Trump's DOJ Order, Eisenkot Tapped, Iron Gate, Oil's Weekly Plunge

Trump orders the Justice Department to look into Democrats he says are threatening officials and GOP donors

Trump says he offered UFC chief Dana White the press secretary job; a CNN source says White declined

Trump announced on Truth Social on November 7 that he had offered UFC CEO Dana White the press secretary job, calling him a "Warrior." He also asked White to bring several UFC fighters as assistants.

Houston's mayor orders police to stop holding people on civil ICE warrants as Texas AG Paxton sues

Houston Mayor John Whitmire signed an order on November 6 barring police from detaining people solely on civil immigration warrants.

Israel's Herzog taps Gadi Eisenkot to form a government, with a bloc that leans on 19 Arab-party seats

Israeli President Isaac Herzog on November 7 gave opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot the first chance to form a government. After the October 27 election, 67 lawmakers recommended Eisenkot and 46 backed Netanyahu.

CENTCOM launches Task Force Iron Gate to choke Iran's land-border and Caspian Sea supply routes

US Central Command announced Task Force Iron Gate on November 7, ordered by Adm. Brad Cooper.

Russia sends a higher-level team to US-mediated Abu Dhabi talks on November 10-11, adding Ryabkov

US-mediated trilateral talks with Russia and Ukraine open in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11, the first round since February. Presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky leads Russia's team.

Taiwan shuts its Papua New Guinea office and stops buying PNG gas, blaming Chinese coercion

Taiwan said on November 6 it will close its representative office in Papua New Guinea, withdraw staff and stop buying PNG liquefied natural gas. It blamed Chinese coercion.

Nasdaq logs a fourth straight weekly loss, down 3.37%, as the S&P drops 2.7% and the Dow only 0.9%

For the week ended November 6, the Nasdaq fell 3.37%, its fourth straight weekly loss, and stayed in correction territory. The S&P 500 lost about 2.7% and the Dow just 0.9%.

Brent posts its steepest weekly drop since 2020, down more than 16% to $98.32, on US-Iran deal hopes

Brent crude settled at $98.32 a barrel on November 6, down more than 16% for the week, its steepest weekly drop since 2020. WTI settled at $90.83, down nearly 13%.

Gunman kills six and wounds 16 in Krakow's Main Market Square; three more bodies found at his home

A gunman drove into Krakow's Main Market Square around 3 p.m. on November 7 and opened fire, killing six and wounding 16.

OpenAI pledges its own data centers will pay full power and grid costs and drops local NDAs

Around November 5, OpenAI published a National Community Compact. Every data-center campus it owns and runs will pay the full cost of power and grid expansion.

Waymo pitches women's safety as robotaxi trips top 500,000 a week and 58% of women riders feel safer

Waymo launched a national campaign this month, "Because Women," built around women's ride safety and made by an all-female team.