Judge Humberto Otazú ordered former president Santiago Peña held in pretrial detention at a military facility Saturday, charged with breach of trust and administration for personal gain, each carrying up to 10 years; he pleads not guilty. Former central bank chief Carlos Carvallo was also ordered detained; the central bank says $160 million has been paid out to about 1.2 million savers. Peña was removed Friday by a 44–0 Senate vote, and VP Pedro Alliana now serves as president to August 2028.
Peña ordered to preventive detention in Ueno scandal | Alliana pledges full compensation for depositors
ELECTIONS & CONGRESS
HOUSE D 254, R 164 CALLED; SENATE D 52, R 44 WITH TWO RACES UNCALLED — Updated 2:58 AM Sunday: 418 of 435 House races called, Democrats leading 8 of the rest, Republicans 9; the Senate sits at 52 Democrats, 44 Republicans, 2 independents, with Alaska and Mississippi still uncalled; governors D 29, R 20, 1 uncalled.
JEFFRIES LAUNCHES SPEAKER BID, WOULD BE FIRST BLACK SPEAKER — In a letter Wednesday he laid out priorities of “Affordability,” “Accountability” and “American Values,” with a 100-day agenda and impeachment on the table; the floor vote is Jan. 3, 2027, and Katherine Clark is bidding for majority leader.
LEADERSHIP BATTLES TAKE CENTER STAGE AFTER MIDTERMS — Jeffries and Schumer are expected to stay atop the Democratic caucuses, while Scalise and Jordan vie for House GOP minority leader in a vote Nov. 10; Troy Jackson opposes Schumer from the left, and government funding expires Dec. 11.
MS, AK SENATE RACES STILL UNCALLED AS COUNTS TICK ALONG — DDHQ-checked Saturday: Ty Colom leads Cindy Hyde-Smith by 2,696 votes in Mississippi (468,339 to 465,643), and Mary Peltola leads Dan Sullivan by 637 in Alaska (102,962 to 102,325), with about 70% counted.
BUSINESS & YOUR MONEY
CPI TUESDAY IS NEXT TEST FOR FED AFTER HOT JOBS REPORT — October’s 165,000 jobs added against ~65,000 expected put December hike odds near 75–80%; Tuesday’s CPI prints at 8:30 AM ET, with September CPI at 3.7%.
HOME PRICES FALL FOR THIRD STRAIGHT WEEK AS PENDING SALES HIT RECORD LOW — Sale prices kept declining for a third consecutive week while pending sales fell to a record low, as high rates keep buyers on the sidelines.
QUICK HITS
2026 MIDTERMS POST-ELECTION REPORT
JEFFRIES HAS A PLAN TO UNDO TRUMP’S POLICIES IN HIS FIRST 100 DAYS
JOHNSON WON’T SEEK GOP MINORITY LEADER AS SCALISE, JORDAN VIE FOR TOP POST
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
TRUMP OPENS DOOR TO TALKS WITH DEMOCRATS, NAMES MILLER CHIEF OF STAFF — In a Saturday airport gaggle in Florida, the president said he is open to negotiating with Democrats on immigration, tax cuts and economic development, offering no specifics; Stephen Miller takes over as chief of staff Monday, Nov. 9.
MILLER REPLACES WILES AS WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF — Trump named Stephen Miller his new chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles; Miller has pledged “absolute loyalty” to the president in his first remarks in the role.
HOW A CHINESE OPERATIVE CULTIVATED A FED ADVISER — Federal Reserve senior adviser John Harold Rogers, who had FOMC access from 2010 to 2021, was sentenced July 15 to 38 months for lying to investigators and acquitted of economic-espionage conspiracy; a July 15 inspector general report found the Fed is not managing insider risks.
BUSINESS & YOUR MONEY
DOORDASH STRIKES $17B DEAL FOR INSTACART IN GROCERY BET — DoorDash agreed to buy Instacart for $65 a share, about a 26% premium, in a deal set to close at the end of 2027 or first half of 2028, with regulatory risk and break fees of $650 million and $1.25 billion.
CVS TO SPLIT IN TWO, SEPARATING PHARMACY FROM INSURANCE — CVS Health will split by the first half of 2028, putting its ~9,000 pharmacies into a standalone CVS Pharmacy while Aetna and Caremark stay in CVS Health; shares fell 12.5% to $79.96 on the news.
GOLD AT $4,045 AFTER HOT JOBS REPORT LIFTS HIKE ODDS — Gold held $4,045 into the weekend as December hike odds rose after the 165,000-jobs report; traders eye $4,135 to the upside and $3,990 below, with Tuesday’s CPI the next catalyst.
QUICK HITS
FED RATE-HIKE ODDS JUMP AFTER OCTOBER JOBS REPORT
THE GLOBAL CLOSE: CHIPS BOUNCE AS HOT PAYROLLS LIFT DECEMBER HIKE ODDS
TODAY IN WASHINGTON — SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2026
MILLER PLEDGES “ABSOLUTE LOYALTY” TO TRUMP IN FIRST SPEECH AS CHIEF OF STAFF
GEOPOLITICS
POPE LEO HEADS TO A DIVIDED ARGENTINA, FIRST PAPAL VISIT IN 39 YEARS — Leo XIV arrives in Argentina today, meeting President Milei at the Casa Rosada and celebrating Mass Monday expected to draw 1.5 million-plus, before Córdoba and Luján; poverty stands at 32.3%, and he will hold private meetings with abuse survivors.
U.S. STRIKES IRAN AIR DEFENSES ON QESHM AS NUCLEAR TALKS CONTINUE — Trump confirmed a Nov. 6 strike on an air-defense site on Qeshm Island; 11 ships have been attacked and 3 sunk around the Strait of Hormuz in the past week, Qatar is mediating, and a reported proposal — the U.S. lifts its blockade and releases frozen assets in exchange for IAEA inspectors returning — remains unconfirmed.
ISRAELI PRESIDENT PICKS NETANYAHU RIVAL TO FORM GOVERNMENT — President Herzog tapped Gadi Eisenkot on Saturday, with the formal mandate Sunday at 5 PM Israel time; Eisenkot has 28 days, plus a possible 14-day extension, to build a coalition from a fractured Knesset where Likud holds 27 seats, Netanyahu’s bloc 53 and the opposition alliance 48.
146,000 MARCH IN FRANCE AS STUDENT PROTESTS SWELL — Some 146,000 people marched nationwide Saturday, the Interior Ministry said, with ~350 arrests and 46,000 in Paris; organizers claimed 250,000-plus, and Prime Minister Lecornu meets unions Monday as the government intends to raise the minimum wage.
RUSSIA HITS KYIV WITH 36 MISSILES, 172 DRONES OVERNIGHT — Russia fired 36 ballistic missiles and 172 drones at Kyiv overnight, with North Korean KN-23 missiles damaging a key energy facility and substations linking the Rivne and Khmelnytskyi nuclear plants hit; Abu Dhabi talks are set for Nov. 10–11, and a $2.1 billion Patriot PAC-3 sale was approved Oct. 30.
BUSINESS & YOUR MONEY
KOREA MARGIN WAIVER TAKES EFFECT MONDAY AS MARKETS REEL — Mirae Asset cuts its collateral requirement from 140% to 130% from Nov. 9 to Jan. 31, while other brokerages defer forced liquidations only on separate application — relief, not a ban on forced sales — after the KOSPI’s 6% plunge Friday.
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ASIA’S BAILOUT BRIGADE: TAIWAN CURBS SHORTS, READIES $15B FUND; SEOUL WAIVES MARGIN CALLS
KOREA EASES MARGIN-CALL RULES AS KOSPI CLINGS TO 5,000
BUKELE USES X TO CROWDSOURCE COORDINATES IN HAITI
PARAGUAY’S EX-PRESIDENT PEÑA CHARGED OVER UENO BANK COLLAPSE
MORE THAN 40,000 GATHER AS POPE LEO XIV CELEBRATES MASS IN URUGUAY
FRONTLINE: 187 CLASHES, 30 RUSSIAN ASSAULTS ON THREE AXES ON NOV. 7
SPORTS
NO. 11 NOTRE DAME 31, NO. 1 MIAMI 24 — CANES’ PERFECT SEASON ENDS — CJ Carr threw for 319 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Irish handed Miami its first loss; only Utah and UCLA remain unbeaten.
SATURDAY ROUNDUP: GEORGIA ROUTS OLE MISS, UTAH WINS HOLY WAR — Georgia crushed Ole Miss 42–7, Utah beat BYU 28–20, Alabama topped LSU 31–13, Oregon stormed back to beat Ohio State 41–28, and UCLA moved to 9–0 for the first time since 1998.
NFL RETURNS TO THE BERNABÉU TODAY — The Bengals (5–2) meet the Falcons (3–5) at 9:30 AM ET in the second NFL game ever played in Spain, at Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabéu.
DONCIC DROPS 53 AS LAKERS BEAT FIRST-SEEDED BLAZERS — Luka Doncic scored 53, including a banked 61-foot buzzer-beater to end the first half, as the Lakers beat Portland 124–118; it’s his fourth straight 40-point game, the first Laker to do that since Kobe Bryant in 2012.
PROJECTED AP TOP 25: IRISH SOAR, OHIO STATE TUMBLES — Notre Dame’s upset of No. 1 Miami shakes up the poll, with Oregon re-entering after beating Ohio State and Arizona surviving a wild finish against TCU.
TRAVEL
NINE ENCHANTING EUROPEAN CHRISTMAS MARKETS — From Vienna (Nov. 13–Dec. 26) and Prague to a cave market in Valkenburg and Rome’s Piazza Navona, the season’s markets are opening across Europe.
14 FAMILY CHRISTMAS MARKET BREAKS FOR THE HOLIDAYS — Strasbourg from Nov. 27, Vienna’s Schönbrunn already open, Cologne, Bruges, Basel and Innsbruck — the best markets for a trip with the kids.
THE BUSIEST THANKSGIVING AIRPORTS — AND SMARTER ALTERNATIVES — AAA expects ~6 million domestic flyers and ~82 million total travelers; the busiest days are the Tuesday and Wednesday before and the Sunday after — with smaller-airport swaps for Atlanta, O’Hare and DFW.
11 BEST PLACES TO TRAVEL IN NOVEMBER — Kyoto’s autumn maples, Chiang Mai’s lantern festival Nov. 23–25, Dubai’s sunshine, Cape Town’s spring coast and Vienna’s early markets — November is one of the year’s most underrated travel months.
FOOD
72 THANKSGIVING RECIPES, FROM TURKEY TO LEFTOVER SANDWICHES — A full Thanksgiving playbook: roast turkey to 165°F, copycat Cracker Barrel and Texas Roadhouse sides, make-ahead casseroles and a day-by-day timeline.
40 SOUTHERN THANKSGIVING RECIPES FOR THE HOLIDAY TABLE — Deep-fried turkey, cornbread dressing, candied yams, collard greens, creamy pumpkin flan and pecan pie bars — the classics and a few new twists.
THE BEST THANKSGIVING DINNERS TO ORDER IN FOR 2026 — Don’t want to cook? Legendary restaurants ship the feast: Commander’s Palace in New Orleans, Feges BBQ in Houston, Zahav in Philadelphia — most arrive fully cooked, ready to reheat.
THE THANKSGIVING MENU PLANNER: WHAT TO MAKE AND WHEN — One main, a handful of sides, two sauces and dessert — with oven slots, make-ahead days and quantities per guest for a 4 PM dinner on Thursday, Nov. 26.
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