Source: The Daily Economy
by David Hebert
“The IMF is warning heavily indebted governments to act before borrowing costs become unmanageable. With America’s debt ceiling approaching, Congress faces another fiscal showdown.” (11/10/26)
Source: SFGate
“A third-grade field trip to the Navajo Nation Council sparked Crystalyne Curley’s political ambition when she witnessed a fiery debate erupt between two tribal lawmakers. … On Election Day, Curley surpassed that childhood dream and broke a barrier she says she never imagined as a nine-year-old: She was elected the first woman president of the Navajo Nation. This week’s elections brought a wave of milestone victories, from the nation’s first [b]lack female governor to the first openly gay man and first Muslim elected to the U.S. Senate. It also marked a turning point for Native American women, whose leadership in their families and communities has rarely translated to formal political power. Peggy Flanagan became the first Native American woman elected to the Senate, Deb Haaland the first to win a state governorship, and Curley the first to lead one of the largest tribes.” (11/10/26)
Source: The New Republic
“MAGA Fury Erupts as Trump Blurts Out Damning Admission about GOP Loss.” (11/10/26)
https://newrepublic.com/article/217799/maga-fury-erupts-trump-blurts-damning-admission-gop-loss
Source: Foundation for Economic Education
by Jake Scott
“China is increasingly drawing Laos into its orbit through two main strategies: a railway freight line and a joint military air facility. Not going unnoticed among neighboring nations—especially Laos’s close ally Vietnam—the move feeds directly into China’s regional strategy of making mainland Southeast Asia a secure southern flank through close economic ties. In some ways, this is a continuation of a long tradition in the way China views the region. In the imperial era, China treated many of its neighbors as, essentially, vassals.” (11/10/26)
Source: Washington Monthly
by Bill Scher
“The clamor to dump the two Democratic leaders after their colossal midterm victories makes no sense.” (11/10/26)
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/11/10/hakeem-jeffries-is-not-old-and-chuck-schumer-is-not-done/
Source: Politico
“Nvidia was hit with a shareholder lawsuit Monday after its stock price tanked 5 percent amid reports CEO Jensen Huang had an affair with an alleged Chinese spy. The lawsuit claims Huang’s failure to disclose the affair artificially inflated share prices, possibly violating federal securities laws. The lawsuit also contends the national security concerns raised by the allegations present a material risk to the company’s reputation and future business prospects. … The litigation is the latest turn of events for Nvidia and Huang, who are facing new scrutiny in Washington surrounding the CEO’s involvement with Alice Huang, a businessperson associated with Singapore-based data center company Megaspeed.” (11/10/26)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/11/09/nvidia-sued-jensen-huang-alleged-spy-affair-01157660
Source: Yascha Mounk
“Shadi Hamid and Matthew Kaemingk on Whether Democracy Needs Religion.” (11/10/26)
https://writing.yaschamounk.com/p/shadi-hamid-and-matthew-kaemingk
Source: Washington Sun
by Jade Lozada
“Across the country, data centers are going up in low-income communities. Fourteen percent of data centers are located within opportunity zones, according to a report from the nonprofit National Community Reinvestment Coalition. Among approved, permitted and under-construction data center projects, 17.3% are in the tax-incentivized zones. In total, 93 proposed data centers and 78 operating data centers are located in an opportunity zone, according to the nonprofit environmental research organization FracTracker Alliance. Data center operators can use opportunity zones to cut down their tax bills like any other business, making the program a potential boon for investors seeking tax benefits to support the industry’s rapid build-out. But political fault lines are emerging over whether data center projects fulfill the purpose of the tax break as investing in opportunity zones becomes more attractive than ever for data center companies.” (11/10/26)
Source: Fox News
by Riley Gaines
“I’ll admit it. Tuesday night was disappointing. I expected Republicans to lose more seats than they flipped. History suggested as much. But I certainly didn’t expect the results to be quite that bad. Still, buried beneath the headlines celebrating Democratic victories was a rather inconvenient development for the political left. Americans may have voted to elect Democrats, but that doesn’t mean they’ve suddenly developed an appetite for the progressive social agenda again. In fact, on one of the most contentious cultural issues of the last several years, voters delivered a remarkably consistent message: Keep men out of women’s sports. In Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska and Washington, voters backed measures protecting female athletic competition on the basis of biological sex. … Yet the same electorate willing to put Democrats in positions of power also voted to reject a central pillar of the modern progressive agenda.” (11/09/26)
Source: BBC News [UK state media]
“Police in Santa Barbara, California, are investigating after nearly 30 people had to seek medical care at a half-marathon running event held in the city on Sunday. In a statement provided to the BBC’s US partner CBS News, officers said they received a report from Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital about race participants who sought medical treatment for ‘unusual symptoms’ after the race ended. ‘The cause of the reported symptoms has not been confirmed,’ the statement added. Cottage Health, which operates the hospital, told CBS it had seen ‘a larger than expected number of emergency visits’ from those who ran the race. ‘There is no specific action recommended for the public at this time; however, participants who feel unwell should seek medical attention and follow guidance from healthcare professionals,’ police said.” (11/10/26)