House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said he supports impeachment efforts against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, which are expected to be brought to a vote this week.
Asked in an interview on ABC’s “This Week” whether he would support Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., in his efforts to impeach Hegseth, Jeffries confirmed he supported the push.
“I’m a hard yes on the Hegseth resolution,” Jeffries said.
Jeffries’ support is a major endorsement of the effort and signals how other House Democrats could ultimately vote. The push also tests how far lawmakers are willing to go to oust the top Pentagon official after voters gave low marks to the administration’s handling of the war in Iran, which was a factor in the midterm elections.
Kraków shooting that killed 6 was motivated by far-right views, authorities say
Poland has declared two days of national mourning after a shooter motivated by far-right ideology killed six people in Kraków on Saturday, in what the country’s defense minister described as a “terror attack.”
The gunman, whom officials described as holding “ultranationalistic” beliefs, reportedly opened fire in the city’s main market square, killing four women and two men. A police officer who confronted him was among the 16 people injured and remains in critical condition.
Polish Justice Minister Waldemar Żurek said the suspect is being investigated on suspicion of murdering six people. He said the attacker “acted with the aim of seriously intimidating a large number of people,” making the shooting a terrorist offense.
The man, who was shot by police and remains in critical condition, is also being investigated in the deaths of three relatives found at his home in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, about 93 miles northeast of Kraków.
Meet the Press
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said he hopes Democrats prioritize healthcare and food assistance when they take control of Congress in January.
“I hope one of the first things that the Congress does is to stop these Medicaid cuts, stop the SNAP cuts, roll back the cuts, the effective cuts in the Affordable Care Act,” Shapiro said in an interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press.”
“It can’t be either/or,” he said. “It has to be both/and.”
Florida’s Gov.-elect Byron Donalds, in an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, said “I actually don’t know what” Gov. Ron DeSantis is talking about after DeSantis blamed midterm losses on GOP “gaslighting.”
Asked by moderator Kristen Welker if Republicans should take responsibility for the state of the economy, he said yes.
“If Republicans in my view want to be serious about anything, we have to start having this real political conversation and economic conversation around healthcare to stabilize healthcare costs, lower healthcare costs,” Donalds said.
Notable quote
“If I spent the next two years — my first two years in the Senate — in investigations, I’d be deeply disappointed. I want to get to work helping the people in my state and helping the people across the country.
Kansas Sen.-elect Adam Hamilton
Sen.-elect Adam Hamilton, who flipped deep-red Kansas for Democrats, told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that he hopes to prioritize lowering costs for his constituents and that he would be “deeply disappointed” to spend two years investigating members of the Trump administration.
Politics in brief
- Ultimate federal communications: Trump posted on Truth Social that he had offered the job of White House press secretary to UFC head Dana White, who said they had a meeting scheduled Monday.
- Tee-ing up an investigation: A federal judge she intends to appoint a former U.S. attorney to examine whether the government misled her in the case over Trump’s renovation of the East Potomac Golf Course.
- Reining in AI: Democrats’ competing priorities and opposition from the Trump administration could complicate efforts to enact new regulations on AI.
Israel’s president taps opposition candidate to form a government
Israeli President Isaac Herzog said Saturday that he was giving opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot the first opportunity to form a governing coalition following elections on Oct. 27, a major blow to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Neither Eisenkot nor Netanyahu won a clear majority in the vote. But in marathon discussions with the president this week, representatives from most of Israel’s main parties recommended Eisenkot be tasked with assembling a new government.
The announcement, which had been expected on Sunday, came shortly after Netanyahu called for a “national unity government” in a video statement and warned against “hastily swearing in a government with terrorist supporters” — an apparent reference to the Arab-led parties.
Nvidia opens investigation after reports CEO Jensen Huang was targeted by Chinese intelligence
The board of Nvidia on Sunday said that it was opening an independent investigation following reports that CEO Jensen Huang had been targeted by a foreign intelligence effort.
The announcement followed reporting by The New York Times and the Financial Times about Huang’s relationship with Alice Huang, a Chinese business woman whom the outlets reported had been recruited to spy for China. The two are not related.
In a memo to employees shared with NBC News, Huang said: “I was unfaithful to my wife. My actions hurt her and our children. There is no excuse for what I did.”
The company added that it “has no reason to believe that either national security or NVIDIA secrets were compromised, the Board’s inquiry will examine all available information.”
James Talarico kicks off ‘SNL’
Texas Sen.-elect James Talarico made a surprise appearance to help kick off the latest episode of “Saturday Night Live.”
SNL’s cold open featured New York’s Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (played by Kenan Thompson), Sen. Chuck Schumer (Sarah Sherman) and Trump (James Austin Johnson) before Talarico made his entrance.
“Hi, America,” he said. “I’m James Talarico, the guy who’s been texting you every day asking for $5.”
Trump responded, “In this economy, who can blame you?”
In case you missed it
- An experimental drug that showed significant promise in lowering a dangerous form of cholesterol has failed to reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke in a major clinical trial. The failure of Novartis’ pelacarsen to benefit people with high levels of lipoprotein(a) stunned researchers.
- Thousands gathered along the Uruguay River on Saturday for Pope Leo XIV’s first Mass in South America, as he sought to raise the Catholic Church’s profile in Uruguay, one of the region’s most secular countries.
- A man found outside LeBron James’ Los Angeles home was arrested on suspicion of felony stalking and claimed to be his son, police said.
- One cyclist was killed and at least 12 others were injured after a driver, suspected to be impaired, plowed into a group of cyclists in North Carolina.
- Heavy rains have flooded tens of thousands of tents housing displaced Palestinians across Gaza, washing away shelters and soaking blankets and mattresses, authorities said.
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