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#1 Thune Reelected as Senate GOP Leader After Brutal Midterm Losses - Kaia Hubbard for CBS News, Leader John Thune, The Persistence, The Blaze, Shawn Farash/Eric Daugherty, and Libs of TikTok/cold fusion MAGA on X
Senate Republicans reelected Sen. John Thune as their leader on Tuesday, staying the course as they prepare to enter the minority after the party's brutal midterm losses, which saw at least seven Senate seats fall to the Democrats. Senate Republicans backed Thune for another two years as leader by acclamation, or without opposition, after meeting behind closed doors in the Old Senate Chamber for much of the day. Thune, 65, is a South Dakota Republican who was first elected leader after the 2024 elections. He's been in the Senate since 2005 and took the helm two decades later, after working under Sen. Mitch McConnell as the No. 2 Senate Republican.
#2 Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio Elected to Lead House Republicans in the Minority - Kevin Freking for AP, Rep. Jim Jordan, House Republicans, Benny Johnson, Fox News, and NEWSMAX on X
Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio won the race Tuesday to serve as House Republican leader as the party prepares for its new role in the minority and a flurry of Democratic investigations aimed at its standard-bearer in the White House. Jordan, who serves as chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, defeated Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana in a secret-ballot election of Republicans who will serve in the next Congress. The vote was 106-73. Jordan, 62, is a co-founder of the ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus and served as its first chairman. His candidacy appealed to those looking for new leadership in the wake of last week’s election debacle and to those who like his hard-hitting political style...
#3 Former DHS Adviser Corey Lewandowski Ordered to Preserve Records by Incoming Democrat on Key Senate Committee - Luke Barr for ABC News, AF Post, Autistic Clips, ˶˃ News Reader Cat NO DMs˂˶, and Ghost Dansing ghostdansing.bsky.social on X
The incoming chairwoman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is warning former Department of Homeland Security adviser Corey Lewandowski to preserve records, indicating she will probe his time at the agency. "As incoming HSGAC Chair, I intend to use the Committee’s full authorities—including where necessary compulsory process—to expose corruption and waste. I therefore renew my request that you preserve all relevant records," Senator Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., wrote in a letter to Lewandowski obtained by ABC News. "Should any such records prove unavailable when the Committee requests them, the Committee will want to understand how, and when, that came to be."
#4 Anti-Israel Agitators Swarm Biden in Ireland and Hurl Object at Motorcade - Louis Casiano for Fox News, Eric Daugherty, Breaking911, ABC News, CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil, and Micheál Martin on X
Former President Joe Biden was heckled Tuesday by anti-Israel agitators who threw at least one object at his motorcade and screamed obscenities during his visit to Ireland alongside former First Lady Jill Biden. Biden, 83, made a surprise appearance at Trinity College in Dublin, where his son, Hunter Biden, accepted the Gold Medal for Outstanding Contribution to Public Discourse, The Independent reported. A mob of agitators gathered outside the venue while the event took place...
#5 At Least 300 Italian Schools Evacuated Over Nationwide Bomb Threats - Reuters/NBC News, Liz V, AmyButtermaker, Mevric News, TEN TV, and Pakistan TV on X
At least 300 schools in Italy were evacuated on Wednesday after receiving the same bomb alert message, the education minister said. The security alert came amid rising concerns in Europe about so-called hybrid warfare threats which have targeted supermarkets, blood banks, air traffic and TV broadcasters. Italian Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara told the La7 TV channel that 300 schools had been affected by the bomb alerts, adding that the number could rise. “Following a nationwide bomb alert, we wish to inform you that all students have been taken to a safe area and remain under the supervision of teaching staff,” one school in Rome informed parents...
#6 Republicans Kill Hegseth Impeachment Hopes for This Year as Democrats Vow to Continue - CNN, The Hormuz Letter/Richard Angwin, Lucky32, Robert Barnes/Benny Johnson, The Hill, and Republicans Against Trump on X
•Impeachment foiled: House GOP leaders killed a push to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in a show of unity from a party battered after last week’s midterm drubbing. Eleven House Democrats missed the vote, giving GOP leaders the numbers to end the effort to oust Hegseth in this Congress...
#7 Scott Bessent Moves to Military Base Amid Iran Threats: Report - Lim Hui Jie for CNBC, Julie Roedding, John Kopp, FOX 32 NEWS, tippinsights, and CJ4America2 on X
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was reportedly moved from his Washington, D.C., home to a military base due to Iranian threats on his life. The New York Times, citing officials familiar with the matter, said that U.S. officials had concluded Iranian plotting against current and former American officials had reached a more advanced stage. Separately, Reuters reported that the severity of the threats against Bessent was not immediately clear. Bessent has led Operation Economic Outcast, a Treasury campaign launched in August to isolate Iran economically through sanctions and other financial measures, in addition to the U.S. military actions...
#8 Stephen Miller’s Secret Texts Reveal Bizarre ‘White Boy’ Plot - Lauren Hartley for Newsbreak, Alex, Knewz, Marsha, Peter Aruwa, JESUS FIRST, and Irish Star US on X
Stephen Miller allegedly hatched a bizarre last-minute plot to rally “white boys” ahead of the 2024 election. Ashley St. Clair, Elon Musk’s baby mama and a former MAGA influencer, exposed the purported scheme by posting a series of private Signal messages on Threads that she claims were sent by Trump’s new White House chief of staff. The messages, sent by a contact saved as “S M,” appear to lay out a strategy to get conservative women to pressure white men into voting. “Honestly, we need to get like conservative women all over X tomorrow to post videos telling the white boys to step the f*** up,” the contact writes...
#9 Mullin Vows ‘Zero Change’ on Immigration After Republicans Suffer Crushing Midterm Losses - Bonny Chu for Fox News, Denise & Michael Book, BillyBob1972, The Bull Q, Quantum-System-Initiative, and Next News Network on X
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin delivered a blunt message on immigration policy Tuesday, promising "zero change" following the midterm elections that dealt a crushing blow to the Republican Party. Mullin made the remarks during an appearance on Fox News' "The Ingraham Angle," where host Laura Ingraham brought up President Donald Trump suggesting Republicans work with Democrats. "Amnesty will never be on the table," Mullin said...
#10 Alleged Jan. 6 Pipe Bomber’s Family’s ‘Free Brian Cole’ X Account Gets Over 20K Followers - Charlotte Hazard for Tulsa's News Pulse ABC, Pam #RINO'sSuck/Joe Oltmann, Ken Pokrifka, Kyle Seraphin/NBC Montana, Steve Baker, and Breanna Morello on X
An account called “Free Brian Cole” has gotten over 20,000 followers since an independent journalist reported that Brian Cole Jr. could not have been the pipe bomb planter on the eve of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot in 2021. The account was started in April of 2026 and is run by Cole's family. As of this month, the account has a little over 22,000 followers...
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