mimi Geerges told viewers as Trump joined the debut of “Washington Journal Primetime.” Trump congratulated Geerges on the launch before taking questions on immigration, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the Iran war. Asked what he watches on C-SPAN, Trump said he follows viewer call-ins to gauge public sentiment. “I like to watch the call-ins because it gives me a little of an indication of where we are,” he said. The unannounced, eight-minute call followed another unexpected appearance earlier Monday, when Trump entered the White House briefing room alongside UFC CEO Dana White. Reporters were summoned so quickly that aides did not have time to attach the presidential seal to the podium, according to Reuters...
#7 Democrat Eileen Laubacher Declares Victory Over Rep. Lauren Boebert in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District - Colorado News Line, Dan Cataneo, StridentConservative, Newser, Chicago Breaking News, and Portia Prescott on X
Democrat Eileen Laubacher declared victory Monday over Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert in the race to represent Colorado’s 4th Congressional District. The Associated Press had yet to call the race Monday, when Laubacher had 48.8% of the vote over Boebert’s 47.9%. Libertarian candidate Douglas Mangeris had 3.3% of the vote. The AP estimated 98% of votes in the race were counted at the time. “Over 17 months, I traveled 40,000 miles across all 21 counties. The message was clear: Coloradans are tired of political games, broken promises, and being ignored by Washington,” Laubacher said in a statement. “They want someone who will fight for them and deliver results.”
#8 Russia and Ukraine Hold Nearly 4 Hours of US-Mediated Talks in Abu Dhabi - Bassam Hatoum for AP, CTV News, India Today, Cornelius Duncan, Context 360, and Brian McDonald on X
Three-way talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States opened Tuesday in the United Arab Emirates, as Washington made another push to end the war that followed Moscow’s all-out invasion of its neighbor nearly five years ago. The two-day session in the UAE’s capital, Abu Dhabi, is the first such meeting since February. It will focus on establishing future security guarantees for the warring countries, the White House said before the discussions. Russia sees NATO as a threat, and Ukraine wants to prevent future Russian invasions. The first day of talks concluded after nearly four hours, the RIA Novosti news agency said. They are expected to resume Wednesday, according to the press office of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine...
#9 Tidal Power, Subsea Servers, and Two Endangered Whale Populations - Tracy Beanz and Michelle Edwards for The HighWire, UncoverDC,
The North Atlantic right whale and the Cook Inlet beluga whale are absolutely among the most critically endangered cetaceans on planet Earth. Close to extinction, their estimated populations are ~380 and ~331, respectively. With that in mind, and considering that we are experiencing a vast decline in nature happening at a global scale, why on earth would anyone consider building underwater data centers right where these exceptionally intelligent, self-aware, and socially intuitive whale species live? The cruel reality of such an idea is sickening. But if approved, that is exactly what DeepGreen Holdings LLC plans to do. Using special-purpose vehicles (SPVs), the company has applied to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for preliminary permits to study the feasibility of two large tidal-powered underwater data centers in the Western Passage/Gulf of Maine near Eastport, and Upper Cook Inlet, near Nikiski, Alaska, where these two whale populations call home...#10 Inflation Remained Elevated in October, CPI Report Shows - Mary Cunningham for CBS News, Ricky Ho, Tahra Hoops, Frankie Financials | Main Street Investor, Michael F Ozaki MD, and White Feather Finance on X
Inflation remained elevated in October, offering little relief to Americans grappling with the high cost of living. The Consumer Price Index, which tracks changes in prices over time, rose at a monthly pace of 0.4%, the Labor Department reported on Tuesday. Economists polled by FactSet predicted that CPI would rise at a monthly pace of 0.3%. The Labor Department did not report a year-over-year inflation rate for October 2026 because the 2025 government shutdown left it without October 2025 consumer price data for comparison...
