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Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen has announced his intention to challenge Senator Chuck Schumer for the position of Senate majority leader. Van Hollen’s candidacy comes in the wake of strong Democratic midterm election results, with some party members expressing a desire for new leadership. Senator Bernie Sanders has publicly endorsed Van Hollen.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth awarded Spc. Thomas Iglesias the Joint Service Commendation Medal for his actions at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Veterans Day. Hegseth supported Iglesias’ reprimand of visitors for disrupting the solemn atmosphere during the commemorative event attended by senior officials.

White House counsel Will Scharf warned Rep. Robert Garcia that upcoming investigations into the Trump administration may breach constitutional limits and could trigger criminality claims. Democrats, who will control congressional committees after the midterms, plan to pursue various inquiries, including business dealings and potential corruption linked to the Trump family.

House Republicans elected Jim Jordan as their party leader for the next Congress, defeating Majority Leader Steve Scalise by a vote of 106 to 73. Jordan, a close ally of President Trump, aims to revitalise the party following significant midterm losses, asserting a commitment to fighting for American families.

House Speaker Mike Johnson stated that Republicans are determined to defeat Rep. Thomas Massie’s impeachment resolution against Pete Hegseth, with a vote anticipated later today. Johnson described Massie as “a disgruntled congressman” and dismissed the impeachment attempt as a politically motivated spectacle.

Peter Marketos, assistant director of the U.S. Marshals Service’s Investigative Operations Division, has been placed on administrative leave amid allegations of his involvement in a racially insensitive incident involving a watermelon left on a Black colleague’s desk. The agency is conducting an internal investigation.

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