As of 4:15 p.m. ET Sunday, 1,900-plus flights were canceled and 7,260 delayed, with more than 17,000 scrubbed since Friday — and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said a newly installed L3Harris router at a remote FAA site in El Dorado, Arkansas, flooded the air-traffic network with about 1,000 connection attempts every few seconds during a copper-to-fiber swap. FAA Administrator Bedford had promised a normal schedule by close of business Sunday; Duffy moved that to “probably fully normal” Monday, with planes and crews now out of position.
Reuters: Duffy wants $50 billion after Congress approved $12.5 billion last year — and no evidence of a cyberattack | SourceFirstNews: a second problem at an Amarillo radar site; both routers now with L3Harris
ELECTIONS & CONGRESS
PELTOLA’S ALASKA LEAD GROWS TO 11,213 AS COUNT NEARS COMPLETION — Saturday’s tranche added 2,397 votes for Peltola against 1,596 for Sullivan — 140,637 (49.94%) to 129,424 (45.96%), still just below a first-choice majority; ranked-choice tabulation is Wednesday, Nov. 18, and a win gives Democrats a 56th Senate seat. Begich leads Hill in the House race, and the governor’s race looks won outright by Kreiss-Tomkins at 50.90%.
VAN HOLLEN ACCUSES SCHUMER’S TEAM OF “MISINFORMATION” IN LEADERSHIP FIGHT — On ABC’s “This Week” and Fox News Sunday, Van Hollen disputed Schumer’s claim of having the votes to stay leader when Democrats take the Senate in January, saying his own supporters were listed as Schumer backers; he claims “about 15 and growing,” backed by Sanders, Merkley, El-Sayed and Flanagan, and called talk of moving the Dec. 1 vote earlier “a sign of weakness.”
A DOZEN HOUSE RACES STILL UNCALLED 10 DAYS AFTER THE MIDTERMS — North Carolina holds four of them, split 2–2, with Murphy conceding in the 3rd; Boebert trails in Colorado’s 4th, Broderick leads DesJarlais by 280 in Tennessee’s 4th, and Finstad trails by about 300 in Minnesota’s 1st; Louisiana’s 5th and 6th districts head to December 12 runoffs.
BUSINESS & YOUR MONEY
NVIDIA REPORTS TUESDAY — KRESS FACES HER FIRST TEST WITHOUT HUANG — Results for the quarter ended Oct. 25 are due about 1:20 p.m. PT Tuesday, with guidance of $108 billion in revenue and consensus near $109.2 billion and $2.48 a share; the quarter closed before Huang resigned, so the Q4 outlook and the call are the real test — and the stock sits more than 30% below its Oct. 6 high of $239.24.
ANTHROPIC IPO: $70–$78 A SHARE, UP TO $1.4 TRILLION — AND NVIDIA, ALPHABET, MICROSOFT AND MICRON ARE ALL BUYING IN — Anthropic will sell 825 million shares, raising up to $64 billion at a fully diluted valuation near $1.4 trillion, while a separate $26 billion private placement of non-voting shares lets the Big Tech names invest without conflicts; pricing is expected about Nov. 18, with Nasdaq trading under the ticker ANT about Nov. 19.
QUICK HITS
PELTOLA WIDENS ALASKA LEAD TO 11,213
VAN HOLLEN: SCHUMER TEAM SPREADING “MISINFORMATION”
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
DUFFY’S $50 BILLION ASK MEETS PUSHBACK AS $11 BILLION SITS UNSPENT — Trump backed more air-traffic funding Sunday, but House Democrats Larsen and Carson ask why the department needs more when about $11 billion of last year’s $12.5 billion remains unspent; Duffy says that money covers radar, radios and control centers, not the telecom and software that failed — and his ask has risen from $30 billion to $50 billion.
THE ROUTER THAT GROUNDED AMERICA: 1,000 REQUESTS EVERY FEW SECONDS — Duffy told CBS’s “Face the Nation” the new router fired more than 1,000 connection requests every few seconds during the copper-to-fiber swap, and a second problem surfaced at an Amarillo, Texas, radar site; both routers are now with L3Harris, the FBI is offering support, and the installer — described as a veteran — is not suspected of sabotage, though the root cause is still unknown. Duffy declined to apologize on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
FED CHAIR WARSH CONVENES MONDAY FORUM ON AI, INFLATION AND JOBS — Warsh leads a public forum Monday in San Francisco on whether AI will lower inflation, raise prices or replace workers, with tech executives, economists and employers; Gov. Lisa Cook warned in September that AI investment is adding inflationary pressure, and Gov. Michael Barr warned Thursday of “serious short-term disruptions” to jobs. The forum won’t decide rates — the next decision is Dec. 8–9.
BUSINESS & YOUR MONEY
HOUSING’S BIGGEST DATA WEEK BEFORE THANKSGIVING — The NAHB builder index lands Tuesday (October’s reading was 29, the lowest since June 2012, with 43% of builders cutting prices), housing starts and permits Wednesday, NAR pending home sales and the Fed minutes of the Oct. 27–28 meeting at 2 p.m.; Home Depot reports Tuesday, Lowe’s Wednesday, and the 30-year mortgage is at 7.11%, its fourth straight weekly decline.
RETAIL SALES ROSE A 13TH STRAIGHT MONTH — BUT FURNITURE FELL 2.62% — October sales hit $561.7 billion, up 0.15% in the month and 3.57% in a year, per the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor, but furniture fell while building and garden supplies rose 1.73% to $44.4 billion — spending on homes people already own, not furnishing ones just bought, in the weakest home-sales month in 16 years. The Census advance retail sales report lands Tuesday.
QUICK HITS
DUFFY: EL DORADO ROUTER FLOODED NETWORK WITH 1,000+ REQUESTS EVERY FEW SECONDS
WARSH TO LEAD MONDAY AI FORUM AT THE FED
TRUMP BACKS MORE AIR-TRAFFIC-CONTROL FUNDING; HOUSE DEMOCRATS PUSH BACK
GEOPOLITICS
POPE IN PUCALLPA: STOP AMAZON DEFORESTATION, JUSTICE FOR MURDERED INDIGENOUS LEADERS — Leo condemned exploitation of the Amazon and urged Catholics to oppose “with perseverance” deforestation and pollution from gold and oil production, lamenting that “many Indigenous leaders have been murdered for defending their territories” — “The blood of these brothers cries out to God and demands justice!” Thirty-five Indigenous leaders have been killed in Peru over 15 years, per Amazon Watch, and Peru lost about 200,000 hectares of forest in 2025 alone. Earlier today he drew crowds estimated at 500,000 in Cusco; his 4:45 p.m. Mass in Pucallpa comes after this edition.
ZELENSKYY: U.S. RAISED NATO-FOR-DONBAS SWAP — Zelenskyy revealed the U.S. asked, “What if Ukraine joins NATO? Would Ukraine withdraw from Donbas?” — the first time the linkage has surfaced in negotiations; Kyiv won’t simply hand over territory, and would put any deal to a referendum only with firm security guarantees, a well-funded army and rebuilding money. Russia already holds about 80% of Donetsk and nearly all of Luhansk.
IRAN’S NAVY CLAIMS THREE TANKERS CAUGHT FIRE AFTER HITTING MINES IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ — Iran’s navy said three oil tankers caught fire Saturday after hitting naval mines — one in the eastern strait Saturday morning, two more later on a “prohibited route”; Reuters could not immediately verify the reports. The strait remains effectively closed, with about 9 transits a day against roughly 88 normally.
TRUMP TO ATTEND TRILATERAL MEETING WITH XI, PUTIN IN CHINA — The first-ever three-way meeting of the leaders of the world’s three largest nuclear powers lands Thursday, Nov. 19, on the APEC sidelines in Shenzhen, with nuclear arms and Iran on the agenda and Ukraine not expected to be discussed; officials say no deal is expected — “the entry point” — the Kremlin confirmed Saturday and China has not publicly confirmed. Elon Musk is expected to accompany Trump on the China leg.
BUSINESS & YOUR MONEY
BITCOIN BELOW $69,000 AS HOT INFLATION FUELS HIKE FEARS — Bitcoin slipped below $69,000 as the hot October inflation print keeps a December hike priced as near-certain, with the next rate decision Dec. 8–9 — and Fed Chair Warsh’s Monday forum on AI, inflation and jobs is the first test of how the new Fed reads the AI boom.
QUICK HITS
POPE LEO: “THE BLOOD OF THESE BROTHERS CRIES OUT TO GOD AND DEMANDS JUSTICE”
ZELENSKYY: U.S. RAISED NATO-FOR-DONBAS SWAP
THREE TANKERS ON FIRE AFTER HORMUZ MINE STRIKES, IRAN NAVY SAYS
SPORTS
LIONS ROUT PATRIOTS 35-10 IN MUNICH AS GIBBS RUNS WILD — BUT BOTH SIDES LOSE STARS — Jahmyr Gibbs piled up 252 total yards and two touchdowns as Detroit won its fifth straight, but the game turned on the opening drive, when Aidan Hutchinson’s sack knocked Drake Maye out with an ankle injury — and Hutchinson hurt his own knee celebrating it.
COUSINS COMES HOME AND THE VIKINGS’ DEFENSE DEVOURS GREEN BAY — Kirk Cousins threw for 207 yards and two touchdowns in his first game back in purple, while Minnesota’s defense sacked Jordan Love eight times and forced three turnovers in a 30-10 rout at Lambeau that moved the Vikings to 7-2.
MAHOMES THROWS FIVE TOUCHDOWNS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2022 — Patrick Mahomes threw five touchdown passes with no interceptions (348 yards, 141.2 rating) as Kansas City routed Atlanta 35-13, his seventh career five-TD game — a mark only Brees, Brady and Peyton Manning have topped.
BROWNS CLIMB OUT OF A 17-0 HOLE TO STUN THE TEXANS — Deshaun Watson engineered a game-winning drive against his former team, capped by Quinshon Judkins’ touchdown with 53 seconds left, as Cleveland stormed back from 17-0 down to beat Houston 27-24.
SUNDAY SPECIAL: OLE MISS’ PLAYOFF DREAMS DIE IN NORMAN — In the rare Sunday college game — moved by Friday’s nationwide ground stop — Oklahoma beat No. 19 Ole Miss 24-17 on Isaiah Sategna III’s 75-yard punt-return touchdown, ending the Rebels’ playoff hopes despite Ole Miss outgaining the Sooners and committing no turnovers.
PREVIEW — STEELERS AND BENGALS COLLIDE FOR FIRST PLACE IN THE AFC NORTH — Both 6-2 and riding four-game winning streaks, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati meet at Paycor Stadium at 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC with the division lead on the line — the Steelers won the Week 5 meeting 30-27 on a last-minute strip-sack of Joe Burrow.
TRAVEL
PHILLY’S CHRISTMAS VILLAGE RETURNS TO LOVE PARK NOVEMBER 21 — Philadelphia’s beloved German-style Christmas Village returns to LOVE Park and City Hall November 21 through December 27, free to enter, with bratwurst, mulled wine in collectible mugs, a Ferris wheel and a 30-foot illuminated Christmas pyramid — and special hours on Thanksgiving Day itself.
FOUR NORTHEAST CITIES COMPETE FOR THE BEST THANKSGIVING WEEKEND GETAWAY — Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Providence are all pitching Thanksgiving weekend breaks built on historic parades and Christmas markets — Philadelphia’s 107th Thanksgiving Day Parade, Boston’s Snowport market, Baltimore’s Inner Harbor Christmas Village opening on Thanksgiving Day, and Providence’s artisan shopping.
THE 100TH MACY’S PARADE: HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PATCH OF CURB — The centennial Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade floats a record 100 inflatables on November 26 — new balloons include Bluey, Sorcerer’s Apprentice Mickey and Underdog’s return after 42 years — with the best viewing in the 60s and low 70s, where crowds thin out.
A 500-YEAR-OLD CHRISTMAS MARKET IN A MEDIEVAL BAVARIAN TOWN — Rothenburg ob der Tauber’s Reiterlesmarkt opens November 20 with free entry, its legendary horse rider riding across the Marktplatz and the mayor lighting the tree, set among half-timbered houses on the Romantic Road — but plan around Sunday, November 22, when the market closes for Totensonntag.
A SHROPSHIRE MARKET TOWN LIGHTS UP FOR CHRISTMAS — The historic market town of Market Drayton celebrates its Festival of Lights on Saturday, November 21, with a full day of entertainment, a Christmas street market and the lights switch-on at 5 p.m. — plus gingerbread heritage and canal-side walks.
FOOD
THE AMISH COOK’S STUFFED PUMPKINS STEAL THE FALL TABLE — At a cousin’s fall gathering in Preble County, the dish nobody could stop looking at was stuffed pumpkins — a hollowed pie pumpkin filled with marinated pork, sausage, chestnuts and herbs — served alongside herbed potatoes, caramelized chestnut with bacon, and hand-cranked ice cream.
HARLEM’S TURKEY DRIVE TURNS 16 — WITH CHEF JJ JOHNSON COOKING — The 16th Annual Harlem Turkey Drive on Monday, November 23 will hand out 400 turkeys with 12 Thanksgiving fixings plus 500 hot meals, with James Beard winner Chef JJ Johnson returning to his Harlem roots to cook, joined by CC Sabathia’s PitCCh In Foundation and NFL star Allen Robinson II.
THE CRANBERRIES FOR YOUR SAUCE GREW UNDER SOLAR PANELS — Two Massachusetts cranberry bogs in Kingston and Plymouth just brought in their second harvest grown beneath operating solar arrays — the first dual-use cranberry operations in the country — keeping the berries (and the holiday sauce) coming from land that had sat fallow.
TAKE THANKSGIVING OUTSIDE: TEN ARGENTINE ASADO IDEAS — Ten live-fire recipes bring an Argentine asado spirit to the holiday, from a butterflied grilled turkey and pumpkin-and-chorizo fondue to grilled salmon with citrus and a flambéed banana foster finish — a way to move part of the feast outdoors and let the cooking itself be the gathering.
BACKLASH AGAINST AI — NVIDIA’S FIRST TEST WITHOUT HUANG COMES TUESDAY, AND ANTHROPIC’S $1.4 TRILLION DEBUT LANDS THE SAME WEEK — Nvidia reports third-quarter earnings Tuesday under interim chief Colette Kress — guidance was $108 billion in revenue, consensus near $109.2 billion and about $2.48 a share — and the quarter closed before Huang resigned, so the Q4 outlook and the call are the real test, with the CEO search still open (the board is choosing a search firm; the FT reports Arm’s Rene Haas was approached) and the House chairs seeking a Dec. 1 interview with Huang. The same week, Anthropic prices its IPO at $70–$78 a share — up to a $1.4 trillion valuation — with Nvidia, Alphabet, Microsoft and Micron buying in through a $26 billion private placement. The thread’s question, sharpened: the industry’s economics go on trial in the same week as its politics, and Tuesday’s numbers are the first evidence either way.
LIVING BEYOND THEIR MEANS — THE $50 BILLION ASK MEETS $11 BILLION UNSPENT — After the ground stop, Duffy raised the air-traffic overhaul ask to $50 billion — up from $30 billion — and Trump backed more funding Sunday. But House Democrats Larsen and Carson point out roughly $11 billion of the $12.5 billion Congress approved last year remains unspent, and ask why the department needs more before spending what it has. Duffy’s answer: that money covers radar, radios and control centers, not the telecom and software that failed. The thread’s question, sharpened: the system broke on a router installed by a contractor — and the fight over the fix is now about whether the money already appropriated was the wrong money, or just never spent.
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