Merkley to chair EPW Committee next yearpolitico.com· 2d
Politico's Inside Congress newsletter reports Sen. Jeff Merkley will chair the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee in 2027 while Tim Kaine takes the Budget gavel, and Sen. Chris Van Hollen is challenging Chuck Schumer for Senate Democratic leader ahead of December caucus elections. It also covers the fallout from Jensen Huang's resignation as Nvidia CEO over ties to a suspected Chinese spy, lawmakers' plans to summon him, a possible fight over Iran war funding in the stopgap bill, and Sean Casten's challenge to Maxine Waters for the Financial Services gavel.
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- 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
- Maxine Waters and Sean Casten vie for top Democratic seat on House Financial Services Committee
- Trump bought Nvidia stock around China chip export decisions that benefited the company
