Voices, The Peoples News
November 9, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration / ICE
Immigration nation. This strategic pivot comes as the companies race to finalize deals before a newly elected Democratic majority takes control of Congress in January. GEO Group expects to offload four facilities by the end of December, while CoreCivic’s leadership has urged federal officials to finalize negotiations quickly
https://www.ms.now/opinion/private-prison-companies-profits-trumps-immigration-crackdown
A Democratic senator wants answers from the Department of Homeland Security after the death of a Maryland man in ICE custody. A Maryland woman whose husband died while in ICE custody is now facing possible deportation herself after publicly demanding answers about his death.
https://dailyvoice.com/article/sen-van-hollen-demands-answers-in-maryland-ice-death/
ICE detains 8-year-old Haitian boy with uncle after dad’s deportation, but advocate says there was ‘no reason’
https://www.aol.com/articles/ice-detains-8-old-haitian-144606000.html
Judge Orders Bond for Illinois Mother After Deeming Her 15-Month ICE Detention Unreasonably Prolonged. U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell first ordered a bond hearing after finding her detention violated due process, and Immigration Judge Angelica Powers (Memphis Immigration Court) subsequently granted the bond, determining that old misdemeanors did not make her a danger or flight risk
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/11/07/round-lake-green-card-holder-chicago-ice/
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies / Imports
Democrats promised voters they would end President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The arithmetic says they cannot do it without Republican help.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/democrats-t-end-trumps-tariffs-155000261.html
New U.S. Sanctions on Chinese Firms Deepen the Confrontation Over Cuba. The United States imposed a new round of Cuba-related sanctions targeting two Chinese firms, eight entities, two individuals, and five oil-linked vessels
https://www.latintimes.com/us-sanctions-chinese-firms-cuba-linked-entities-601026
# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water / USGS / Animals / Bugs
Scientists Discover Climate Change May Have Stopped Earth’s Next Ice Age https://share.google/yOdvnlAQSR9f7INd7
Scientists Discover Two Enormous Tears in a Tectonic Plate Beneath Iran
https://sciencesprings.wordpress.com/2026/11/08/from-the-chinese-academy-of-sciences-cn-via-sciencealert-au-geology-scientists-discover-two-enormous-tears-in-a-tectonic-plate-beneath-iran/
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants / Fuel
Trump Openly Violating Law To Import Russian Diesel And Help Putin’s War Machine. President Donald Trump’s announcement of an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin to import millions of tons of Russian diesel fuel has triggered major legal, political, and economic controversy
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-russian-diesel_n_6aeccf0de4b00ab0613c12b8
# General News
Nearly unprecedented number of Americans voluntarily renounced their citizenship or relinquished their U.S. residency status this year
https://www.newsweek.com/thousands-renounce-us-citizenship-as-expatriation-figures-near-record-high-12641293
# Gov / Politics / US
Congress faces crammed lame-duck session with little bipartisan appetite
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_4e89e1fb-5ca9-473e-9e74-6069b8fa2d6e.html
Healthcare, economy top Democrat priorities after midterms. With Democrats taking control of Congress in 2027, leaders and advocates are calling for meaningful reforms to healthcare and policies that prioritize affordability.
https://blackchronicle.com/politics/healthcare-economy-top-democrat-priorities-after-midterms/?srsltid=AYCX9vJC-CZeozbCgAF2TfvKs01EbPAEFx5Wh9bpdHXnG1kSDTd16VsN
Obscure law throws wrench into GOP’s last-ditch push before Dem takeover
https://www.rawstory.com/obscure-law-lame-duck-gop/
‘Rumbling unrest’ threatens new Senate leader as push to sideline him ‘gains steam’
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/democratic-senators-challenge-chuck-schumer-leadership/
Georgia House Seat Flips After Votes Found on Memory Card. The discovery of the votes changed the Republican incumbent’s 58-vote deficit into a 262-vote lead, according to the secretary of state’s office, meaning the seat could flip back to the GOP if certified by county officials before the deadline of Monday.
https://www.newsweek.com/georgia-missing-votes-memory-card-investigation-12683207
Power moves that Trump, Republicans can execute during lame duck Congress to pigeonhole Democrats. Between a legislature subject to presidential veto, his powers of the pardon and the hue and cry of “revenge” from Democrats publicly targeting Trump and his administration members, Trump may be emboldened to act unilaterally on several issues before the “Blue Wave” actually washes ashore.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/all-things-trump/power-moves-trump-republicans-can-execute-during-lame-duck
‘Excuse Me!’ Trump Bristles When Confronted on ’60 Minutes’ About His Net Worth Increasing By $3 Billion
https://www.tmz.com/2026/11/09/trump-questioned-about-his-three-billion-dollar-net-worth-increase/
Jeffries gives a ‘hard yes’ on impeachment: ‘Abused his power’ – silive.com https://share.google/gKwszqfY3WO391xa8
“I Dare Him To Veto It”: Alex Padilla on Proposing a Ban on “Presidential and Congressional Stock Trading”
https://deltiasgaming.com/i-dare-him-to-veto-it-alex-padilla-on-proposing-a-ban-on-presidential-and-congressional-stock-trading/
State Department’s push to cancel hundreds of contracts left behind a trail of mistakes, watchdog finds. Several government oversight reports have found that agencies made costly operational errors as they implemented the administration’s cost-cutting directives.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/11/state-departments-push-cancel-hundreds-contracts-left-behind-trail-mistakes-watchdog-finds/417104/
Fred Wellman blasts Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, calls for his removal. “I’ve known Pete Hegseth for about 15 years (and) we have not liked each other that entire time,” Wellman said in the interview. “I find that his leadership at the Department of Defense has been execrable, malfeasant and, frankly, malevolent.”
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/column/joe-holleman/article_6db61049-cc96-4ee7-83d2-ef4b5590ca88.html
Democrats have begun laying the groundwork for an aggressive oversight agenda aimed at the Trump administration. But a political reckoning could come before the new Congress begins.
Rep.-Elect Fred Wellman Rejects Claims Hegseth Impeachment Would Be Political Retribution — “No, It’s Our Job”
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/11/04/democrats-congress-midterms-oversight-01147291
Psychologist Issues Chilling Warning About Trump’s Final Act. There’s no telling what lengths Trump will go to spite his enemies, says the fragile president is now more dangerous than ever, Dr. John Gartner argues.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/i-know-dark-truth-about-what-trump-does-next-doctor-john-gartner
Trump must give independence to Puerto Rico before Democrats add five members of Congress
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4793336/puerto-rico-independence-free-association/?srsltid=AYCX9vLVhHJ5JhWG1XJWSXjDxT7OASi0Fvhlb4YtSAjm0Cm0lVdoadO2
Jason Crow Warns “Every Second” Hegseth Remains at the Pentagon Puts American Troops at Risk — Escalates Demands for Accountability Over Iran War
https://share.newsbreak.com/k3b3bw3o
Days after saying he was ‘absolutely willing’ to accept the midterm results, Trump shares posts questioning them, including Talarico’s Texas win
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-midterm-election-results-truth-social-12681983
# Global News
Putin ‘ready to talk’ with Zelensky as relentless Ukrainian strikes pound Russian oil refineries and military plants. The Kremlin’s foreign affairs aide confirmed that Russia was open to negotiations and urged Zelenskyy to visit Moscow. Interestingly, Putin did not answer or return calls to the Ukrainian president since the start of the war in Ukraine in February 2022.
https://knewz.com/putin-talk-zelensky-ukrainian-strikes-russian-oil-refineries-military-plants/
Iran gives US 2-day diplomacy ultimatum: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi issued a 48-hour diplomatic ultimatum to the U.S. White House, demanding an end to the war on all fronts or facing severe military retaliation
https://thehill.com/policy/international/6206904-iran-gives-us-two-day-diplomacy-ultimatum/
# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services
The ‘captive strategy’ that’s ripping off American patients. The “captive strategy” is a corporate business model where a single healthcare conglomerate vertically integrates to own and control every step of a patient’s medical care journey.
https://ocasio-cortez.house.gov/media/press-releases/icymi-ocasio-cortez-calls-out-cvs-healths-corporate-strategy-monopolize
GOP’s Final 60 Days: Randy Fine Calls for Action as $200M Medicaid Spending Raises Fraud Concerns
https://justthenews.com/podcasts/john-solomon-reports/gops-final-60-days-randy-fine-calls-action-200m-medicaid-spending
Bernie Sanders Demands Medicare for All, $20 Minimum Wage and End to Iran War After Midterm Victory — Says Democrats Must Pursue “BOLD Change”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/democrats-must-deliver-bernie-sanders
# Medical / Biologicals / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Programs
Firm linked to Trump’s sons got nearly $40 million in federal contracts to screen for Ebola and other diseases. XpresTest has years of experience conducting disease screening in U.S. airports but has never worked with Ebola or provided biosecurity services abroad. It’s “a new thing for us,” the company’s CEO said.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-sons-xwell-xprestest-government-contracts
What was hiding inside these two properties? In 2022, a code enforcement officer in Reedley, California, noticed a garden hose protruding from a warehouse wall, —a violation that led her to something far more unusual. Inside were nearly 1,000 genetically modified mice, refrigerators, laboratory materials, and thousands of vials and samples labeled with the names of serious diseases such as HIV, COVID, and even Ebola.
https://www.iccsafe.org/building-safety-journal/bsj-dives/this-heroic-code-enforcement-officer-discovered-an-illegal-biosafety-lab-and-fought-tirelessly-to-clean-up-the-mess/
# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
U.S. Troops Are Living With Mold, Going a Year Without Hot Water, and Sleeping in Cars as Hegseth Taps Medal of Honor Hero to Fix Crisis. Sgt. Dakota Meyer, the Medal of Honor recipient who was picked by Pete Hegseth as a senior advisor to the Pentagon’s barracks improvement task force, has spoken out about the “heartbreaking” conditions he has witnessed, including the lack of hot water and air conditioning.
https://www.newsweek.com/medal-of-honor-hero-dakota-meyer-shocked-by-us-military-barracks-12681382
US military targets Iranian defense system in latest round of limited strikes. The U.S. launched new defensive strikes against Iran targeting the country’s air defense systems, President Trump said on Friday, describing the strikes as “minor.” The U.S. military previously struck Iran on Monday, just a day before the midterms
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6205977-trump-launches-iran-limited-strikes/
# Military / Global
Russia Fires 36 Missiles at Kyiv Before Peace Talks — Only 4 Stopped: Russian forces launched 36 ballistic missiles and 172 drones at Kyiv and 12 other regions overnight on November 7 — only four missiles were intercepted, which President Zelenskyy blamed on critically depleted Patriot interceptor supplies.
https://www.latintimes.com/russian-strikes-kyiv-energy-infrastructure-dnipro-bridge-601033
North Korean ballistic missiles fired against US ally, power infrastructure targeted. Only four of the ballistic missiles were shot down by the Ukrainian air defense system.
https://interestingengineering.com/military/north-korean-ballistic-missiles-fired-us-ally
Zelensky says Russia used North Korean missile in Ukraine attack. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia attacked Ukrainian energy facilities with a North Korean-made KN-23 missile and rejects Trump’s broader European security proposal, warning against a new Yalta-style division.
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/11/08/ukraine-attack-russia-kn-23-missile/3171794173743/
Ukraine builds combat robots to hunt Russian troops in underground gas pipelines
https://share.newsbreak.com/k38yva00
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