Thursday, November 12, 2026
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House moves to vote on impeaching Hegseth over Iran war, boat strikes

Rep. Thomas Massie's eight articles allege at least 243 deaths in strikes on suspected drug boats, and impeachment would need three Republican votes.
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The real Dem bombshell – the new coalition’s breakthrough fusion of agendas and values

“The times, they are a-changin’ and progressive Dems, new and old, lead the redemption of America.”
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Scientists sue to stop NSF from closing its social science unit

The directorate hands out about $247 million a year, nearly two-thirds of federal grant funding in these fields, according to NSF figures.
The Rio Grande curves through desert at sunset beside a rocky canyon wall in Big Bend National Park.

Supreme Court lets border wall work resume in Big Bend

The Court said the trial judge likely had no power to hear the challengers' claim, and cited costs of nearly half a million dollars a day.
A brick and white office building with large arched windows and a Palantir sign on a sunny street corner.

Palantir hires ex-Sen. Tester as Democrats plan to probe the firm

Palantir holds about $2 billion in federal contracts, according to government records cited by NPR.
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Scott asks Labor Department for written pledge to keep its records

The Nov. 4 letter cites a federal law that carries up to three years in prison for destroying federal records.
Red spots of a measles rash cover a patient's torso.

US measles cases reach 5,182 as PAHO weighs elimination status

The CDC count is more than double the 2,289 cases confirmed in all of 2025, and 96% of this year's cases are linked to outbreaks.
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Blanche says criminal investigations of Democrats are possible

Trump called Democrats' investigative requests "extortion" as Rep. Robert Garcia, set to chair House Oversight, prepares probes of the "Trump crime family."
Dry soil split into a pattern of deep cracks.

A Global Atomic War (Just in Slow Motion)

“The equivalent of a global atomic war has indeed broken out on this planet, just in slow motion.”
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10 Reasons Hakeem Jeffries Should Not Be the Next Speaker of the House

“Here are ten reasons why Jeffries should not be Speaker.”