Overnight coverage stayed on Nvidia fallout, with Treasury Secretary Bessent blaming Commerce Secretary Lutnick for failing to blacklist Megaspeed over China chip sales and Lutnick agreeing to testify Dec. 10 alongside ex-CEO Huang.
A second-day global Microsoft outage disrupting Outlook and Teams and a Democratic leadership fight as Sen. Van Hollen challenged Schumer for majority leader briefly competed for attention, alongside the Supreme Court agreeing to hear Trump's southern-border asylum suspension.
By evening editors pivoted entirely after the FAA ordered a rare nationwide ground stop for departing flights, citing extraordinary circumstances and a telecommunications outage. With thousands of flights canceled and travelers stranded, officials stressed no nefarious act. The stop was lifted after about four hours, with Transportation Secretary Duffy blaming overloaded routers and aging equipment and urging a $50 billion overhaul.