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Hamed Ahmadi / The Washington Sun:
House Democrats Blame Traffic for Missing Key Hegseth Impeachment Vote  —  “People should have gotten their raggedy selves up these steps to vote,” said Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove of her absent colleagues.  — Copy  —  Eleven House Democrats missed a crucial vote Tuesday that could have kept …
Sarah Davis / The Hill:
House Democrat rips colleagues who missed Hegseth vote: ‘Shameful’  —  Democratic Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (Calif.) on Tuesday evening decried the 11 members of her party who missed a House vote to advance impeachment proceedings against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
New York Times:
The Moderates Who Chose Democrats.  For Now.  —  Does Democratic success with the political middle signal a broad realignment in the country?  Or is it a temporary turn away from an unpopular president?  —  Kim Thomas, an electronics salesman in Winterset, Iowa, supported Donald Trump …
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Politico:
White House threatens criminal investigation into Democrats' oversight efforts  —  The White House's top lawyer is threatening a criminal investigation of Democrats for conducting what he alleges are illegitimate investigations into the executive branch — a stark escalation from the Trump administration …
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ICE Officer Involved in Maine Shooting Expressed Hatred of Immigrants  —  The agent talked of foreign bloodlines, denounced noncitizens and more, according to emails obtained by The Times.  His fatal shooting of a Colombian-born motorist in July remains under investigation.
Axios:
Scoop: Bessent confronts Lutnick over China inaction  —  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confronted Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick over a failure to place Nvidia customer Megaspeed on a list of companies that pose national security concerns, sources familiar told Axios.
Discussion: ABC News and Reuters
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Somali Bodyguard Was Indicted in a Bid to Incriminate Ilhan Omar  —  Prosecutors used statements made during a green card interview to pressure a former bodyguard to provide evidence against the Minnesota congresswoman, his lawyer said.  —  Federal prosecutors filed a felony charge earlier …
ProPublica:
“We Have No One”: How Trump's Dismantling of the VA Left a Veterans Hospital in Crisis  —  John Falchetto was a survivor.  In Vietnam, his river gunboat came under devastating rocket fire.  He was the only one to make it out alive.  But this February, Falchetto, who had just turned 80, began to have piercing stomach pains.
Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Colom extends slim lead over Hyde-Smith in Mississippi Senate race  —  Mississippi Senate candidate Scott Colom (D) extended his slim lead by more than 3,000 votes over Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) ahead of two crucial ballot deadlines in the week after Democrats saw sweeping victories in the midterm elections.
Discussion: CNBC, Political.org and MS NOW
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State Dept. official took Mediterranean trip paid for by tech billionaire  —  Stripe's Patrick Collison paid an estimated $11,900 for Sarah B. Rogers's portion of an international vacation last year, according to a new disclosure.  —  Loading...  Sarah B. Rogers, a top official at the State Department …
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Scoop — Stephen Miller's post-midterm focus: MAGA and men  —  Stephen Miller wants to use his new role as White House chief of staff to win back young and minority men who helped elect President Trump in 2024 but swung toward Democrats in the midterms, two people familiar with the administration's plans tell Axios.
Discussion: NBC News and New York Magazine
Jonathan Chait / The Atlantic:
The Left's Election Denial  —  The Democrats' most impressive victories in 2026 came from mainstream or moderate candidates.  —  Bernie sanders and his acolytes have spent the past decade insisting that Democrats would command national majorities if only they embraced his left-wing policies.
Washington Post:
Flying by pricey military jet, Rubio rarely misses a Florida football game  —  The secretary of state, who is required to travel by government plane, defended his trips to his alma mater to see his son play.  —  SummaryLoading...  GAINESVILLE, Fla. — College football here comes with its rituals …
New York Times:
Bessent Is Moved From D.C.-Area Home to Military Base Amid Iranian Threats  —  The Treasury secretary, who is leading an economic pressure campaign against Iran, is the latest Trump official to leave his home over security concerns.  —  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently moved …
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New York Times:
How a Misquote by a Supreme Court Justice Imperils Gun Restrictions  —  When the Supreme Court begins weighing the constitutionality of assault-weapons bans next month, the justices will be guided by the court's own precedent: a landmark ruling that such restrictions are allowed only if a firearm is both “dangerous and unusual.”
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Tracey Tully / New York Times:
Alina Habba Mildon Faces Discipline Over Settlement at Trump Golf Club  —  The state's Office of Attorney Ethics recommended discipline for her role in brokering a sexual harassment settlement involving a waitress at the president's golf club in Bedminster, N.J.
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Pro-Palestinian protesters pelt objects at Biden outside Irish university  —  Videos show protesters, some waving Palestinian flags, chanting “Blood on your hands” and pelting objects at the former president outside Trinity College Dublin. … Three men have been arrested after protesters pelted objects …
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Calen Razor / Politico:
Capitol agenda: The left looks to Van Hollen for a shake-up  —  Chris Van Hollen is having a very strange moment.  The 67-year-old Maryland lawmaker has caught the attention of a handful of progressive lawmakers and activists who have gotten increasingly vocal this week that it's …
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Look Who Has a Southern Strategy  —  You need only glance at the recent political history of the states of the Deep South to get a sense of the magnitude of the political earthquake that shook the region in last week's elections.  —  South Carolina, which elected a Democrat, Annie Andrews …
Dan Alexander / Forbes:
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Brittany Gibson / Axios:
Dems put Noem on notice  —  President Trump fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in March, but Democrats aren't finished with her. … - “Noem, Markwayne, Miller, Homan, Bovino, what's up? … - She was referencing current DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin (who replaced Noem) …
Daniella Diaz / The Washington Sun:
AOC Plans to Keep Progressives Waiting  —  Progressives — and potential 2028 presidential candidates — waiting on Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's decision about her political future will be waiting for a minute.  —  “I will be deliberating this privately, but I probably …
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Nick Reisman / Politico:
Lawler's long view  —  POST WAVE OVERHAUL: Republican Rep. Mike Lawler believes the state GOP's political infrastructure needs to be improved.  —  The party needs a better ground game and a stronger data operation mixed with a robust fundraising apparatus, he said.
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The Nvidia spy scandal was hiding in plain sight  —  China's spy service bet on lust and arrogance, and Washington was slow to see the risk.  —  Keith Riggin, a former CIA station chief in Beijing who later advised U.S. companies on the Chinese intelligence threat, says he gave American executives …
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