Hegseth survives impeachment, for now
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- Good morning, and welcome to Hark News. Here's what the world got up to while you slept. First, the weather in New York. A high of 61 and a low of 47, with cloudy skies.
- House Republicans effectively killed the effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, sending the articles to the Judiciary Committee by a 211 to 204 procedural vote.
- Nvidia shares fell after reports that CEO Jensen Huang had an affair with a suspected Chinese spy and that the board is weighing his future.
- The Iran war has settled into an uneasy lull in major strikes, while a sharper fight over the Strait of Hormuz continues. At least ten ships have been hit this month, and US forces have carried out limited strikes on Iran.
- Trump spoke at Arlington on Veterans Day and used the occasion to defend the Iran war and praise the Venezuela operation. He also called the planned 250-foot triumphal arch a tribute to veterans.
- A sentinel at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier stopped his patrol to call for silence after Hegseth and aides laughed during photos. The Pentagon said a soldier correctly reminded everyone to maintain decorum.
- Democrat Scott Colom has won a Senate seat in Mississippi, defeating Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith, according to a CNN projection. It's a major upset in a deep-red state, and it makes him the first Democrat Mississippi voters have sent to the chamber in more than four decades.
- Democrats meet in Denver this week for an ad hoc post-mortem on the midterms. Chris Van Hollen and Jeffries are expected, and James Talarico is a rising name.
- Jim Jordan won the House minority leader post after two failed bids, beating Steve Scalise. Analysts read the choice as a sign Republicans plan a combative next Congress rather than distancing from Trump.
- A POLITICO poll found two-thirds of Americans say Trump has lost at least some power in the GOP. Most voters blamed the Iran war as a key driver of the Democratic win, and cost of living came first.
- White House counsel Will Scharf warned incoming House Oversight chair Robert Garcia that aggressive probes could amount to criminality. Garcia replied that Congress does not need White House permission to investigate.
- Trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi ended without breakthroughs. Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff head to Moscow to see Putin, then Dublin to meet Zelenskyy, and European leaders want a seat at the table.
- A three-story building in Flatbush, Brooklyn collapsed Wednesday afternoon. At least one person died and two were seriously hurt, and people were reported trapped under rubble.
- Paraguay's Ueno Bank failed, leaving around 2.9 million people locked out of their accounts. Congress refused President Santiago Peña's resignation and voted to remove him, and he is under house arrest.
- Anthropic's IPO is expected to list next week, with a target valuation around $1.5 trillion. Fed Governor Michelle Bowman warned of a large correction if AI returns disappoint.
- CoreWeave posted better-than-expected earnings and raised its forecast, lifting tech stocks. Shares remain down about 20 percent this year, and the company carries roughly $41 billion of net debt.
- October inflation rose 0.4 percent, more than expected, and traders now price a December hike. Oil prices are falling, which may cushion the blow, and the 10-year yield pushed back above 5 percent.
- The Commerce Department reportedly delayed blacklisting Megaspeed, the firm at the center of the Nvidia probe. Lutnick reportedly resisted export controls, though Trump approved action.
- The New York Times reported that Marco Rubio warned Trump about Huang's relationship with a suspected spy during a May flight to China. Trump has said he didn't know.
- A Semafor analysis of 42 podcast interviews found Huang's China rhetoric warmed after US curbs in 2025, while his export-control stance grew more critical.
- Measles is spreading through Amish settlements in rural New York, with more than 235 infected and a 7-month-old boy dead.
- Storms flooded tents across Gaza, and UN agencies and Trump's Board of Peace criticized Israel for limiting aid access. Some 150,000 shelters are reportedly held up pending Israeli approval.
- Aliko Dangote's refinery IPO drew more than $4 billion in orders against a target of about $1.6 billion, the largest share sale in Africa's history.
- The next Congress will include at least 80 veterans, though their share is shrinking as the draft-era generation leaves politics. According to With Honor, more than 50 incoming vets have signed its pledge to sponsor bipartisan legislation.
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