Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland said Thursday that he will run for Senate Majority Leader in the next Congress, setting up a challenge to Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer after the party swept to power in the midterm elections.
NYTimes – US NYTimes – US Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland said Thursday that he will run for Senate Majority Leader in the next Congress, setting up a challenge to Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer after the party swept to power in the midterm elections.
NPR – World In Dublin, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said Europeans would join the next round of talks. Russia has not confirmed that.
BBC News – World Democrat Scott Colom has won Mississippi's US Senate race, defeating Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith. His victory makes him the first Black senator from Mississippi since the Reconstruction era, with reports placing the last such senator between 1874 and 1881. The race was called more than a week after the US midterms, in a state described as deeply conservative and traditionally deep-red.
NYTimes – World An Israeli airstrike hit the surgery department of Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, early on Thursday, killing at least six people including a surgeon and wounding between 20 and 28, according to Gaza health officials and civil defence. Israel said it was targeting a Hamas commander and other militants. Health officials described it as the deadliest single strike since Israel's elections last month, and the first on a Gaza hospital since the 2025 ceasefire.
BBC News – World US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth awarded a Joint Service Commendation Medal to Specialist Thomas Iglesias, the guard at Arlington National Cemetery's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier who publicly reprimanded Hegseth and his group for laughing and taking pictures during a Veterans Day ceremony on Wednesday. Iglesias was summoned to the Pentagon on Thursday, where the medal was presented for the execution of his duties.
BBC News – World Huang abruptly quit on Thursday as head of one of the world's most valuable companies after revelations of alleged extramarital affairs.
NYTimes – US State Senator Cindy Holscher won the Kansas governor's race, holding the office for Democrats. She defeated Ty Masterson, president of the GOP-controlled state Senate, who had Trump's endorsement and drew a flood of Republican money. Holscher promised to halt new data centers. Kansas is reliably Republican in presidential elections but its voters often break for Democrats in midterms.
NYTimes – Business Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott has asked Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and former Nvidia chief Jensen Huang to testify before the committee, with the panel saying they could face legal action if they fail to appear. House Republicans are separately demanding closed-door interviews amid national security concerns. The reports do not specify a hearing date or confirm that either has agreed to appear.
Nvidia announced Huang's resignation on Thursday, effective immediately. The California-based company said that Colette Kress — who has been Nvidia's chief financial officer and executive vice president since 2013 — will step into the role of interim CEO.
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BBC News – Technology In Dublin, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said Europeans would join the next round of talks. Russia has not confirmed that.
