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Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio elected new leader of bruised House GOP

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House Republicans returned to Capitol Hill from a midterm wipeout and, on Tuesday, elected as their new leader Rep. Jim Jordan, a Freedom Caucus founder and reformed political bomb-thrower who is now charged with marshalling the chamber’s smallest GOP minority since the 1990s.

Taipei probes suspected Chinese spy linked to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, speaks during the opening ceremony of the "Invest in Germany Summit" in Berlin, Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. (Fabian Sommer/dpa via AP) ** FILE **

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Taiwanese intelligence officers are investigating how Alice Huang, the alleged Chinese spy who had an affair with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, was able to visit the island.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, speaks during the opening ceremony of the "Invest in Germany Summit" in Berlin, Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. (Fabian Sommer/dpa via AP) ** FILE **

Taipei probes suspected Chinese spy linked to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang

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Senate Republicans reelect Thune as top leader, rejecting push to delay internal election

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and members of the Republican Conference arrive to elect their leadership following the sweeping victory by Democrats in the midterm elections, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, speaks during the opening ceremony of the "Invest in Germany Summit" in Berlin, Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. (Fabian Sommer/dpa via AP) ** FILE **

Taipei probes suspected Chinese spy linked to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang

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President Donald Trump, center, next to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, left, and Elon Musk, right, speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday Sept. 29, 2026, surrounded by top executives of AI firms including, from top left, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Greg Brockman, President of OpenAI, House Speaker Mike Johnson, AMD CEO Lisa Su, Palo Alto Networks Chief Executive Nikesh Arora, and David Sacks. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump says FBI probing Nvidia CEO’s relationship with alleged Chinese spy

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Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., speaks outside of the Capitol about articles of impeachment he introduced against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Monday, Nov. 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and members of the Republican Conference arrive to elect their leadership following the sweeping victory by Democrats in the midterm elections, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Gavin Newsom commutes all California death sentences to life in prison

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U.S. evacuates aircraft from British base in response to possible threat from Iran

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