Nvidia Board Weighs Ousting AI Leader Jensen Huang

USDA Proposal Would Cut 6.3 Million From SNAP

Colom Flips Mississippi Senate Seat, Expands Democratic Majority

Brooklyn Building Collapse Kills at Least Eight

Bessent Relocates; US Charges Three in Iran-Linked Base Plot

Nvidia Board Weighs Ousting AI Leader Jensen Huang

Nvidia's board met Nov. 11 to consider removing founder and CEO Jensen Huang, who has led the dominant supplier of artificial intelligence chips since 1993, news outlets reported. The meeting followed a New York Times report that Huang had a romantic relationship with Kimberly Powell, an Nvidia vice president who reports to him; the company and Powell did not comment. The board had already opened an investigation into Huang's admitted relationship with a woman U.S. intelligence agencies reportedly suspect of spying for China, an allegation Beijing denies. No decision had been announced early Nov. 12, and Nvidia shares fell more than 8% in after-hours trading Wednesday. Removing Huang would put a company central to America's AI industry under new leadership and displace a prominent opponent of tighter China chip restrictions from its top job. His opposition to those restrictions puts him at odds with influential actors who called this week for stronger export controls.

CBS News / Axios / Reuters / Senate Banking Committee

USDA Proposal Would Cut 6.3 Million From SNAP

USDA wants to tighten food stamp eligibility, a change it estimates would remove 6.3 million people from SNAP by fiscal 2029. SNAP is part of the farm bill, which bundles food aid with support for farmers and is generally renewed every five years. The last full farm bill passed in 2018, and Congress has relied on three one-year extensions since its original 2023 expiration. The latest broad extension ended Sept. 30, and a replacement has passed the House but still awaits full Senate action. USDA's separate proposal would require many families who qualify through other welfare services to meet SNAP's own income and asset limits. The rule is open for comment through Dec. 10, and USDA projects it would cut federal food benefits by $44.65 billion over fiscal 2027 through 2031.

Federal Register / USDA / CRS

Colom Flips Mississippi Senate Seat, Expands Democratic Majority

Democrat Scott Colom defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi's Senate race, the Associated Press declared Nov. 11, and the incumbent conceded shortly afterward. Unofficial AP returns showed Colom with 473,336 votes to Hyde-Smith's 468,667, a margin of 4,669 votes with about 99% of ballots counted. The call followed counties' review of affidavit ballots, which require confirmation of a voter's eligibility before they can count. Colom, a district attorney from north Mississippi, will be the state's first Democrat elected to the Senate since 1982 and its first Black senator since Reconstruction. His victory gives Democrats at least 55 Senate seats in the Congress convening in January, expanding their margin for decisions on nominees, investigations and spending. Alaska's Senate race remained uncalled, with Democrat Mary Peltola leading Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan by 4,250 first-choice votes and an estimated 84% of ballots counted, according to the Alaska Beacon.

AP / NPR / Alaska Beacon

Brooklyn Building Collapse Kills at Least Eight

At least eight people were killed and 17 injured when a three-story Brooklyn building collapsed Nov. 11, according to officials cited by CBS New York Thursday morning. The building at 1321 Flatbush Ave. fell into an adjacent construction site shortly after 4 p.m., prompting a response from more than 250 emergency personnel. Seven children were among the injured, and earlier reports listed four people in critical condition and a firefighter with minor injuries. Rescuers pulled a pregnant woman from the rubble, but officials said they did not know how many people might still be trapped. Buildings Commissioner Ahmed Tigani said workers had been excavating at the neighboring site before the collapse, and his department is investigating the cause. The cause remained undetermined, and the continuing search left casualty totals provisional.

CBS New York / NBC New York / Gothamist

Bessent Relocates; US Charges Three in Iran-Linked Base Plot

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent moved from his Washington-area home to a military base following threats from Iran, according to reports confirmed Nov. 11. A Treasury spokesperson said he remains committed to Operation Economic Outcast, the sanctions campaign he leads against Iran, and to maintaining the U.S. naval blockade. Officials did not disclose when he moved or the severity of the threats, and Iran has previously denied plotting attacks on U.S. officials or American soil. Separately, the Justice Department announced an eight-count indictment Nov. 10 against three alleged Iranian operatives over a September plot at RAF Fairford, a British base used by American bombers. Prosecutors allege the men supported Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Iraqi militia Kataeb Hezbollah and helped organize a plot involving fuel-laden vans; the charges remain allegations. Bessent's relocation affects the official directing Washington's economic pressure on Iran, while the Fairford case concerns the safety of U.S. forces stationed in Europe.

CBS News / AFP / DOJ

November 12, 1954: Ellis Island Closes

After processing more than 12 million immigrants since 1892, Ellis Island officially shut its doors on November 12, 1954. Once the nation’s busiest federal immigration station, it later served as a detention, hospital and training center before closing and eventually reopening as a museum.

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2. Federal Register / USDA / CRS: Farm Bill Overview and Status / CRS: 2026 House and Senate Bills
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