Headlines for November 10, 2026
Pentagon Whistleblower Wes Bryant: Impeach Hegseth. He's a "Clear & Present Danger" to Democracy
"We Have to Be Brave": Palestinian Journalist Abed Abu Shehadeh Speaks Out After Israeli Detention
Meet Will Lawrence: Sunrise Movement Co-Founder Elected to Congress on Anti-Data Center Platform
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/democracy-now-video/id75648468
It is the final hoorah for the 119th Congress. Republicans have just weeks left in control of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The main thing on the agenda: keeping the federal government open. Funding is set to run out on December 11, when a stop-gap measure passed about a month ahead of the midterms expires.
Any funding extension is all but certain to be done through another short-term bill, known as a continuing resolution. The typical government funding process — 12 carefully negotiated appropriations bills — would take time and political will that lawmakers currently lack…
The US will be absent from key UN climate talks that start on Monday, a further sign of Donald Trump’s scornful dismissal of the climate crisis. But Democrats’ crushing win in the US midterm elections has delivered a timely shot of optimism to countries now looking beyond the Trump era of climate obstruction…
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/nov/09/cop31-climate-democrats-midterms
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/11/09/congress/freedom-caucus-lame-duck-list-01156340
The impeachment resolution was introduced by Massie, a Kentucky Republican, as soon as the House opened for the first day of sessions after the midterms. It largely focuses on the war in Iran but also includes references to Hegseth's role in carrying out military actions in Yemen and Venezuela.
Massie said the secretary's actions amount to "high crimes and misdemeanors" and his leadership at the Pentagon "thus warrants impeachment."…
"You're required to do work to stay on," McCreary said a representative told him. "And you haven't fulfilled your work requirement."…
"I don't understand what job I can get," McCreary said. "I can't walk. I can hardly breathe. I can't move around. What job am I going to get?"…
https://www.npr.org/2026/11/09/nx-s1-6032732/trump-medicaid-health-nebraska-work-insurance
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/11/09/donald-trump-midterms-results
Despite the political hurdles, Democrats said they intend to move ahead with plans to cut grocery bills, including by rolling back Trump's tariffs. Those tariffs have not only raised the cost of certain foods and drinks imported to the U.S., but also created other pressures on the food industry by making it more expensive to import things like machine parts and packaging.
Affordability is a top issue this election cycle. How is it shaping what voters do?
CONSIDER THIS FROM NPR
Affordability is a top issue this election cycle. How is it shaping what voters do? The Iran war has led to a surge in energy prices, which has made it more expensive to transport just about everything. Fertilizer costs also grew when the closure of the Strait of Hormuz cut off a significant portion of the global fertilizer trade.
But getting Trump to backtrack on tariffs or the Iran war — or his immigration crackdown, which has led to labor shortages on U.S. farms — could prove tricky for Democrats…
https://www.npr.org/2026/11/09/nx-s1-6030830/democrats-grocery-bill-affordability
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/11/09/massie-hegseth-impeachment-republicans-01156881
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/11/09/jd-vance-allies-launch-new-group-01155638
Massie’s impeachment resolution holds that Hegseth has subverted the power of Congress to declare war with unauthorized attacks on Iran and Yemen; systemically violated laws meant to minimize civilian casualties with the killing of more than 100 children at a school in Iran; and engaged in extrajudicial killings when ordering suspected drug boats in the Caribbean to be sunk and their crews left without rescue.
The resolution also argues that Hegseth’s investigation and threatened prosecution of Senator Mark Kelly, a Democrat, and others for calling for troops to disobey illegal orders was an unconstitutional violation of the first amendment, and alleges that the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela was illegal and unconstitutional…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/09/pete-hegseth-impeachment-thomas-massie
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/11/09/democrats-2028-brainstorm-ai-safety-01155925
Congress could claw back that money. And lawmakers are already eyeing more stringent oversight.
"We have to rein ICE in because its illegal, out-of-control activities (have) killed individuals … assaulted individuals … have incarcerated individuals," said Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., who is likely to chair the House Homeland Security Committee. "That system has to have accountability for the men and women who work in it."…
https://www.npr.org/2026/11/09/nx-s1-6032870/immigration-enforcement-ice-democrats-election
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/11/09/usda-food-aid-snap-01156715
Trump’s net worth increased by $2.2 billion to $3 billion from 2024 to 2025, according to estimates by The New York Times and Forbes.
Trump’s financial disclosures show that $1.4 billion of that growth came from his cryptocurrency ventures. Another $400 million came from other business ventures or legal settlements.
Forbes editor Dan Alexander, who tracks Trump’s financial earnings, posted on X after the “60 Minutes” interview that very little of Trump’s earnings come from stock holdings…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/09/citizen-shot-ice-officer-lawsuit-california
