A record 2.5 million people packed Avenida del Libertador for Pope Leo XIV’s first Mass in Argentina — the largest crowd of his 18-month papacy — as the 71-year-old pontiff, less than a month after lung-cancer surgery, rejoiced at the strength of the South American Church on the first papal visit to the country in 39 years. He flies to Córdoba on Tuesday, then Luján, before Peru on Wednesday.
Second source: Vatican Press Office — Holy Mass at the Monumento de los Españoles | Third source: Vast crowds fill Buenos Aires as Pope Leo hails strength of South American Church
ELECTIONS & CONGRESS
CONGRESS IS BACK FOR A FIVE-WEEK LAME DUCK WITH THE DECEMBER 11 SHUTDOWN CLOCK RUNNING — Republicans return holding both gavels for five more weeks, with funding expiring Dec. 11, the defense bill, farm bill and a January debt-ceiling deadline unfinished — and leadership elections Tuesday, with Johnson stepping aside and Scalise vs. Jordan for House GOP leader.
FLORIDA’S CLOSEST HOUSE RACE IS IN A RECOUNT TODAY AS A JUDGE HEARS THE BID TO REMOVE THE ELECTIONS CHIEF — A machine recount began at 10 a.m. in Doral with Rep. María Elvira Salazar ahead of Democrat Eliott Rodriguez by 1,090 votes, hours after a federal judge heard Rodriguez’s emergency bid to remove Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections Alina Garcia from the canvassing board; results are due to the state by Thursday.
MISSISSIPPI SENATE STILL UNCALLED AS COLOM’S LEAD HOLDS AT 2,574 AND THE MARKETS CALL IT 99 TO 1 — Six days after Election Day the race is still uncalled, Colom ahead 467,930 to 465,356, with prediction markets pricing him at 99¢; affidavit ballots can be counted through Tuesday and counties must certify by Friday.
KANSAS GOVERNOR AUDIT BEGINS TODAY WITH HOLSCHER AHEAD BY ABOUT 7,000 VOTES — Johnson County began its hand-count audit of 10% of precincts at 9 a.m. Monday, with Democrat Cindy Holscher ahead 549,974 to 542,929; the race is still uncalled, mail ballots count through Friday, and the county canvass is set for Nov. 13.
HOUSE GOP LEADERSHIP RACE: SCALISE VS. JORDAN AS JOHNSON STEPS ASIDE — Speaker Mike Johnson says he will not seek to lead House Republicans in the minority, setting up a race between Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan; Senate Republicans vote Tuesday too, with John Thune running unopposed for minority leader.
HEGSETH IMPEACHMENT FIGHT LANDS IN THE LAME DUCK — Rep. Thomas Massie is expected to reintroduce a privileged resolution carrying eight articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and House Democrats plan to discuss it Tuesday — the sharpest fight of a lame duck with fewer than 25 working days left.
JEFFRIES PLANS A FIRST-100-HOURS BLITZ TO RESTORE HEALTH SUBSIDIES AND UNDO MEDICAID CUTS — The presumptive Speaker plans to move in Democrats’ first 100 hours to revive lapsed enhanced Obamacare subsidies, end roughly $1 trillion in Republican Medicaid cuts, quash Trump’s tariffs and force an end to the Iran war.
BUSINESS & YOUR MONEY
WALL STREET RALLIES AFTER LAST WEEK’S AI ROUT — The main indexes opened higher Monday as investors tried to shake off last week’s AI anxieties — the Dow up 540 points at the open, the S&P up 0.81% and the Nasdaq up 0.82% — with all eyes on Nvidia’s board probe and Tuesday’s CPI.
NVIDIA SHARES SLIDE AS CHIP GIANT PROBES ITS CEO OVER SPY CLAIMS — Nvidia’s shares fell more than 6% in Frankfurt trading, extending last week’s selloff to fresh multi-month lows and putting about $270 billion of market value at risk, after the board opened an independent probe into whether CEO Jensen Huang was targeted by a foreign intelligence effort.
AI ROUT WAS OVERDONE, SAY MORGAN STANLEY AND UBS, AS STOCKS SURGE — The Dow rallied more than 500 points and the Nasdaq jumped over 2% as chip stocks led the rebound — Marvell up 5%, Broadcom up 6.5% — even as Nvidia fell 5.6% on the Huang probe, with Morgan Stanley and UBS calling last week’s selloff overdone.
QUICK HITS
KANSAS: HOLSCHER AT 99¢ ON POLYMARKET, 100% ON KALSHI
MIAMI-DADE ELECTIONS CHIEF FACES FEDERAL SUIT OVER RECOUNT ROLE
VANCE BLAMES THE IRAN WAR FOR THE GOP WIPEOUT AND SAYS VOTERS WANTED OUT
HOUSE GOP LAUNCHES DEFENSE PLAN TO SHIELD TRUMP FROM LOOMING DEMOCRAT INVESTIGATIONS
JEFFRIES IN LINE TO BE FIRST BLACK SPEAKER AS DEMOCRATIC WIN RESHUFFLES BOTH CHAMBERS’ LEADERSHIP
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
SUPREME COURT TOSSES TRANSGENDER INMATE RULING AND SENDS IT BACK — The justices threw out a Tenth Circuit ruling that had revived a transgender inmate’s lawsuit over jail housing and a strip search, sending it back for another look in light of the Court’s recent decisions in West Virginia v. B.P.J. and United States v. Skrmetti — exactly as the Justice Department asked.
SUPREME COURT HEARS CASE THAT COULD END SUITS AGAINST FEDERAL OFFICERS — The Court heard argument Monday in Nielsen v. Watanabe, a case that could narrow or even eliminate the ability to sue individual federal officers for constitutional violations — a Bivens challenge arriving as complaints about federal immigration agents rise; a decision is expected by next summer.
STEPHEN MILLER TAKES OVER AS WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF TODAY, REPLACING SUSIE WILES — Trump announced Friday that deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, architect of the hardline immigration policy, becomes chief of staff starting Monday, while Susie Wiles moves to the Trump political operation after submitting her resignation Thursday night.
JUDGE FREEZES TRUMP’S TRIUMPHAL ARCH FOR 14 DAYS HOURS AFTER PLANNERS APPROVED IT — U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan issued a temporary restraining order late Thursday halting construction for 14 days on the planned arch between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery, the same day the National Capital Planning Commission approved the plans 8-4.
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT DROPS ITS CALIFORNIA SUIT OVER 20,000 BALLOTS FLAGGED ON CITIZENSHIP GROUNDS — DOJ asked a court Friday to dismiss its suit seeking to set aside roughly 20,000 California ballots until citizenship could be checked, after a federal judge and then the Supreme Court blocked the hold before Election Day.
BUSINESS & YOUR MONEY
OIL SLIDES 5% ON IRAN PEACE HOPES AS STOCKS RALLY — Brent fell 5.02% to $93.38 a barrel and WTI dropped 4.36% to $86.87 as hopes grew for a diplomatic end to the Iran war, with the VIX down more than 9% — even as Rubio said he sees little hope of a breakthrough.
AMD JUMPS 11% AS CHIPS REBOUND — BUT NOT NVIDIA — Chip stocks led the rally, with AMD up about 11% after an analyst upgrade and TSMC up over 6%, while Nvidia lagged after its board opened the Huang probe: the AI trade is split, not one-way.
TUESDAY’S CPI COMES WITH NO YEAR-OVER-YEAR NUMBER AS A DECEMBER FED HIKE IS PRICED NEAR 80% — October CPI lands Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. ET, with economists expecting +0.3% headline and +0.2% core for the month, but BLS will publish no 12-month change for most indexes because October 2025 prices were never collected during the shutdown.
QUICK HITS
TRUMP REPEATS: NO NEW IRAN STRIKES IF TALKS PROGRESS
BLANCHE DISMANTLES DEMOCRATS’ OVERSIGHT CHARADE ON THE SUNDAY SHOWS
OBAMACARE BENCHMARK PREMIUMS UP 13% FOR 2027 AS OPEN ENROLLMENT RUNS TO THE DECEMBER 15 DEADLINE
GEOPOLITICS
POLICE RAID OUSTED PARAGUAYAN PRESIDENT PEÑA’S HOME IN UENO BANK PROBE — Magistrates and police searched former President Santiago Peña’s summer residence in San Bernardino on Sunday evening as part of the Ueno Bank investigation, in which Peña stands accused of breach of trust and conducting transactions for his own gain. He remains in pretrial detention at a military facility after the Senate removed him Friday.
EISENKOT BEGINS COALITION TALKS, CALLS FOR NATIONAL EMERGENCY GOVERNMENT — Speaking in Jerusalem, the former military chief called for a national emergency government and pledged to reach out to all factions, including Netanyahu’s allies — but his four-party bloc holds only 48 seats and he has 28 days to find 61.
ABU DHABI TALKS FACE SECURITY-GUARANTEE DEADLOCK ON THE EVE OF THE MEETING — Ukrainian, Russian and U.S. negotiators meet in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday and Wednesday for the first trilateral talks since February, but the core question — what stops Russia from invading again — is deadlocked: Kyiv wants credible security guarantees, Moscow wants limits on Ukraine’s military and territory.
TRUMP MEETS QATAR’S PRIME MINISTER TODAY AS IRAN DIPLOMACY RAMPS UP — BUT NO DEAL IN SIGHT — Trump meets Qatar’s prime minister at the White House later today as efforts to end the Iran war ramp up after the midterms, but U.S. and Gulf officials cast doubt on an imminent deal, with Rubio calling Tehran’s terms “outrageous and ridiculous” and Iran defending its two-day proposal as the most practical offer on the table.
SEOUL’S MARGIN RELIEF DRAWS MIXED REVIEWS — BREATHING ROOM TODAY, BIGGER LOSSES TOMORROW? — Market reaction to the three-month waiver of the 140% collateral rule is split: it breaks the forced-selling spiral, but critics warn it may encourage margin investing and widen retail losses if the slide continues, as happened with a similar pandemic-era measure.
NOVAYA GAZETA GOES DARK TODAY AS THE KREMLIN SHUTS RUSSIA’S LAST FREE NEWSPAPER — After 30 years, Novaya Gazeta switches off the lights in its Moscow office today, Nov. 9, and shuts down its servers — “We have been killed,” the staff wrote — after eviction, a foreign-agent designation and the loss of reader donations; its exile edition in Latvia carries on.
BUSINESS & YOUR MONEY
TAIWAN’S MARKET SOARS AFTER TAIPEI CURBS SHORT SELLING AND READIES A $15 BILLION RESCUE FUND — The Taiex surged as much as 6.4% Monday — its biggest one-day gain since July 31 — ending a seven-session losing streak after regulators cut the short-sale ceiling from 30% to 3% and authorized the NT$500 billion stabilization fund, with TSMC up 6.6%.
QUICK HITS
TRUMP EXPECTS TALKS WITH XI AND PUTIN AT APEC SUMMIT IN CHINA NEXT WEEK
PARAGUAY’S TEACHERS WALK OUT INDEFINITELY FROM MONDAY OVER PENSION MONEY TRAPPED IN UENO
KOREA’S MONDAY RELIEF FADES FAST AS FOREIGN SELLING DRAGS KOSPI BACK TOWARD 5,000
UKRAINE’S DRONES HIT RUSSIA’S SECOND-BIGGEST REFINERY OVERNIGHT AS PEACE TALKS LOOM
SPORTS
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: TWO 6-1 TEAMS, THE LEAGUE’S BEST OFFENSE VS. ITS BEST DEFENSE — The Bills visit the Vikings tonight at 8:15 p.m. ET on ESPN and ABC, with Buffalo’s league-best 33.3 points a game against Minnesota’s league-best 13.3 allowed — and backup Carson Wentz starting for the injured Kyler Murray.
GEORGIA IS THE NEW NO. 1 AS OHIO STATE TUMBLES TO NO. 21 — Miami’s first loss opened the door for Georgia to ascend to the top of the newest AP Top 25, while Ohio State’s second straight loss sent the Buckeyes to No. 21, their lowest ranking since 2014 — and Oregon re-entered at No. 18 after its 41-28 stunner in Columbus.
REAVES DROPS 43 AS THE LAKERS WIN A FIFTH STRAIGHT WITHOUT LUKA — Austin Reaves scored a season-high 43 points to lead Los Angeles to a 121-116 win in Detroit without Luka Doncic, extending the Lakers’ winning streak to five and their record to 9-2.
SIX STEALS AND A COMEBACK: DYSON DANIELS DOES IT AGAIN — Dyson Daniels had nine points, 10 rebounds, seven assists and six steals — his sixth six-steal game — as the Atlanta Hawks came from behind to beat the Brooklyn Nets 124-121.
NUGGETS WIN IN MEXICO CITY AS THE NBA GOES SOUTH OF THE BORDER — Denver beat Indiana 114-102 in Mexico City, one of a full Sunday slate that also saw the Knicks top Cleveland 109-97 and Golden State outlast Orlando 126-119 in overtime.
TRAVEL
EUROPE’S CHRISTMAS MARKETS OPEN FRIDAY — NINE WORTH THE TRIP — Vienna and Budapest open Nov. 13, Copenhagen’s Tivoli the same day, with Prague, Strasbourg and Nuremberg following — mulled wine, roasted chestnuts and ice skating under the lights, updated for 2026.
WEDNESDAY IS THE LAST FREE DAY AT THE NATIONAL PARKS THIS YEAR — Entrance fees are waived at every National Park Service site that charges one on Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11 — the last fee-free day of 2026 — though this year the free day applies only to U.S. citizens and residents.
FALL COLOR ISN’T OVER — THE BEST LEAVES ARE IN NOVEMBER, NOT OCTOBER — The guide everyone gets wrong is New England in early October; the real late color is in the Smokies’ lower valleys, Zion’s cottonwoods, Sedona’s Oak Creek Canyon and Napa’s vine-covered hillsides.
JAPAN’S AUTUMN LEAVES, WEEK BY WEEK — Lake Kawaguchi is coloring up right now, Korankei and Miyajima follow around Nov. 19-20, and Kyoto’s temples peak around Nov. 23 — a dozen spots with the latest on-the-ground color reports.
CHRISTMAS MARKETS THE WHOLE FAMILY WILL ACTUALLY ENJOY — Fourteen family picks for 2026 with dates checked in November: Vienna’s ice rink, Gothenburg’s theme-park rides, Bruges by train and Tallinn’s old-town traditions.
FOOD
101 THANKSGIVING SIDE DISHES, FROM CRANBERRY TO MAC AND CHEESE — The full holiday arsenal in one list: vegetables, gravy, stuffing, cranberry sauce and mac and cheese, broken down by type so you can build the table without repeating yourself.
25 THANKSGIVING SIDES, INCLUDING THE CRANBERRY SAUCE THAT BEATS THE CAN — Homemade cranberry sauce with orange, sausage-and-cranberry stuffing and a four-ingredient cranberry fluff — most of them make-ahead, so the oven is free on the day.
THE STUFFING THAT STARTS WITH GARLIC TEXAS TOAST — Buttery garlic toast soaks up pork sausage, sage and fresh cranberries for a stuffing with a crisp top and a tart pop in every bite — ready in under an hour.
IF STUFFING IS YOUR FAVORITE PART, THESE 12 RECIPES ARE MANDATORY — From an air-fryer whiskey, sausage and cranberry stuffing with extra-crispy edges to a gluten-free almond, cranberry and sweet potato casserole, for the table where the dressing outshines the bird.
20 MAKE-AHEAD SIDES SO THANKSGIVING DAY ISN’T A PANIC — Stuffing, cranberry sauce and wild rice pilaf that reheat well or assemble the night before, with how much to make per person — about three-quarters of a cup of stuffing each.
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