Capitol agenda: Freedom Caucus navigates a Jordan-led GOPPolitico's Inside Congress newsletter reports that with Jim Jordan, a Freedom Caucus co-founder, elected as top House Republican, the group's members expect its role to shift even as they deny its influence will fade. It also covers Jensen Huang's resignation from Nvidia over an alleged Chinese spy affair, the subpoenas and chip export bills it spurred, Chris Van Hollen's challenge to Chuck Schumer, and Democrats' December funding and Iran fights.
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- Chris Van Hollen challenges Chuck Schumer for Senate Democratic leader
- Fetterman floats party exit as Schumer allies weigh moving up Senate leadership vote
- Trump administration threatens Democrats with prosecution over planned oversight probes
- Investors and employees petition Nvidia to reinstate Jensen Huang over spy-affair scandal
- Republican recriminations over 2026 midterm defeat as Johnson yields House GOP leadership to Jordan
- Jensen Huang resigns as Nvidia CEO amid Washington backlash over his China chip campaign
- Howard Lutnick agrees to testify over Nvidia chip exports to China as pressure grows
- Tech billionaires and firms distance themselves from Trump after Democratic midterm sweep
- Trump pushes $350 billion defense funding package in Senate lame-duck session