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Hegseth slams his potential impeachment as a ‘political spectacle’ as House vote looms

By The Associated Press
Nov 10, 2026 3:06 pm - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth slammed the impeachment effort against him Tuesday, using his first news conference at the Pentagon in six months to deliver a defiant and ...
Democrats have gained control in more states. That could change the way the US elects its president

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and SCOTT BAUER
Nov 10, 2026 3:04 pm - WASHINGTON — The midterm elections already upended national politics. Due to the number of state governments that have flipped to Democratic control, they also could chan...
Senate Republicans vote to keep Thune as leader after steep election losses

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and STEVEN SLOAN
Nov 10, 2026 3:01 pm - WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans reelected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as leader of the GOP conference after a tense day of discussions about steep losses in the midterm ...
Nations promise to install more rooftop solar at UN climate talks

By ANTON L. DELGADO, SIBI ARASU and SUZAN FRASER
Nov 10, 2026 7:01 am - Five countries have backed a plan to double the number of homes with rooftop solar panels worldwide by 2030, as U.N. climate talks in Turkey focus on expanding access to electricity and transitioning away from fossil fuels.
With new Democratic Congress incoming, Pritzker calls for federal AI regulations

By Bernarda Malevska
Nov 09, 2026 3:25 pm - In his national agenda for the Democratic Congress, Gov. JB Pritzker called for a federal framework that addresses privacy, AI safety and data centers. This proposal would build on existing statewide AI regulations that differ from the federal government’s current hands-off approach of non-binding agreements.
Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky files resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN
Nov 09, 2026 2:05 pm - WASHINGTON — Rep. Thomas Massie moved Monday to force a vote to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, putting pressure on his fellow Republicans to decide whether to re...
Congress returns to a changed Washington after GOP's election wipeout

By LISA MASCARO
Nov 09, 2026 8:13 am - Congress returns Monday to a changed Washington, the Democrats having trounced Republicans in the midterm elections, but with President Donald Trump doubling down on his political threats despite the landmark GOP losses.
Russia and Ukraine batter each other with long-range strikes a day before US-brokered talks

By SUSIE BLANN
Nov 09, 2026 7:57 am - Russia battered Ukraine’s power grid again and Ukrainian forces hit another of Russia’s biggest oil refineries, officials said Monday, hours before delegations from Moscow and Kyiv were due to meet for new U.S.-brokered talks on how to end the fighting.
China dismisses as a smear campaign claims of a spy plot involving Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang

By HUIZHONG WU
Nov 09, 2026 7:20 am - China denied on Monday it engaged in an attempt to ensnare Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, saying the spying allegations were unsubstantiated and a smear campaign against Beijing.
Illinois appeals FEMA denial of disaster assistance from summer storms

By Ben Szalinski
Nov 08, 2026 12:21 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker is appealing the Trump administration’s decision to deny Illinois’ request for federal disaster relief.

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