https://afnewssyndicate.com/America First News Syndicate (AFNS) publishes research on the courts, fraud and corruption, the Trump Administration, DSA and Democrat activity, geopolitics, and Israel.en-ushttps://afnewssyndicate.com/geopolitics/world-briefing-2026-11-11/https://afnewssyndicate.com/geopolitics/world-briefing-2026-11-11/ Wed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 GeopoliticsU.S.-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi ended with an agreement in principle on a large prisoner swap, as drone attacks continued and Russia reported a fire at the Ust-Luga port. G7 foreign ministers in Paris backed the U.S. peace effort and said Europe must be at the table. France attributed a supermarket-refrigeration cyberattack to Iran's IRGC, a charge Tehran denied. Taiwan named an APEC envoy and asked China for a written participation guarantee. Iran, Gaza, and Israel's new Knesset are covered in linked desk stories.https://afnewssyndicate.com/trump-administration/trump-says-iran-war-ending-fairly-soon-bessent-moved-after-iranian-threats/https://afnewssyndicate.com/trump-administration/trump-says-iran-war-ending-fairly-soon-bessent-moved-after-iranian-threats/ Wed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Trump AdministrationPresident Trump said at the White House that the United States is seeing momentum toward the end of the Iran war and that it will be ending fairly soon, while also saying U.S. forces remain locked and loaded. Brent crude fell below $90 a barrel, the Guardian reported, and U.S. average gasoline prices were reported below $4 a gallon. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has moved from his Washington-area home to a U.S. military base after Iranian threats against his life, Reuters reported, citing the New York Times and people familiar with the matter; a Treasury spokesperson said he will not be deterred.https://afnewssyndicate.com/geopolitics/us-russia-ukraine-talks-abu-dhabi-agree-large-prisoner-swap/https://afnewssyndicate.com/geopolitics/us-russia-ukraine-talks-abu-dhabi-agree-large-prisoner-swap/ Wed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 GeopoliticsAfter two days of U.S.-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi, the first such meeting of U.S., Russian, and Ukrainian officials since February, both sides confirmed agreement on what Jared Kushner called "the biggest humanitarian release of prisoners," with numbers to be finalized Thursday, AP, Reuters, and other outlets report. Kushner said he and Steve Witkoff would meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday and then see Volodymyr Zelenskyy separately. Territory and security guarantees remain unresolved. Overnight, Russia said it downed hundreds of Ukrainian drones and the Leningrad region governor reported a fire at the Ust-Luga port after drones hit the area, injuring three workers.https://afnewssyndicate.com/israel/iran-reports-tanker-blasts-strait-of-hormuz-ukmto-confirms-incident/https://afnewssyndicate.com/israel/iran-reports-tanker-blasts-strait-of-hormuz-ukmto-confirms-incident/ Wed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 IsraelIran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and army reported fires and explosions involving oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, saying vessels using unauthorized routes struck naval mines. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations office said it had received reports of incidents involving two tankers in the region, including one struck by an unknown projectile northeast of Oman's Lima, Al Jazeera reported, citing UKMTO; an earlier Reuters account had described a Wednesday report of an incident whose crew status, damage, and environmental impact were not yet known. Iranian accounts have not identified the vessels by name, and the UKMTO reports should not be assumed to be the same events as Iran's mine-strike claims.https://afnewssyndicate.com/dsa-democrat-watch/wapo-dsa-will-hold-eight-house-seats-and-mayors-of-washington-new-york-los-angeles/https://afnewssyndicate.com/dsa-democrat-watch/wapo-dsa-will-hold-eight-house-seats-and-mayors-of-washington-new-york-los-angeles/ Wed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 DSA vs America FirstThe Washington Post reported Wednesday that candidates endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America will hold eight U.S. House seats in the next Congress, and that Democratic socialists will serve as mayor of Washington, D.C., and of the country's two largest cities, New York and Los Angeles. The Post also tallied at least 54 DSA-endorsed state lawmakers who will take office in January across 19 states. Separately, Axios reported that several incoming progressive House freshmen have not committed to backing Hakeem Jeffries for speaker and want to see policy priorities first; Jeffries still appears on track, with support from Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Greg Casar, Pramila Jayapal, and Ro Khanna.https://afnewssyndicate.com/israel/medics-say-israeli-fire-killed-seven-in-gaza-tuesday-idf-says-it-struck-militants/https://afnewssyndicate.com/israel/medics-say-israeli-fire-killed-seven-in-gaza-tuesday-idf-says-it-struck-militants/ Wed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 IsraelPalestinian medics and emergency services said Israeli fire killed at least seven people in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, including Fadi Rajab and his 13-year-old son, Abubakr, in a strike on a displacement shelter in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City, Reuters, the Times of Israel, and other outlets report. The Israeli military said it had struck militants in Zeitoun and Daraj, without further detail. The Associated Press reported that two additional strikes on Wednesday killed three people and that the military said those strikes also targeted military operatives. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected accusations that Israel is to blame for Gaza's flooding crisis.https://afnewssyndicate.com/geopolitics/g7-foreign-ministers-paris-back-us-ukraine-talks-condemn-hormuz-disruption/https://afnewssyndicate.com/geopolitics/g7-foreign-ministers-paris-back-us-ukraine-talks-condemn-hormuz-disruption/ Wed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 GeopoliticsG7 foreign ministers, meeting in Paris on Nov. 9-10, issued a joint declaration supporting U.S.-led efforts to facilitate peace in Ukraine through direct negotiations, calling for a full, comprehensive, and reciprocal ceasefire, and stating that talks on Europe's future security must include Europeans. They said a mutual halt to attacks on energy infrastructure and in the Black Sea would be an important first step. The ministers strongly condemned Iran's obstruction of transit through the Strait of Hormuz and attacks on civilian vessels, and opposed tolls or other limits on passage. Canada, at the same meetings, reimposed sanctions on 11 Iranian entities.https://afnewssyndicate.com/geopolitics/taiwan-names-stan-shih-apec-envoy-asks-china-written-guarantee/https://afnewssyndicate.com/geopolitics/taiwan-names-stan-shih-apec-envoy-asks-china-written-guarantee/ Wed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 GeopoliticsTaiwan has appointed Acer founder Stan Shih as its envoy to next week's APEC leaders' meeting in Shenzhen and asked Beijing for a written guarantee that its delegation can participate equally and safely, the Straits Times reports. China says Taiwan may attend under the "one-China principle." Taiwan's foreign ministry has said the memorandum on Taiwan's 1991 APEC accession did not mention that principle and that member economies are supposed to participate on an equal footing. Separately, Defense Minister Wellington Koo said China is conducting "area denial" drills in the Western Pacific involving the Liaoning carrier group.https://afnewssyndicate.com/israel/utj-mks-file-bills-yeshiva-deferral-age-26-and-one-year-arrest-freeze/https://afnewssyndicate.com/israel/utj-mks-file-bills-yeshiva-deferral-age-26-and-one-year-arrest-freeze/ Wed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 IsraelUnited Torah Judaism MKs Meir Porush and Elyakim Stark introduced two bills on Wednesday that would let yeshiva students defer military service until age 26, when they would receive a full exemption, and freeze arrests, investigations, and enforcement against eligible draft evaders for one year, the Jerusalem Post, Ynet, and the Times of Israel report. Naftali Bennett's B'Yachad party filed a competing bill to expand benefits for soldiers and reservists. None of the proposals has passed; all remain at the filing stage.https://afnewssyndicate.com/israel/israel-briefing-2026-11-11/https://afnewssyndicate.com/israel/israel-briefing-2026-11-11/ Wed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 IsraelYashar's canceled Likud meeting would have been today; UTJ lawmakers filed draft-exemption bills, and the Eisenkot bloc's opening-day legislation is already on the docket. Medics reported more deadly fire in Gaza, Iran claimed tanker blasts in Hormuz, and Treasury Secretary Bessent has been moved to a U.S. military base after Iranian threats, reports say. Also: Rafael unveiled a heavier cruise missile, a magnitude 4.5 earthquake near Taba triggered alerts in Eilat, and the attorney general declined to appear at Netanyahu's trial.https://afnewssyndicate.com/israel/26th-knesset-sworn-in-kahana-speaker-eisenkot-math/https://afnewssyndicate.com/israel/26th-knesset-sworn-in-kahana-speaker-eisenkot-math/ Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 IsraelThe 26th Knesset was sworn in Tuesday. Speaker Amir Ohana has scheduled a plenum debate and vote on his replacement for Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 4 p.m. Israel time (8 a.m. CT), after 67 MKs submitted a formal request, Ynet, the Times of Israel, and the Jerusalem Post report. Ohana said that despite his "strong opposition" to the Eisenkot-led bloc's intentions, he would "respect the will of the majority of Knesset members" (Ynet, Times of Israel). The bloc has nominated Matan Kahana of Yashar as speaker. After the ceremony, Netanyahu called for a national unity government and attacked a coalition involving Arab parties; Eisenkot called the speech "delusional, divisive, hate-filled, and disgraceful" (Jerusalem Post). Ynet reported that Sara Netanyahu was seen confronting Naftali Bennett during the uproar at the speech. Yashar later canceled a Wednesday negotiation meeting with Likud, citing Netanyahu's "divisive speech" and "disgraceful conduct" at the ceremony; Likud said Netanyahu would "turn over every stone" for unity and called the cancellation "puzzling" while talks with Arab parties continue (Jerusalem Post, Times of Israel). Channel 12's Amit Segal reported that Netanyahu met United Torah Judaism's Yaakov Asher late Monday night at the Prime Minister's Office; Likud sources said they had persuaded the Haredi parties not to back a new government until a draft-exemption law is passed first (Channel 12/Mako, JFeed). Shas said it still backs Netanyahu and is not negotiating with any other party (JFeed).https://afnewssyndicate.com/trump-administration/house-refers-hegseth-impeachment-to-committee-211-204/https://afnewssyndicate.com/trump-administration/house-refers-hegseth-impeachment-to-committee-211-204/ Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Trump AdministrationThe Republican-led House voted 211-204 on Tuesday to refer Rep. Thomas Massie's impeachment resolution against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to the Judiciary Committee, a procedural step that shelves the effort for this session of Congress, NBC News, NPR, and the House clerk's roll call report. Massie, a Republican from Kentucky who lost his party's primary this year and is leaving Congress, introduced the eight articles and was the only Republican who voted against the referral. President Trump framed the vote as a Democratic effort; Massie, not House Democrats, authored the resolution.https://afnewssyndicate.com/trump-administration/massie-forces-privileged-house-vote-hegseth-impeachment-articles/https://afnewssyndicate.com/trump-administration/massie-forces-privileged-house-vote-hegseth-impeachment-articles/ Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Trump AdministrationRep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) has filed privileged articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, including three War Powers counts over the Iran war. A House vote could come as early as 5:30 p.m. ET Tuesday; Republicans may table or refer the resolution. NBC has not heard from any other Republican committed to backing it. Trump said he would be disappointed and that Pete has won two wars.https://afnewssyndicate.com/israel/trump-says-iran-war-ending-fairly-soon-idf-prepares-two-scenarios/https://afnewssyndicate.com/israel/trump-says-iran-war-ending-fairly-soon-idf-prepares-two-scenarios/ Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 IsraelTrump told reporters Monday, in remarks published by CNBC on Tuesday, that the United States is seeing momentum toward the end of this conflict and that it will be ending fairly soon. He said Gulf states prefer the status quo, including a naval blockade and Operation Iron Gate, and that new strikes are quite unlikely. Turkey's intelligence chief said Qatar would host Vance-Rezaei talks; Tehran denied it. Iranian officials claimed overnight strikes on Qeshm, which the U.S. has not confirmed. Iranian state media released footage of a new underground IRGC missile facility, not independently verified. JPost: the IDF is preparing for two scenarios.https://afnewssyndicate.com/geopolitics/world-briefing-2026-11-10/https://afnewssyndicate.com/geopolitics/world-briefing-2026-11-10/ Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 GeopoliticsJapan delivers coastal radar and surveillance drones to the Philippines under a $27 million grant, the first finished equipment in that aid program (AP). U.S.-mediated Russia-Ukraine talks open in Abu Dhabi; European ministers in Paris tell Rubio that Europe belongs at the table. Iran, Gaza, and Israel's new Knesset are covered in linked Israel stories. Saudi-led forces say they intercepted missiles fired toward Riyadh (Al Jazeera/AFP).https://afnewssyndicate.com/courts/judge-kuntz-lets-trump-bbc-defamation-claim-proceed-dismisses-fdutpa/https://afnewssyndicate.com/courts/judge-kuntz-lets-trump-bbc-defamation-claim-proceed-dismisses-fdutpa/ Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Courts & LegalU.S. District Judge Jeffrey T. Kuntz of the Southern District of Florida on Tuesday denied the BBC's motion to dismiss President Trump's defamation claim over a Panorama documentary that spliced two clips, taken about 55 minutes apart, from his Jan. 6, 2021, speech. The ruling is not a decision on the merits. Kuntz dismissed a Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act claim, finding the documentary is not commercial speech, and ordered the BBC to answer the defamation count by Dec. 1.https://afnewssyndicate.com/courts/ninth-circuit-vacates-portland-ice-crowd-control-injunction/https://afnewssyndicate.com/courts/ninth-circuit-vacates-portland-ice-crowd-control-injunction/ Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Courts & LegalA divided Ninth Circuit panel on Tuesday vacated a preliminary injunction that had restricted federal officers' use of tear gas, pepper balls, and other non-lethal munitions at the South Portland ICE facility, and it decertified a provisional protester class. Judge Kenneth K. Lee, joined by Judge Eric C. Tung, wrote that agents may use non-lethal force to disperse a crowd and need not wait for an imminent threat of physical harm, and that the record did not show First Amendment retaliation. Judge Ana de Alba concurred in part and dissented in part, saying she would have kept a ban on firing munitions at the head, neck, or torso.https://afnewssyndicate.com/israel/board-of-peace-gaza-flooding-immediate-humanitarian-emergency/https://afnewssyndicate.com/israel/board-of-peace-gaza-flooding-immediate-humanitarian-emergency/ Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 IsraelThe U.S.-backed Board of Peace called weekend flooding in Gaza an immediate humanitarian emergency, saying more than 70,000 tents were flooded. It blamed Israeli delays on winter supplies and Hamas for refusing to disarm. The IDF said more than 91,000 tents and 8,200 trucks have entered Gaza and placed blame on Hamas and on unfulfilled UN requests.https://afnewssyndicate.com/courts/fourth-circuit-holds-doj-linkedin-journalist-records-request-too-broad/https://afnewssyndicate.com/courts/fourth-circuit-holds-doj-linkedin-journalist-records-request-too-broad/ Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Courts & LegalA Fourth Circuit panel, in an opinion by Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson, held that sealed orders requiring LinkedIn to give the Justice Department 18 months of journalists' metadata in a national-security leak investigation were too broad and must be narrowed, Politico and Bloomberg Law report. Wilkinson wrote that the search would "deal a damaging blow to First Amendment freedoms," Politico reported. The ruling does not bar a narrower demand. The government's interest in investigating leaks is noted below.https://afnewssyndicate.com/courts/judge-andrews-rejects-doj-bid-delaware-voter-rolls/https://afnewssyndicate.com/courts/judge-andrews-rejects-doj-bid-delaware-voter-rolls/ Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Courts & LegalSenior Judge Richard G. Andrews of the District of Delaware on Tuesday dismissed the Justice Department's lawsuit seeking Delaware's complete electronic voter registration list, including partial Social Security numbers, holding that Title III of the Civil Rights Act of 1960 does not authorize the demand. Andrews agreed with the Sixth Circuit that state-created voter files are not records that 'came into' an election official's possession under the statute. Democracy Docket and CBS News count the ruling as the department's 28th straight loss in this series of cases. The department has appealed most of the similar dismissals.https://afnewssyndicate.com/dsa-democrat-watch/mamdani-courts-union-leaders-left-wing-2028-presidential-candidate/https://afnewssyndicate.com/dsa-democrat-watch/mamdani-courts-union-leaders-left-wing-2028-presidential-candidate/ Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 DSA vs America FirstThe New York Times, as reported by Quartz, says Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been meeting union leaders to build support for a left-wing 2028 presidential candidate. He met the painters' union head at Gracie Mansion, has the flight attendants' union leader on his schedule, and has a Nov. 11 meeting set with UAW President Shawn Fain. Aides described a plan to unite the left, including a backup if Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez does not run. AOC has not announced 2028 plans. Mamdani is not reported to be running himself.https://afnewssyndicate.com/fraud-corruption/report-fbi-investigating-keys-development-ex-baltimore-school-board-member/https://afnewssyndicate.com/fraud-corruption/report-fbi-investigating-keys-development-ex-baltimore-school-board-member/ Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Fraud & CorruptionThe Baltimore Banner, citing one source with direct knowledge, reports that the FBI is investigating KEYS Development, a behavioral health company founded by former Baltimore school board member Mujahid Muhammad, for possible Anti-Kickback Statute violations related to health care fraud and money laundering. A search warrant was carried out Sept. 30. No one has been charged. The FBI does not confirm or deny the investigation, and the Banner could not reach Muhammad.https://afnewssyndicate.com/geopolitics/france-attributes-supermarket-refrigeration-cyberattack-to-iran-irgc/https://afnewssyndicate.com/geopolitics/france-attributes-supermarket-refrigeration-cyberattack-to-iran-irgc/ Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 GeopoliticsFrance on Monday formally attributed an October cyberattack that targeted refrigeration controls at more than 700 supermarket sites to Shahid Kaveh, a unit it says is affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot called the campaign unprecedented in scale and aggressiveness, said France had summoned Iran's ambassador, and said Paris would propose further sanctions. Iran's foreign ministry described the accusation as "baseless and hostile." Attribution of cyberattacks is contested; this account reports France's finding and Iran's denial.https://afnewssyndicate.com/israel/bloomberg-western-intelligence-estimate-iran-producing-50-ballistic-missiles-a-month/https://afnewssyndicate.com/israel/bloomberg-western-intelligence-estimate-iran-producing-50-ballistic-missiles-a-month/ Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 IsraelBloomberg, in a report carried Tuesday by Iran International, Al Arabiya, and Ynet, cited a Western intelligence estimate that Iran can still produce about 50 ballistic missiles a month, roughly half its prewar rate, and likely has at least 1,700 remaining despite months of U.S. and Israeli strikes. The figures are an estimate, not an independently verified count. At a Pentagon briefing on Tuesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said more than 80 percent of Iran's nuclear industrial base was gone and that its defense industrial base was gone, the Associated Press reported.https://afnewssyndicate.com/israel/report-trump-netanyahu-call-on-iran-turned-heated-pmo-calls-it-fake-news/https://afnewssyndicate.com/israel/report-trump-netanyahu-call-on-iran-turned-heated-pmo-calls-it-fake-news/ Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 IsraelYnet, citing anonymous sources, reported that a weekend phone call between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about Iran was unusually heated, with one source calling it "a shouting match from hell." The reported dispute was over whether and when to resume strikes, with Trump wanting more time for talks with Tehran. Netanyahu's office called the account "fake news, complete nonsense." A senior Israeli official confirmed that the call took place but said it was "very much not a difficult conversation." The account rests on anonymous sources and has been officially denied.https://afnewssyndicate.com/courts/dc-circuit-lake-lacked-authority-fire-voa-director-abramowitz/https://afnewssyndicate.com/courts/dc-circuit-lake-lacked-authority-fire-voa-director-abramowitz/ Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Courts & LegalA D.C. Circuit panel, in an opinion by Judge Nina Pillard joined by Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan and Judge Florence Pan, affirmed an August 2025 injunction holding that U.S. Agency for Global Media officials, including Kari Lake, could not fire Voice of America Director Michael Abramowitz without International Broadcasting Advisory Board approval. The court upheld the board statute under Article II. The administration argued the law is unconstitutional and that the dispute belongs at the Merit Systems Protection Board. It may seek rehearing en banc or Supreme Court review. The clerk withheld the mandate.https://afnewssyndicate.com/courts/judge-carter-closes-doj-california-mail-ballot-suit/https://afnewssyndicate.com/courts/judge-carter-closes-doj-california-mail-ballot-suit/ Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Courts & LegalU.S. District Judge David Carter on Tuesday formally closed the Justice Department's lawsuit seeking to force California to set aside mail ballots from up to 20,000 alleged noncitizens, CBS News reports. In a one-paragraph order, Carter wrote that the suit "attempted to disrupt an ongoing election and create confusion and uncertainty for voters and election workers alike. The right to vote is sacred. So, too, is trust in our democracy." The department had voluntarily dismissed the case after losing at the Ninth Circuit and the Supreme Court. The noncitizen claims were the department's allegations and were never found proven.https://afnewssyndicate.com/courts/oklahoma-supreme-court-strikes-down-sb-1027-initiative-petition-restrictions/https://afnewssyndicate.com/courts/oklahoma-supreme-court-strikes-down-sb-1027-initiative-petition-restrictions/ Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Courts & LegalThe Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday voided Senate Bill 1027 (2025) in its entirety, in a 5-4 opinion by Justice Noma Gurich. The law capped how many signatures could come from the state's two largest counties and added limits on out-of-state donors and circulators. Because the court found the invalid provisions could not be separated from the rest, the petition rules that existed before SB 1027 are back in force. Justice Dana Kuehn dissented. A separate challenge to 2024 signature-verification legislation remains pending.https://afnewssyndicate.com/dsa-democrat-watch/sanders-says-he-wont-back-schumer-for-senate-democratic-leader/https://afnewssyndicate.com/dsa-democrat-watch/sanders-says-he-wont-back-schumer-for-senate-democratic-leader/ Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 DSA vs America FirstSen. Bernie Sanders said Tuesday he will not support Sen. Chuck Schumer for Senate Democratic leader, telling reporters that "this election was about change" and that Schumer is "not going to run unopposed, I don't think," the Washington Times and Common Dreams report. No challenger has announced a formal bid. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, asked whether she would back Schumer, said the choice belongs to senators and did not endorse him, The Hill reports. Separately, Rep.-elect Don Leonard of Ohio said in a video that senior House Democrats warned of "a living hell" if he conditions his vote for Hakeem Jeffries; that is his own account, and he did not name the members.https://afnewssyndicate.com/dsa-democrat-watch/some-incoming-democrats-havent-committed-jeffries-speaker-fox-news/https://afnewssyndicate.com/dsa-democrat-watch/some-incoming-democrats-havent-committed-jeffries-speaker-fox-news/ Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 DSA vs America FirstFox News Digital reports that some incoming House Democrats have not committed to supporting House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries for speaker. Rep.-elect Adam Hamawy of New Jersey told the outlet he "hasn't decided yet." Rep.-elect Patty Garcia of Illinois said she would "be united with the progressive caucus" when deciding how to vote. Incoming members expected to join the Congressional Black Caucus expressed support. Rep.-elect Brad Lander of New York, who said he supports Jeffries, predicted he would be "overwhelmingly elected." The Democratic caucus is expected to select its nominee next week.https://afnewssyndicate.com/israel/eisenkot-bloc-files-bills-oct-7-inquiry-pm-term-limits-judicial-overhaul-rollback/https://afnewssyndicate.com/israel/eisenkot-bloc-files-bills-oct-7-inquiry-pm-term-limits-judicial-overhaul-rollback/ Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 IsraelYashar and other factions in Gadi Eisenkot's bloc filed a series of bills on the 26th Knesset's first day, including a proposal for a state commission of inquiry into the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre, prime-minister term limits, and six bills to repeal judicial-overhaul laws enacted by the outgoing government, the Times of Israel, Ynet, and i24NEWS report. Yair Lapid filed his own bills for an eight-year limit on a prime minister's tenure, anchoring the Declaration of Independence in a Basic Law, and a civil-partnership framework. All of the proposals are only at the first stage and would need several Knesset votes. Ynet reported the bloc is also considering a law that would let the Knesset establish the Oct. 7 inquiry without a government decision.https://afnewssyndicate.com/israel/van-hollen-senators-ask-to-strip-us-israel-tech-intelligence-provisions-from-ndaa/https://afnewssyndicate.com/israel/van-hollen-senators-ask-to-strip-us-israel-tech-intelligence-provisions-from-ndaa/ Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 IsraelTwelve U.S. senators, led by Sen. Chris Van Hollen and including Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and Patty Murray, asked congressional leaders in a Nov. 10 letter to exclude three provisions from the fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act that would expand U.S.-Israel defense-technology cooperation and intelligence sharing, according to Van Hollen's office and the Jerusalem Post. The senators said the measures would constrain the United States' ability to act independently and cited a counterintelligence risk. The letter asks that Sections 1217, 219, and 618 be left out of the final conference report.https://afnewssyndicate.com/trump-administration/report-guardian-crpc-domain-tied-to-fuentes-managed-company/https://afnewssyndicate.com/trump-administration/report-guardian-crpc-domain-tied-to-fuentes-managed-company/ Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Trump AdministrationThe Guardian reports that Microsoft sign-in records listed the College Republican Patriot Coalition's web domain in a Microsoft 365 account registered to NJF LLC, a company the newspaper says is managed by Nick Fuentes. The domain was removed from that account after the Guardian sent questions to Fuentes and the coalition. The article does not include a response from either. The Guardian describes Fuentes as a white supremacist; he has rejected that label. The reporting does not establish that Fuentes controls the student group.https://afnewssyndicate.com/courts/ninth-circuit-holds-spacex-cant-force-arbitration-of-engineers-harassment-suit/https://afnewssyndicate.com/courts/ninth-circuit-holds-spacex-cant-force-arbitration-of-engineers-harassment-suit/ Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Courts & LegalA divided Ninth Circuit panel on Tuesday affirmed a Los Angeles federal judge's refusal to send a lawsuit by eight former SpaceX engineers into arbitration, holding that the 2021 Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act applies when a complaint asserts conduct amounting to sexual harassment. Judge Michelle T. Friedland, joined by Judge Danielle J. Forrest, wrote that Congress did not import the federal pleading standard into the statute. Judge Eric C. Tung dissented. The engineers' claims are unproven allegations; SpaceX has denied them and argued the law does not apply. The ruling does not decide the merits.https://afnewssyndicate.com/dsa-democrat-watch/florida-ag-says-he-subpoenaed-dsa-over-foreign-contributions/https://afnewssyndicate.com/dsa-democrat-watch/florida-ag-says-he-subpoenaed-dsa-over-foreign-contributions/ Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 DSA vs America FirstFlorida Attorney General James Uthmeier said Tuesday his office issued a subpoena to the Democratic Socialists of America as part of an examination of foreign contributions, including from Cuba and China, tied to the group's delegations and travel fundraising, according to a post and video on his official X account. A subpoena is a records demand, not a finding of wrongdoing. Uthmeier announced no charges. Florida's Voice reported that he said the demand was issued under the state's deceptive-trade and fundraising laws. AFNS found no public response from DSA as of Tuesday afternoon.https://afnewssyndicate.com/dsa-democrat-watch/mamdani-signs-copa-nonprofits-first-chance-distressed-nyc-buildings/https://afnewssyndicate.com/dsa-democrat-watch/mamdani-signs-copa-nonprofits-first-chance-distressed-nyc-buildings/ Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 DSA vs America FirstMayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday signed the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act, which will give qualified nonprofits and community groups the first chance to buy certain distressed and affordable residential buildings when they go up for sale, amNewYork and the New York Post report. The law takes effect in November 2027 and, after revisions that followed a veto by former Mayor Eric Adams, is estimated to cover about 2,100 properties. Supporters called it a tool against displacement; landlord groups argued it does not address the financial pressures facing owners, and questions remain about financing and sale delays.https://afnewssyndicate.com/israel/israel-briefing-2026-11-10/https://afnewssyndicate.com/israel/israel-briefing-2026-11-10/ Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 IsraelThe 26th Knesset is being sworn in Tuesday; Kahana speakership is the first test. Trump says the Iran war is ending fairly soon; the IDF is preparing two scenarios. The Board of Peace calls Gaza flooding an immediate humanitarian emergency. Also: an IDF yellow-line incident in Gaza, Lebanon strikes and stalled talks, West Bank items confirmed by mainstream outlets, and Israel inaugurating a defense attache office in Rabat.https://afnewssyndicate.com/israel/idf-searching-suspects-after-reported-arsons-al-lubban-ash-sharqiya/https://afnewssyndicate.com/israel/idf-searching-suspects-after-reported-arsons-al-lubban-ash-sharqiya/ Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 IsraelThe IDF said Tuesday that it had received reports of arsons in the Palestinian village of Luban a-Sharqiya (al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya), south of Nablus, that footage showed vehicles on fire, and that forces were searching for suspects, Ynet reported. Al Jazeera reported that Israeli settlers set fire to a mechanic workshop and vehicle scrapyard in the village, and that residents filmed firefighters trying to contain the blaze. The IDF has not publicly identified suspects.https://afnewssyndicate.com/israel/report-settlers-attack-olive-harvesters-qusra-rights-group-says/https://afnewssyndicate.com/israel/report-settlers-attack-olive-harvesters-qusra-rights-group-says/ Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 IsraelRabbis for Human Rights says about 20 settlers attacked olive harvesters and volunteers near Qusra, south of Nablus, injuring six people, the Jerusalem Post reports. The group said four of its activists, a journalist, and a Palestinian resident were hurt. Activists said soldiers fired tear gas. Israel Police said they received a report of a confrontation and opened an investigation. The account is attributed to the organization and to official statements; it has not been independently verified by AFNS.https://afnewssyndicate.com/israel/ft-netanyahu-presses-trump-almost-daily-resume-iran-strikes/https://afnewssyndicate.com/israel/ft-netanyahu-presses-trump-almost-daily-resume-iran-strikes/ Mon, 09 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 IsraelUpdated evening Nov. 9: Trump said a renewed Iran campaign does not seem to be necessary, the war is effectively over militarily, and resuming attacks seems quite unlikely (Axios / Barak Ravid). A diplomat said Trump told Qatar's PM he wants a deal and will give talks a chance, but could reverse if Iran is not serious. Earlier FT: Netanyahu presses Trump almost daily for resumed strikes; Israel has not publicly confirmed. https://afnewssyndicate.com/israel/report-gulf-mediators-float-iran-nuclear-framework-trump-keeps-strikes-on-table/https://afnewssyndicate.com/israel/report-gulf-mediators-float-iran-nuclear-framework-trump-keeps-strikes-on-table/ Mon, 09 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 IsraelUNCONFIRMED: Al Hadath and Al Arabiya, citing unnamed sources, say a Qatar-Pakistan framework would allow enrichment to 3.67% on Iranian soil, dilute Iran's 60% stockpile, free $6-9B in assets, and reopen Hormuz if a deal is reached — no official U.S., Qatari, or Iranian confirmation. Separately, Trump told Reuters Qatar and Saudi Arabia want a peaceful path while the U.S. remains ready to resume strikes. Evening: Axios — Trump wants a deal and will give talks a chance.https://afnewssyndicate.com/courts/scotus-stays-injunction-big-bend-border-wall-mullin/https://afnewssyndicate.com/courts/scotus-stays-injunction-big-bend-border-wall-mullin/ Mon, 09 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Courts & LegalIn an unsigned Nov. 9 opinion in Mullin v. Friends of the Ruidosa Church, the Supreme Court stayed a Western District of Texas injunction that had halted border-barrier construction in the Big Bend sector. The Court said the government is exceedingly likely to prevail on jurisdiction and that there is no such thing as a constitutional major-questions claim. Justice Jackson would have denied the stay. The challengers' environmental and historic-preservation arguments are summarized below. Litigation continues.https://afnewssyndicate.com/israel/report-israel-approves-first-250-foreign-troops-gaza-stabilization-force/https://afnewssyndicate.com/israel/report-israel-approves-first-250-foreign-troops-gaza-stabilization-force/ Mon, 09 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 IsraelWalla, citing security officials and reported by the Jerusalem Post and Jewish Chronicle: Israel authorized the U.S. to deploy an initial multinational force of about 250 foreign troops in Gaza. Willing countries listed include Indonesia, Morocco, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Uganda and Albania. Israel opposes Turkish participation. No arrival date given.https://afnewssyndicate.com/trump-administration/trump-says-fbi-looking-into-nvidia-ceo-affair-megaspeed-chip-probe/https://afnewssyndicate.com/trump-administration/trump-says-fbi-looking-into-nvidia-ceo-affair-megaspeed-chip-probe/ Mon, 09 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Trump AdministrationTrump said Monday the FBI is looking into Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's affair with Megaspeed executive Alice Huang and that Huang told him he had no idea she was a spy. The spy characterization comes from U.S. intelligence officials, as reported by the New York Times. NBC, citing a source, says DOJ, the FBI, and Commerce are criminally investigating Megaspeed over suspected AI-chip smuggling to China. Jensen Huang has not been accused of wrongdoing in that probe. China called the spy allegations groundless.https://afnewssyndicate.com/courts/mcelroy-rules-dhs-violated-injunction-fy2026-grant-conditions/https://afnewssyndicate.com/courts/mcelroy-rules-dhs-violated-injunction-fy2026-grant-conditions/ Mon, 09 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Courts & LegalU.S. District Judge Mary S. McElroy of Rhode Island ruled Nov. 9 that DHS violated her October 2025 permanent injunction by attaching immigration-related conditions to FY2026 public-safety and emergency-preparedness grants. She barred enforcement of those conditions against the plaintiff states and ordered award letters reissued without them. The order applies to the roughly 20 plaintiff states and their subdivisions, not nationwide. California Attorney General Rob Bonta, who co-led the coalition, is quoted below.https://afnewssyndicate.com/israel/israel-briefing-2026-11-09/https://afnewssyndicate.com/israel/israel-briefing-2026-11-09/ Mon, 09 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 IsraelNetanyahu unity video and Eisenkot speaker deal; Walla report of ~250 foreign troops approved for Gaza ISF; JPost: Russian GRU chief Kostyukov visit; BBC/Reuters: four killed when Gaza sand embankment collapsed onto tents.https://afnewssyndicate.com/israel/eisenkot-gets-mandate-agrees-speaker-pick-with-liberman/https://afnewssyndicate.com/israel/eisenkot-gets-mandate-agrees-speaker-pick-with-liberman/ Mon, 09 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 IsraelUpdated later Nov. 9: Ynet — Liberman told Eisenkot, Give up their support, and I will make sure to bring in the Haredi parties. N12 (Eli Hirschman): Netanyahu wants Haredi parties to vote against an Eisenkot government and is aiming for new elections — labeled report. Earlier evening: Kan/ToI — Eisenkot and Liberman agreed to open talks with Shas/UTJ offering a softened draft law; Channel 12 says early stage; Haredi demands include a 1-1.5 year transition with no meaningful enlistment, sanctions, or arrests, plus legal guarantees. Ynet — UTJ sought interim speakership for Yaakov Asher; Liberman/Eisenkot agreed the post goes to a Yashar member; UTJ refused to sign replacing Speaker Ohana before Tuesday; Shas still with Netanyahu. WaPo — Eisenkot seeking a route that avoids dependence on Arab parties. https://afnewssyndicate.com/geopolitics/world-briefing-2026-11-06/https://afnewssyndicate.com/geopolitics/world-briefing-2026-11-06/ Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 GeopoliticsUK maritime security and the IRGC report tanker incidents in the Strait of Hormuz; Herzog to name Israel's mandate Sunday as Eisenkot leads recommendations but not a coalition; Gaza Health Ministry says 1,600-plus killed since the truce; Houthis target Saudi Arabia as Türkiye ratifies a defense pact with Riyadh and Pakistan; Trump meets a Putin envoy ahead of Abu Dhabi talks; Ukraine power plants damaged; Paraguay's president resigns over a digital-bank collapse.https://afnewssyndicate.com/trump-administration/chutkan-halts-trump-triumphal-arch-hours-after-federal-panel-approves/https://afnewssyndicate.com/trump-administration/chutkan-halts-trump-triumphal-arch-hours-after-federal-panel-approves/ Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Trump AdministrationU.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan late Thursday, Nov. 5, paused construction of President Trump's planned 250-foot triumphal arch near Memorial Circle for two weeks, about an hour after the National Capital Planning Commission approved the project, the Washington Post reports. The order was issued Thursday night and widely reported Friday morning. Plaintiffs include three Vietnam War veterans, a historic preservationist, D.C. and Virginia.https://afnewssyndicate.com/trump-administration/trump-declares-oval-office-national-monument/https://afnewssyndicate.com/trump-administration/trump-declares-oval-office-national-monument/ Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Trump AdministrationPresident Trump signed a proclamation under the Antiquities Act establishing the Oval Office, Outer Oval Office and Cabinet Room as a national monument managed by the National Park Service. Rooms 110, 106, 108 and 105 are covered; substantial alteration requires review, while redecorating and routine security changes are preserved. It is a proclamation, not an executive order.