With Democrats set to take control of both chambers of Congress in January, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders says he will not support Chuck Schumer for another term as the Democratic Senate leader, calling for the party to move in “a new and bold direction.” Michigan Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin has said she will not support Schumer unless he presents a plan to govern differently…
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The White House has sent a threatening letter to House Democrats, warning that lawmakers could face repercussions if they open investigations into the Trump administration once they take control of Congress. The letter, sent by Will Scharf in his official role as counsel to the president, was delivered just days after President Donald Trump demanded investigations into Democrats who stated…
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Jensen Huang resigned Thursday as CEO of Nvidia, a top producer of artificial intelligence chips, following reports of two extramarital affairs, including one with a suspected Chinese spy.
Huang also stepped down as a member of the company’s board, effective immediately, Nvidia’s board of directors announced. Nvidia’s chief financial officer and executive vice president, Colette Kress, will temporarily serve as CEO. The board said it will look at internal and external candidates to determine who will permanently lead one of the world’s most geopolitically influential companies.
Nvidia shares plunged 10% in premarket trading following the announcement, dropping by 13% as markets opened Thursday. Huang’s departure comes after the company launched an investigation into a relationship he reportedly was having with a woman who U.S. intelligence officials are said to have determined was a Chinese asset. Subsequent reports said he had a second affair with an executive who reports to him.
On Sunday, Huang apologized in a statement to the company, saying, “I was unfaithful to my wife” and that “my actions hurt her and our children. There is no excuse for what I did. I am deeply sorry.” He did not say with whom he had an affair.
The incoming Democratic-controlled Congress is also preparing to investigate Huang and to what extent President Donald Trump knew about China’s alleged spying.
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast, R-Fla., told MS NOW on Thursday that Huang has agreed to testify to Congress in what is “likely going to be an under oath transcribed video recorded between several committees,” before the House adjourns for Thanksgiving recess. Mast did not say when Huang would testify or whether it
This story originally appeared in Panamerican Dispatch on Nov. 07, 2026, and is shared here with permission.
Brazil’s Federal Police have formally opened an inquiry to investigate allegations of foreign funding for the presidential campaign of Senator Flávio Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro lost to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the second round of the election on October 25.
The opening of the investigation comes at the order of Supreme Court Justice Flávio Dino, issued on October 27. The inquiry was prompted by requests from the campaigns of Lula and Missão presidential candidate Renan Santos, which pointed to signs of foreign interference in Brazil’s electoral process.
Santos received nearly 2.7 million votes in the first round of the election, or 2.25% of the total votes.
Justice Dino identified evidence justifying an investigation into potential financial contributions from the United States to benefit Bolsonaro’s candidacy, as well as suspicions that digital platforms may have treated different candidates unequally.
In Dino’s view, these facts “point to an intensification of the signs of foreign interference in the electoral process.”
Key Aspects of the Investigation
The primary focus of the inquiry is the relationship between Brazilian entrepreneurs Tallis Gomes and Pedro Sang and the Rockbridge Network, a conservative U.S. organization co-founded by U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance.
The Federal Police will determine whether these interactions resulted in any transfer of funds, provision of services, or other benefits with economic value to Flávio Bolsonaro’s campaign.
Tallis Gomes has denied participating in any electoral fundraising, donations, or the brokering of resources for the campaign.
The investigation also covers the dissemination of paid electoral advertising by accounts based abroad, featuring content favorable to the senator. Investigators will seek
The San Francisco Chronicle has obtained internal ICE investigations into the deaths of dozens of people in its custody during the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term, finding that 23 of the 29 individuals died after a lack of proper medical care. Guards, medical providers, and staff at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities failed to provide emergency care…
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