“The action spared Republicans a vote on whether to impeach Mr. Hegseth on eight separate charges, including violating the Constitution to wage war in Iran and elsewhere without congressional authorization, flouting laws to mitigate civilian casualties and abusing his power by retaliating against a senator for public statements.”

New York Post: Hegseth escapes impeachment as Dems threaten to try again in next Congress.

“Now comes another legal challenge, from the storied Kennedy family.”

“Arguing that the arch, with its golden angels and flame on top, would cast a shadow on their relatives’ graves in Arlington National Cemetery, nine members of the Kennedy family moved to join existing litigation in Washington on Tuesday seeking to block the project.”

“Colom, a local district attorney, as of 4:30 p.m. ET, was ahead of Hyde-Smith by 2,607 votes, out of 953,547 votes counted, with an estimated 97% of the votes in, according to the Associated Press. That’s a margin of just 0.27 percentage points.”

“Tuesday is the deadline for resolving affidavit or provisional ballots, which are cast by voters whose eligibility is disputed or unclear on Election Day. It is also the deadline for the receipt of mail-in absentee ballots that are postmarked by Election Day, Nov. 3.”

CNN: Thousands of voters in Mississippi Senate race are trying to make their ballots count after state’s voter roll changes.

Said Thune: “I’m not going to take sides because we’ll have, probably, several senators maybe in that conversation.”

Said Van Drew: “I’m very interested. It’s going to be fun for me.”

“The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance four judicial nominees to the Senate floor, teed up more committee votes on six other pending bench picks and held a confirmation hearing for another four.”

After a failed push from conservatives to delay the leadership elections — and despite last week’s massive midterm losses — Thune ran unopposed.

Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) was elected to serve as NRSC chair for the 2028 cycle. The rest of the leadership team remains the same.

“The message was delivered by Marco Rubio, his secretary of state and national security adviser, shortly before the Nvidia leader, Jensen Huang, joined the presidential trip to Beijing at Mr. Trump’s invitation…”

“The existence of the previously unreported update given to Mr. Trump contradicts the president’s assertion on Monday that he had not known at the time of the trip about Mr. Huang’s relationship with the woman.”

“He wants to help improve Democrats’ messaging operation and is not looking at challenging top leader Chuck Schumer or Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) who is expected to be the next whip. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) currently the No. 3 leader, won her gubernatorial race, opening up a leadership spot.”

“Mr. Rubio’s declaration was the most explicit signal yet that President Trump does not intend to escalate his conflict with Iran after last week’s U.S. midterm elections.”

“In a letter dated Nov. 4, the company, Concord Partners, terminated Mrs. Mildon citing a ‘failure to perform duties.'”

“Emmer beat Texas Rep. August Pfluger 103-76 in the secret-ballot vote, according to two people present for the tally.”

“For several months, DeSantis, who is facing term limits, and his chief of staff, Jason Weida, have worked behind the scenes on conceiving an organization that would give DeSantis the ability to attract potential future donors, maintain staff and have a national voice in the future of the Republican Party.”

“Democrats think this time will be different. It’s not just that their margin in last week’s midterms was bigger, but that economic discontent lets them tie their investigations to their promise to address the cost of living. Pursuing the Trump family for self-dealing, they intend to argue, serves a higher aim—rectifying a political system rigged toward the rich.

Said Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA): “One thing that’s important for people to recognize is that accountability and taking on corruption will make the lives of American families more affordable. It will stop the Trumps from stealing from you and giving to themselves.”