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Media Monitor: Newsweek Says Congressional Report Finds Federal Government Enabled Epstein's Abuse
Newsweek reports a new congressional report concludes federal institutions had evidence, authority and willing victims to stop Jeffrey Epstein but repeatedly spared him, allowing years of preventable abuse.
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Media Monitor: Canada Signs Economic Deals With China as Mississippi Senate Race Narrows
Newsweek reports Canada signed new economic agreements with China in Vancouver as Prime Minister Mark Carney heads to the APEC summit, while Mississippi's unresolved Senate race hinges on affidavit ballots.
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Reports Trump Casting Doubt on Midterm Results, Democratic Leadership Fight Brewing
Newsweek reports President Trump questioned the honesty of last week's elections on Truth Social and walked back his "amnesty" remark, while Democrats jockey over Schumer and Jeffries leadership.
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Nvidia Faces Shareholder Suit, FBI Probe and $190B Value Drop Over CEO's Ties to Suspected Chinese Spy
A proposed class action filed minutes after Monday's close accuses Nvidia and Jensen Huang of securities fraud, as reports tie his relationship with Alice Huang to more than $7.5 billion in chip sales into China.
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Commentary Says Trump's Meme Posting Has Worn Thin After Midterms
Newsweek commentary argues President Donald Trump's social media meme habit is wearing thin after the midterms, calling him a "quirk chungus" in late-stage politics.
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Commentary Explores Gwyneth Paltrow's Cooking Videos as Late-Night Comfort
Newsweek published a commentary on why watching Gwyneth Paltrow prepare elaborate early-morning breakfasts offers calm amid anxiety, and promoted a Nov. 10 webinar on AI and the midterms.
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Commentary Pairs Trump and Nicki Minaj as Symbols of a Passing Cultural Moment
Newsweek commentary argues President Donald Trump and rapper Nicki Minaj, who met at a Treasury Department event in January 2026, represent a cultural moment that has largely passed.
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Trump Blames Democrats for 401(k) Losses After Tech-Led Wall Street Rout
The Nasdaq fell 5.52 percent and nearly $3 trillion was erased from S&P 500 companies' value, as Thomas Markle was arrested in Florida on a child pornography possession charge.
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House Republicans Pick Jim Jordan as Minority Leader; Hegseth Impeachment Bid Sidelined
Jordan defeated Majority Leader Steve Scalise 106-73 on a secret ballot, while the House voted 211-204 to send an impeachment resolution against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to the Judiciary Committee, effectively killing it.
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Marks 70 Years Since Suez Crisis, Draws Parallel to Strait of Hormuz Tensions
Newsweek marks the 70th anniversary of the Suez Crisis, drawing a parallel to current U.S. tensions over the Strait of Hormuz, and previews its coverage of Democrats' China policy and AI's midterm role.
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Reports Democrats' Grassroots Rebuild Drove Midterm Sweep
Newsweek reports Democrats credit grassroots organizing for their midterm sweep, while facing open questions on China policy, Hakeem Jeffries' speaker bid and looming impeachment fights.
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Harmeet Dhillon Resigns From DOJ Civil Rights Division After Democrats' Midterm Sweep
Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed the departure, first reported by Fox News, making it the first major resignation from the Trump administration since Tuesday's Republican losses.
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Says Democratic "Blue Honeymoon" Will Test Party Unity After Midterms
Newsweek reports Democrats face a 100-day test of unity after sweeping midterms, with newly elected Sen. Abdul El-Sayed declining to back Chuck Schumer for Senate Democratic leader.
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Democrats Take Congress as Republicans Confront Midterm Wipeout
Trump fired chief of staff Susie Wiles and named Stephen Miller in her place as his party lost the House, Senate, governorships and state legislatures.
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Democrats Sweep Texas Statewide Races as Talarico and Hinojosa Win
The victories end a three-decade Republican streak in Texas and put the state's fast-growing AI data center market in question, with Democrats also taking the Texas House for the first time in 24 years.
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Democrats Win Control of Both Chambers of Congress in Midterm Wave
The new majorities are not seated until January 3, 2027, and President Donald Trump retains his veto in a divided government.
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Reports Trump's Election Day Pledge to End Israel Aid
Newsweek reports President Donald Trump pledged on Election Day to end nearly $4 billion in annual aid to Israel, a move the outlet frames as a last-ditch appeal to MAGA skeptics.
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News Outlets Forecast Strong Democratic Night as Voters Head to Polls in Midterms
Newsweek says Senate control will likely be known by 11 p.m. ET unless the outcome runs through Maine or Alaska, both of which use ranked-choice voting.
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Polls Close in Midterm Elections as Control of Congress Hangs on Handful of Races
Democrats need a net gain of three House seats and four Senate seats, with early attention on Indiana's 5th and Kentucky's 6th districts and a delayed North Carolina count.
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Supreme Court Denies Trump Bid to Set Aside 20,000 California Mail-In Ballots as Midterms Underway
Forecasters point to a strong Democratic result, with Trump warning he would "veto everything" if Democrats win Congress.
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Says Trump Administration Preparing to Scale Back Pregnancy Workplace Protections
Newsweek reports the Trump administration is preparing to pare back workplace protections for pregnant women, noting the U.S. is the only OECD country without national paid maternity leave.
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Reports Michigan Jewish Voters Weigh Senate Dilemma
Newsweek reports Michigan Jewish voters are weighing whether to back Democrat Abdul El-Sayed or Republican Mike Rogers in Tuesday's Senate election, with some lifelong Democrats reconsidering their allegiance.
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Trump Weighs Striking Iran's Pickaxe Mountain After Midterms as Netanyahu Presses for Action
Trump says hitting the deeply buried site is "not a big deal" and could take about an hour, while U.S. officials reportedly warned Gulf states to prepare for a "short, intense military campaign."
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Haley Stevens Backs Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan Senate Race Days Before Midterms
The Democratic congresswoman's endorsement drew condemnation from party leaders, the resignation of her chief of staff and praise from President Trump, who said he would welcome her into the Republican Party.
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Trump Makes Final Midterm Push as Democrats Lead Senate Battleground Polls and Alaska Voting Lawsuit Heads to Court
At least 18 rural Alaska communities say advertised in-person voting sites failed to open, with a court hearing set for Monday morning, less than 24 hours before polls open.
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Examines Mbappé-China Fallout, Big Tech's Role in War, Millennials' Finances
Newsweek reports Kylian Mbappé's apology to China over a Mao Zedong remark cost him brand deals, examines private tech firms' growing role in warfare, and asks whether millennials are truly a lost generation.
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Reports Voters Souring on Socialism Ahead of Midterms
Newsweek reports a Harvard CAPS/Harris poll found 52 percent of Americans view socialism unfavorably three days before midterms, as Democratic Socialists of America-backed candidates seek Congress seats.
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Reports Record Early Voting, GOP Senate Hopes Ahead of Midterms
Newsweek reports a record 48.5 million Americans have already voted ahead of next week's midterms, with Democrats outpacing Republicans, as Trump campaigns and the GOP fights to keep the Senate.
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Media Monitor: Pope Leo XIV Casts Mail-In Ballot in Illinois Midterms, a First for the Papacy
Newsweek reports Pope Leo XIV, born in Chicago, voted by mail in Illinois ahead of the November 3 midterms, the first pope to vote in a U.S. general election.
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Says Ossoff Midterm Win to Fuel 2028 Speculation
Newsweek reports a big midterms win for Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff will intensify calls for a 2028 presidential run, while examining why he appears reluctant to embrace them.
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