Here are the top US stories for Wednesday, November 11, 2026.
House shelves Hegseth impeachment. The House voted 211-204 on Tuesday to refer eight articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, introduced by Representative Thomas Massie, to the Judiciary Committee — effectively shelving the effort for the rest of this Congress. Every House Republican except Massie voted to send the measure to committee.
Jim Jordan elected House Republican leader. House Republicans chose Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio as their minority leader for the next Congress, defeating current Majority Leader Steve Scalise by 106 votes to 73 in a closed-door ballot. Senate Republicans reelected Senator John Thune of South Dakota as their leader by acclamation.
Hot inflation report. Consumer prices rose 0.4% in October, above the 0.3% forecast, and core inflation came in at 0.3% versus 0.2% expected. The report has lifted the odds of a Federal Reserve rate hike in December to near certainty, with traders pricing in an 87% chance of a 25-basis-point increase.
US charges three over alleged Iran-backed plots. The Justice Department charged three men described as Iran-backed operatives over a series of plots, including an attempted attack tied to RAF Fairford in the UK and planned attacks on Jewish communities. Separately, a senior US Army soldier assigned to a NATO command was arrested in England on suspicion of spying for Russia.
Nvidia shareholder lawsuit. Shareholders have sued Nvidia and chief executive Jensen Huang over an alleged Chinese spy scandal, and Nvidia has named a former federal prosecutor to lead an internal probe. The company's shares fell sharply on Tuesday before recovering on Wednesday.
Anthropic eyes huge listing. AI company Anthropic is preparing a stock market listing that could value it at around $1.4 trillion, in what would be one of the largest flotations ever on the Nasdaq.
Other headlines. The FDA added a rare vision-loss warning to the labels of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs; the USDA proposed tighter SNAP eligibility rules that could affect 6.3 million people; the national average gas price fell below $4 a gallon for the first time since July; and the NFL trade deadline reshaped rosters across the league, with the Colts standing pat on star running back Jonathan Taylor.
Sources: Associated Press, Reuters, CBS News, Seven Lights Daily Brief, Citizen's Daily Brief.
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