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1. Nvidia's chief and the spy scandal

   02Wednesday, November 11, 2026Nvidia's chief and the spy scandalNvidia's CEO Jensen Huang has admitted to an extramarital affair with a woman US officials believe was a Chinese spy. The company has launched an investigation…27 stories · 5 min

2. Nvidia's CEO and the spy affair

   03Tuesday, November 10, 2026Nvidia's CEO and the spy affairNvidia's board has opened an independent investigation into Jensen Huang after he admitted to an affair with a woman suspected of being a Chinese intelligence a…25 stories · 5 min

3. Trump's post-midterm retaliation push

   04Monday, November 9, 2026Trump's post-midterm retaliation pushTrump has been posting increasingly provocative material since the Democrats' midterm wins. He's ordered the Justice Department to look into Democrats who promi…28 stories · 5 min

4. Stephen Miller takes over as chief of staff

   05Sunday, November 8, 2026Stephen Miller takes over as chief of staffTrump has replaced Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller as White House chief of staff, days after the midterm losses. Politico called Miller a wartime consigliere, a…25 stories · 5 min

5. Democrats' midterm rout and what it means

   06Saturday, November 7, 2026Democrats' midterm rout and what it meansTuesday's midterms were a sweeping rejection of the Trump administration. Heather Cox Richardson counts more than 12 million voters backing Democrats, with the…25 stories · 5 min

6. Democrats' midterm wave, and the hard part now

   07Friday, November 6, 2026Democrats' midterm wave, and the hard part nowDemocrats won the biggest midterm wave in half a century, and Noah Smith thinks the real test starts now. His warning is history: 1974 and 1976 were big wins to…25 stories · 5 min

7. Democrats take both chambers in a landslide

   08Thursday, November 5, 2026Democrats take both chambers in a landslideDemocrats flipped both the House and the Senate on Tuesday, a rebuke of Donald Trump that nearly every newsletter led with. The House majority is expected to to…25 stories · 5 min

8. Democrats take the Senate

   09Wednesday, November 4, 2026Democrats take the SenateDemocrats have won control of the Senate, and the scale of it is what's striking. Semafor called it a generational wipeout for the GOP, with seats lost in Ohio,…27 stories · 5 min

9. Election eve, and the blue wave everyone's watching

   10Tuesday, November 3, 2026Election eve, and the blue wave everyone's watchingTomorrow is Election Day, and nearly every poll points the same way. The New York Times and Siena findings show Democrats ahead in five of seven key Senate race…24 stories · 5 min

10. Trump's administration and the Alaska Senate ballot

    11Monday, November 2, 2026Trump's administration and the Alaska Senate ballotHeather Cox Richardson argues the administration is signaling it will try to steal the midterm to keep the Senate. The clearest example is Alaska. A federal jud…25 stories · 5 min

11. Binance's record $6.3 billion crypto heist

    12Sunday, November 1, 2026Binance's record $6.3 billion crypto heistBinance, the world's largest crypto exchange, lost $6.3 billion in a theft that Morning Brew says took about 20 minutes. Axios links it to North Korean hackers,…23 stories · 5 min

12. Binance's record crypto theft

    13Saturday, October 31, 2026Binance's record crypto theftBinance, the world's largest crypto exchange, lost more than $6 billion to hackers on Thursday, the biggest crypto theft on record. Investigators point to North…26 stories · 5 min

13. Alphabet's worst day and the AI search squeeze

    14Friday, October 30, 2026Alphabet's worst day and the AI search squeezeAlphabet had its worst day as a public company, losing about 12 percent and roughly $500 billion in value. Investors fixated on capital spending of up to $205 b…26 stories · 5 min