Rep.-elect Don Leonard Says Senior Dems Threatened to Make His Life “Living Hell” over Jeffries VoteDemocracy Now!'s November 12, 2026, headlines lead with Rep.-elect Don Leonard's post that senior House Democrats threatened to make his life a "living hell" after he set conditions for backing Hakeem Jeffries for speaker, as 11 Democrats missed an impeachment vote on Pete Hegseth. The headlines also cover Scott Colom's historic Mississippi Senate win, the Nasser Hospital strike in Gaza that killed surgeon Dr. Rizk Abu Shaira, Jensen Huang's resignation from Nvidia amid reports of a Chinese spy affair, Trump's Veterans Day defense of attacks on Iran and Venezuela, and a general strike in Spain over housing costs.
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- Chris Van Hollen challenges Chuck Schumer for Senate Democratic leader
- Marco Rubio defends Trump foreign and immigration policies in Federalist Society speech
- Trump administration threatens Democrats with prosecution over planned oversight probes
- After 2026 midterm sweep, Democrats chart agenda while Republicans debate MAGA's future
- Investors and employees petition Nvidia to reinstate Jensen Huang over spy-affair scandal
- Courts blocked federal election challenges as Trump accepted the 2026 midterm results
- Midterm rout and Nvidia CEO exit reshape AI trade as defense stocks slide
- Bank of America flags stocks with major upside as analysts react to Nvidia turmoil
- Jensen Huang resigns as Nvidia CEO amid Washington backlash over his China chip campaign
- Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins wins Alaska governor's race, first since 1998
- Tech billionaires and firms distance themselves from Trump after Democratic midterm sweep
- Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race, first Black senator since Reconstruction
- House blocks impeachment of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after 11 Democrats miss vote
- Democrats gained with religious voters in 2026 midterms as white evangelical turnout fell
- Todd Blanche reported living on military base as senior Trump officials take secure housing
- Trump pushes $350 billion defense funding package in Senate lame-duck session