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House forced to vote on impeaching Hegseth, Trump meets Qatar's PM on Iran, Big Bend wall ruling

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Republican Thomas Massie forces House vote on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

Rep. Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, introduced a privileged resolution with eight articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday, the House's first session day after the midterms. The articles focus mainly on the Iran war…

✔ Sources: PBS NewsHour (AP), Fox News, Office of Rep. Thomas Massie

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Trump meets Qatar's prime minister as U.S.-Iran talks stall

President Trump met Qatar's prime minister and foreign minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, at the White House on Monday; Vice President JD Vance was also scheduled to meet him. Qatar has been a main mediator between Washington and Tehran.…

✔ Sources: Arab News (Reuters), Fox News, Al Jazeera

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Supreme Court lets Big Bend border wall construction resume

The Supreme Court on Monday, in an unsigned 8-1 order, paused a federal judge's order that had halted border wall construction in the Big Bend region of West Texas, which includes parts of Big Bend National Park. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson would have…

✔ Sources: SCOTUSblog, Texas Tribune

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Dow jumps 1,104 points as tech rebounds; Nvidia falls

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1,104 points, or about 2.2%, to 52,389 on Monday. The S&P 500 rose about 2.4% and the Nasdaq about 2.7% as investors bought after last week's sell-off and oil prices fell. Nvidia fell about 4.3% after its board opened…

✔ Sources: Yahoo Finance, Kiplinger, TheStreet

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College Football Playoff expanding to 24 teams in 2027

College leaders announced Monday that the College Football Playoff will grow from 12 to 24 teams starting next season, ending conference championship games. The first two rounds will be played on campuses. ESPN reported a five-year deal worth an additional…

✔ Sources: NBC Los Angeles (AP), CBS Sports, FootballScoop

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