Senate committee schedules nomination hearing for top Trump watchdog as Democrats cry ‘sham’politico.com· 2d
Politico's Inside Congress newsletter reports a Senate committee has scheduled a hearing on Trump's still-secret nominee to run the Government Accountability Office, which Democrats call a "sham" process. It also covers Jensen Huang's resignation as Nvidia CEO over an affair with a suspected Chinese spy, bipartisan efforts to summon him over chip export curbs, Chris Van Hollen's challenge to Chuck Schumer for Senate Democratic leader, and a possible December fight over Iran war funding.
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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
- Potential 2028 Democratic contenders cast themselves as pragmatists after midterm wins
- 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 bought Nvidia stock around China chip export decisions that benefited the company
- Trump pushes $350 billion defense funding package in Senate lame-duck session
