White House counsel Will Scharf warned Rep. Robert Garcia that planned Democratic investigations and subpoenas could exceed Congress’s authority and, in some cases, amount to criminal conduct. Garcia rejected the warning, saying Congress has constitutional oversight powers; Democrats are poised to control both chambers after the midterm elections and plan investigations into several Trump administration and family-related matters.
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Scharf’s letter to Garcia was dated Monday and said congressional investigations must serve a legitimate legislative purpose.
Scharf warned that threats to executive branch officials and unlawful subpoenas could prompt further investigation.
Garcia said Congress’s oversight authority comes from Article I of the Constitution and rejected what he called threats from the White House.
After the midterm elections, Democrats are projected to hold at least 254 House seats and 54 Senate seats, according to the article.
Garcia is set to chair the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee in January.
The committee is expected to examine the Trump family’s business dealings, federal immigration authorities, corporate corruption and the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.
Garcia also said potential inquiries could cover Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas wedding festivities, a Saudi investment in Jared Kushner’s fund and the Trump family’s cryptocurrency venture.
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Hillary Clinton responded to CNN’s projection that Rep. Lauren Boebert lost her reelection bid in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District. Clinton posted a screenshot of CNN’s headline; the article excerpt does not include the wording of her response.
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Hillary Clinton is a former secretary of state.
Lauren Boebert is a Republican representative from Colorado.
CNN projected that Boebert lost her reelection bid.
Eileen Laubacher was Boebert’s Democratic opponent.
The race was for Colorado’s 4th Congressional District.
Clinton posted a screenshot of CNN’s headline about the projected result.
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Retired Marine General James L. Jones and Sergeant Major Alford L. McMichael described how they brought junior enlisted Marines’ concerns to senior leaders. They said listening to younger noncommissioned officers helped identify issues affecting Marines’ families, housing, uniforms and education, and could make changes last beyond a commandant’s term.
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Jones selected McMichael to become the 14th sergeant major of the Marine Corps after interviewing several candidates.
Jones was nominated to become the 32nd commandant of the Marine Corps in 1999.
McMichael described his role as a bridge carrying messages from junior Marines to senior leaders.
With Jones’s support, McMichael organized a symposium for younger noncommissioned officers to raise concerns.
McMichael said the issues he brought to Jones included the Exceptional Family Member Program, housing, uniform costs and education.
Jones said leaders should seek ideas from others before issuing orders if they want changes to last.
Jones and McMichael spoke with Newsweek in Washington on the Marine Corps’ 251st birthday, the day before Veterans Day.
The two retired Marines also visited Camp Lejeune and discussed the Veterans Strong program with commanders.
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Comedian Zainab Johnson appeared on “CBS Mornings” to discuss her new Netflix comedy special, “Toxically Optimistic.” The article is a video interview about the special.
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Zainab Johnson is the interview guest.
Johnson appeared on “CBS Mornings.”
The interview was published by CBS News.
The discussion focused on Johnson’s new comedy special.
The special is titled “Toxically Optimistic.”
Netflix is the platform for the special.
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Heavy rain across the Four Corners region drove Navajo Reservoir to its highest level since August 2019. NASA satellite images showed a 60-foot rise between September 20 and November 7; the reservoir reached 108 percent of its average capacity for that date.
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Navajo Reservoir lies on the border of northwestern New Mexico and southwestern Colorado.
NASA attributed the rise to back-to-back extreme rain events in the Southwest.
From early September through early November, parts of the Four Corners received two to four times their average precipitation.
Durango, Colorado, and Farmington, New Mexico, recorded more than three times their normal rainfall since September 1, according to AccuWeather meteorologist Alex Sosnowski.
Heavy rain also caused damaging floods and evacuations in parts of the Southwest.
Provisional data showed Lake Powell rose from about 3,519 feet in mid-September to over 3,541 feet by November 9.
Lake Mead rose from 1,038.44 feet on September 17 to 1,039.66 feet by the weekend.
On November 8, Lakes Mead and Powell were 27 percent and 26 percent full, respectively, according to the Bureau of Reclamation.
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A Washington Post investigation reported that Secretary of State Marco Rubio made 23 trips to Gainesville on military aircraft, including trips to attend University of Florida football games, and estimated the flights cost taxpayers more than $1.2 million. Rubio said he would continue trying to attend important family events; the State Department said the flights supported continuity of operations.
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The Post reported that Rubio attended at least 10 University of Florida football games over the past two seasons, including five this fall.
Of 23 trips Rubio made to Gainesville on military aircraft, the Post classified 15 as personal.
The Post estimated the cost of the flights at more than $1.2 million, using published Defense Department hourly rates for military aircraft.
Rubio’s son Anthony is a University of Florida walk-on running back and, according to the article, has played in four competitive games in four years.
Officials who travel on military aircraft must reimburse the government an amount equivalent to an economy-class ticket; Rubio and the State Department did not disclose how much he had repaid.
An ethics counsel quoted by the Post said the travel raised questions about appearances and taxpayer spending, but described it as more of an optics issue than a violation.
The Post reported that former Secretary of State Antony Blinken took personal trips on government aircraft only a couple of times a year.
Rubio had previously asked for an investigation into former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s use of government jets; an inspector general cleared Buttigieg of wrongdoing.
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Iranian security chief Mohsen Rezaei said Iran would strike U.S. bases in Europe or elsewhere if they were used to launch attacks on Iran. His warning came as diplomatic efforts seek to end the war and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said another attack was unnecessary.
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Rezaei made the remarks in an interview with Lebanon-based Al Mayadeen TV broadcast on Wednesday.
He said Iran would target bases from which U.S. aircraft took off to bomb Iran, including bases in Europe.
Rezaei also threatened attacks on other distant U.S. military installations and some islands, without naming targets.
The article says the war began on February 28 with U.S.-Israeli strikes that killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Iran responded with missile and drone attacks on countries in the region that host U.S. military assets.
Qatar and Pakistan have pursued diplomatic efforts to end the war.
Iran has linked reopening the Strait of Hormuz to demands that include unfreezing assets and lifting sanctions.
On Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there was no need to attack Iran again.
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was moved from his Washington home to a nearby military base after reported threats linked to Iran, according to U.S. media. The precise nature of the threats is unclear; a Treasury spokesperson said Bessent would continue efforts to pressure Iran’s economy.
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CBS reported that Bessent’s relocation followed publication of an online photo that could be used to identify the location of his Georgetown home.
A source told CBS that security concerns increased after the Wall Street Journal published the photo.
U.S. intelligence officials have warned that Iran has increased efforts to target Americans, including government officials.
The New York Times reported that Iranian targeting efforts include current and former U.S. officials.
The article names former officials Mike Pompeo, John Bolton and Mark Milley as people reportedly considered potential targets by Iran.
The United States and Israel began an air campaign against Iran in February, and Iran retaliated with strikes on U.S. allies in the region.
A preliminary U.S.-Iran agreement to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz collapsed within weeks, after attacks on shipping resumed and the United States reinstated its blockade.
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France 24 published a 10-minute video about Haiti featuring Jean-Marie Théodat, identified as director of the Department of Geography at the University of Paris. Its headline says, “We need to know the truth, but so far, it’s totally dark.”
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The article is a video segment from France 24.
Jean-Marie Théodat is the guest in the segment.
The article identifies Théodat as director of the Department of Geography at the University of Paris.
The video is 10 minutes and 20 seconds long.
The segment was issued on November 11, 2026, and modified the same day.
The article lists Haiti, El Salvador, and Nayib Bukele as keywords.
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Police arrested a teenager on Wednesday in connection with the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Javits Frimpong in the Bronx last month. The NYPD said detectives took the suspect to the 42nd Precinct for questioning; no charges have been filed.
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Javits Frimpong was 15 years old and from Ghana.
Frimpong was shot and killed while on his way to school in the Bronx.
The shooting happened last month.
Detectives arrested a teen suspect on Wednesday morning.
Police took the suspect to the 42nd Precinct for questioning.
Charges had not been filed as of the article’s publication.
The NYPD is looking for other people who may be connected to the shooting.
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Indonesia’s Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka submitted his resignation to President Prabowo Subianto, an aide told the BBC. It is unclear whether Prabowo has accepted it; the move follows court rulings over Gibran’s education credentials and comes amid signs of strain in the political alliance that brought Prabowo to power.
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Aide Budi Arie said Gibran submitted his resignation letter directly to Prabowo on Wednesday.
Indonesia’s Supreme Court found no evidence that Gibran had a foreign diploma or certificate supporting an equivalency to a senior high-school qualification.
Indonesian law requires vice-presidents to have completed senior secondary school or an equivalent qualification.
More than 100 lawmakers supported a parliamentary initiative that could have led to impeachment proceedings against Gibran.
Gibran asked for a chance to challenge the ruling and prove his education credentials, State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi said.
Gibran became eligible to run in 2024 after a Constitutional Court ruling exempted him from the minimum age requirement of 40.
Prabowo has focused on a free school meals programme and has not prioritized continuing former President Joko Widodo’s Nusantara capital project.
The article reports other signs of political tension, including personnel changes and three cabinet members leaving a party led by Jokowi’s son.
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Former FBI special agent Tracy Walder said Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang should have acted more carefully after, according to the article, he admitted to an affair with someone described as an alleged Chinese spy. The article says the matter has raised national security concerns but provides no further details in the supplied text.
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Tracy Walder is identified as a former FBI special agent.
Walder commented on the matter on Tuesday.
The article says Jensen Huang is Nvidia’s CEO.
The article reports that Huang admitted to an affair.
The person involved is described in the article as an alleged Chinese spy.
The article says the matter has raised national security concerns.
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Noah’s Ark Scans says it recovered charred wood fragments about 30 feet underground at Turkey’s Durupınar Formation and believes some show marks from tools. The pieces have not yet been tested in laboratories, and the group says it has drawn no final conclusions.
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The U.S.-based Noah’s Ark Scans group is investigating the Durupınar Formation in eastern Turkey as a possible location of Noah’s Ark.
The group says the wood fragments are darkened, cracked, charred, and show grain patterns and growth rings.
The samples have been sent to four laboratories for analysis.
Archaeology professor Cenker Atila said he believes the wood is very ancient and that one fragment appears shaped with an axe or knife.
Newsweek said it had not independently verified the group’s findings.
A final report on the expedition is expected in late April or May next year.
Previous studies have described the Durupınar Formation as a natural rock formation; the group’s preliminary report has not been peer-reviewed.
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Local governments across the United States are weighing new limits on data centers amid concerns about their effects on electricity, water, infrastructure and nearby communities. After the November 3 midterms, Edmond extended a development pause, while Memphis and Marshalltown continued work on local rules.
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Ballotpedia reported at least 50 local data-center ballot measures across 13 states in 2026, with 41 scheduled for the general election.
By November 4, voters had decided 47 measures; 46 supported tighter controls, either by adopting restrictions or rejecting proposals that would have encouraged development.
Edmond’s City Council voted 5-0 on November 9 to extend its data-center moratorium through June 30, 2027.
Edmond’s moratorium blocks applications to rezone land or obtain building permits for data centers in the city.
Memphis passed a 135-day pause on data centers by a 7-5 vote on October 20, after an 18-month proposal failed in a 6-6 tie.
Memphis held a discussion about data-center legislation on November 9, but the council did not vote on zoning changes or other measures.
Marshalltown adopted a four-month moratorium in August while officials developed local rules, and its council continued discussing zoning proposals on November 9.
The article identifies potential data-center concerns including electricity and water use, noise, emissions, wastewater, traffic and demands on public infrastructure.
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Poundland’s founder has written to the King for help, according to the article title. Poundland has filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators, which protects it from creditors until Thursday.
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Poundland’s founder wrote to the King for help.
Poundland filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators.
The notice protects Poundland from creditors until Thursday.
The article covers Poundland and retailing in Birmingham and the Black Country.
The article was published 24 minutes before the page was viewed.
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French President Emmanuel Macron condemned violence against teachers and government officials during nationwide street protests on Tuesday. The statement followed an incident outside a high school near Paris in which an official was struck by a bottle filled with gasoline.
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Macron condemned violence against teachers and government officials.
Nationwide street protests took place in France.
An official was hit by a gasoline-filled bottle outside a high school near Paris.
The article’s title says French students vowed to maintain protest pressure.
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The House voted 211–204 to refer eight articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to a committee, ending the effort for now. Eleven Democrats missed the procedural vote, prompting criticism from colleagues; several said traffic, other commitments or medical reasons kept them away, while some disputed how the vote was closed.
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The motion to refer the impeachment articles to a House committee failed by seven votes.
Eleven Democratic lawmakers missed the vote.
Republican Thomas Massie introduced the eight articles of impeachment against Hegseth.
The articles included an allegation that Hegseth violated congressional authority by waging war in Iran.
Several absent lawmakers said traffic prevented them from reaching the House floor in time.
Nancy Pelosi was in San Francisco for a veterans event, and Lou Correa said he was undergoing a medical procedure.
Some Democrats who attended said they made it to the Capitol despite other commitments; Pat Ryan said he left the hospital early after back surgery to vote.
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U.S.-mediated talks between Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi produced an agreement for a large prisoner exchange, with the final number to be set later. The talks did not resolve the dispute over Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory, and U.S. envoys planned to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow before traveling to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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The Abu Dhabi talks were the first meeting between the delegations in nine months.
Jared Kushner said the sides agreed to what he called their largest humanitarian prisoner release, with numbers to be finalized the next day.
Russian delegation head Vladimir Medinsky and Ukrainian delegation leader Rustem Umerov confirmed the planned exchange.
Russia's demand for recognition of its seizure of Ukrainian territory remained a major obstacle to a wider peace agreement.
Kushner and U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff planned to meet Putin in Moscow on Thursday and then travel to Dublin to meet Zelenskyy.
Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said Putin would meet the U.S. envoys during the first half of Thursday.
Zelenskyy said ending the war and providing security guarantees for Ukraine were necessary first steps.
Umerov said Kyiv's delegation was expected to meet European officials on Wednesday.
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Merit Systems Protection Board Chairman James J. Woodruff II wrote a Veterans Day reflection on efforts to protect civilian job opportunities for military veterans. The reflection discussed both historical and ongoing legislation on the issue.
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James J. Woodruff II is chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board.
Woodruff wrote a reflection for Veterans Day.
The reflection addressed civilian employment opportunities for military veterans.
It highlighted historical legislative efforts to protect those opportunities.
It also highlighted ongoing legislative efforts on the issue.
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Spain held its first national general strike in 14 years on November 11, 2026, as workers and demonstrators called for more affordable housing and higher wages. The dispute gained urgency after an 87-year-old woman was evicted following a fivefold rent increase, while an election is scheduled for November 29 amid political debate over housing protections.
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The strike took place across Spain on November 11, 2026.
Demonstrators demanded housing costs that workers can afford and higher wages.
Maria del Carmen Abascal, 87, was evicted in September from the home where she had lived for 70 years after her monthly rent rose fivefold from 500 euros.
Spain’s youth council estimates a young person would need to spend 98.7 percent of their monthly salary to rent a home alone.
The Bank of Spain says Spain needs 750,000 new homes to meet current demand, potentially rising to one million.
Spain built 92,000 homes in 2025.
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called a snap general election for November 29 after his minority government failed to pass proposed tenant protections.
The article says Sanchez’s Socialist Party is trailing in polls behind combined support for right-wing and far-right parties.
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