House Democrat challenging Maxine Waters says he's 'looking at the entire caucus'Politico's Inside Congress newsletter leads with Rep. Sean Casten challenging Rep. Maxine Waters for the House Financial Services gavel, saying he's "looking at the entire caucus" and won't rule out staying in after a steering committee vote. It also reports Chris Van Hollen's challenge to Chuck Schumer for Senate majority leader, Jensen Huang's resignation as Nvidia CEO amid spy allegations and Senate Banking hearings demanded from him and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, a possible December showdown over Iran war funding, Jeff Merkley taking the Environment and Public Works gavel, and Jim Jordan poised to lead a shrunken House GOP minority.
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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 bought Nvidia stock around China chip export decisions that benefited the company