The Weekly Catch-up

President Trump holds White House press briefing with Dana White

President Trump offered Dana White, who runs the UFC, the job of White House press secretary. White said he had a meeting scheduled with Trump in Washington to discuss the offer.

Nov 7Trump says he asked Dana White, UFC boss, to be his new White House press secretary

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Part of the story Karoline Leavitt's exit as White House press secretary and the search to replace her, 31 stories

Eisenkot tapped to form new government

Nov 5Eisenkot tipped to seek Israel government with backing of Arab lists
Nov 7Israel’s president taps opposition candidate Eisenkot to form a government, in setback for Netanyahu
Nov 9Eisenkot's strange bedfellow options to lead Israel

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Part of the story Israel's October 2026 election and Netanyahu's bid for another term, 42 stories

Trump ally Dhillon, who remade DOJ civil rights unit, resigns

Nov 5Harmeet Dhillon resigns from DOJ in first major post-midterm exit
Nov 6Top prosecutor in office that housed Trump's 'grand conspiracy' probe resigns from DOJ

Covered across the spectrum75 sources

Part of the story Trump's White House shake-up after the 2026 midterms, 14 stories

Houston mayor looks to limit city's cooperation with ICE after Democrats' wins in Texas

Houston's Democratic mayor, John Whitmire, announced that the city would reduce its cooperation with federal immigration enforcement agents. This move came shortly after Democrats won major elections at the state level in Texas during the midterm elections.

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Trump’s Iran Strategy Reaches a Critical Crossroads After Midterm Defeat

Nov 5JD Vance Can’t Distance Himself From Trump
Nov 5After midterms, Trump is left to weigh his next move in Iran war that contributed to GOP loss
Nov 6Liz Wheeler says Trump has a bigger problem than the Iran war after midterm losses

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Part of the story The US-Iran war: ceasefire and peace negotiations, 193 stories

US economy added 165,000 jobs in October, beating expectations

The U.S. economy added 165,000 jobs in October, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This result exceeded what economists had expected.

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Ballot Measures Banning Trans Student-Athletes Pass in Nebraska and Arizona

Nov 4Arizona approves ballot measure designating sexes to sports teams
Nov 6Washington voters approve transgender athlete ban
Nov 6Transgender Sports Bans Gain Momentum With Colorado, Washington

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Ninth Circuit Greenlights DOJ Noncitizen Ballot Probe; Full Court Reverses Hour Later

A federal appeals court initially allowed the Department of Justice to proceed with an investigation into noncitizen voting and to issue warnings about counting ballots from suspected noncitizens. However, the full court reversed this decision roughly an hour later.

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Tucker Carlson wildly claims that Trump could nuke Iran within days

Tucker Carlson has warned that Trump may be close to ordering a nuclear strike on Iran. According to Carlson's statement, a nuclear strike is the only military option being considered.