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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 13.11.2026.

It displays 237 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

13.11.2026 ⇢ The Day the FAA Grounded All Flights
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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.

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Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland says he will run for Senate Majority Leader in the next Congress, setting up a challenge to Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer after the party swept to power in the midterm elections.
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03:04⇢Lutnick Shielded Nvidia Chip Sales

⌨Editors keep the Nvidia fallout as the lead, now centered on Commerce Secretary Lutnick's role in shielding chip sales to China-linked firms (NYTimes, CBS) as he and ex-CEO Huang face congressional testimony (Epoch Times), with scrutiny of family holdings (Washington Examiner) and Huang's future (Vox, OAN). Attention is also turning to a major global Microsoft outage hitting Outlook and Teams (AP, CNN, NBC).
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03:04⇢Lutnick Shielded Nvidia Chip Sales

⌨Editors keep the Nvidia fallout as the lead, now centered on Commerce Secretary Lutnick's role in shielding chip sales to China-linked firms (NYTimes, CBS) as he and ex-CEO Huang face congressional testimony (Epoch Times), with scrutiny of family holdings (Washington Examiner) and Huang's future (Vox, OAN). Attention is also turning to a major global Microsoft outage hitting Outlook and Teams (AP, CNN, NBC).
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The Swedish star slows her glitchy synth bangers to a more reflective pace, and reaches back to transform the teen pop hit that started it all.
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07:02⇢Van Hollen Challenges Schumer for Leadership

⌨Editors are shifting from the Nvidia fallout to a Democratic leadership fight, with Van Hollen challenging Schumer for majority leader (Newsweek, Washington Times, HuffPost, Common Dreams) amid activist pressure (Daily Wire) and union backing, while Schumer claims the votes. Attention also holds on a worldwide Microsoft outage disrupting Outlook and services for companies and governments (AP, CNN, ABC).
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07:02⇢Van Hollen Challenges Schumer for Leadership

⌨Editors are shifting from the Nvidia fallout to a Democratic leadership fight, with Van Hollen challenging Schumer for majority leader (Newsweek, Washington Times, HuffPost, Common Dreams) amid activist pressure (Daily Wire) and union backing, while Schumer claims the votes. Attention also holds on a worldwide Microsoft outage disrupting Outlook and services for companies and governments (AP, CNN, ABC).
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Andy Burnham and his foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, have adopted a more critical tone toward Israel in a bid to win back progressive voters to the Labour Party. But the fundamentals of Britain’s close alliance with Israel remain largely unchanged.
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09:14⇢Microsoft Outage Drags Into Second Day

⌨Editors converge on the global Microsoft outage stretching into a second day, disrupting businesses and governments worldwide (AP, CNN, ABC, Breitbart). Coverage notes Outlook, Teams and Copilot remaining unreachable for millions as engineers struggle to regain control, with the company reporting encouraging progress toward recovery without full restoration leaving organizations unable to conduct business.
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09:14⇢Microsoft Outage Drags Into Second Day

⌨Editors converge on the global Microsoft outage stretching into a second day, disrupting businesses and governments worldwide (AP, CNN, ABC, Breitbart). Coverage notes Outlook, Teams and Copilot remaining unreachable for millions as engineers struggle to regain control, with the company reporting encouraging progress toward recovery without full restoration leaving organizations unable to conduct business.
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The Commerce Department is rejecting reports that Nvidia received favorable treatment in overseeing advanced chip exports, while the White House is defending Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick amid mounting scrutiny of his handling of the company. [Full Story]
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The Microsoft outage that began Thursday has stretched into Friday morning, leaving Outlook, Teams and Copilot unreachable for millions of users at businesses and government agencies across the globe. Microsoft claims it is making “encouraging recovery process” but has not fully repaired the systems that many organizations rely on to conduct business.
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The International Atomic Energy Agency said Friday it’s “increasingly concerned” that Iran won’t allow international inspectors at an underground uranium-enrichment plant in Isfahan, 270 miles south of Tehran.
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11:12⇢Bessent Blames Lutnick for Nvidia Lapse

⌨Coverage has swung back from the Microsoft outage to Commerce Secretary Lutnick’s handling of Nvidia chip sales. Reports describe a clash with Treasury Secretary Bessent blaming him for failing to blacklist Megaspeed (Washington Post, Epoch Times, HuffPost, CBS), which Commerce calls false (Newsmax). Lutnick has agreed to testify Dec. 10 (CBS), as Democrats press for broader probes (Common Dreams, USA Today).
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11:12⇢Bessent Blames Lutnick for Nvidia Lapse

⌨Coverage has swung back from the Microsoft outage to Commerce Secretary Lutnick’s handling of Nvidia chip sales. Reports describe a clash with Treasury Secretary Bessent blaming him for failing to blacklist Megaspeed (Washington Post, Epoch Times, HuffPost, CBS), which Commerce calls false (Newsmax). Lutnick has agreed to testify Dec. 10 (CBS), as Democrats press for broader probes (Common Dreams, USA Today).
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday he was frustrated with the Commerce Department's delay in implementing controls over the export of certain Nvidia chips to China. “President Trump made it very clear China should not receive any Nvidia chips above H100s,” he said. [Full Story]
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12:28⇢Commerce Under Fire Over China Chips

⌨Coverage stays on the Nvidia fallout, now framed as an open rift between Treasury Secretary Bessent and Commerce Secretary Lutnick over failure to block chip sales via Megaspeed (CNN, Newsmax, Epoch Times, Washington Post, HuffPost). Attention widens to Singapore's stalled Alice Huang probe for lack of U.S. help (CBS), Huang's final hours at Nvidia (NY Post) and the impact on startups (NYTimes), with China spy claims recirculating (Washington Times).
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12:28⇢Commerce Under Fire Over China Chips

⌨Coverage stays on the Nvidia fallout, now framed as an open rift between Treasury Secretary Bessent and Commerce Secretary Lutnick over failure to block chip sales via Megaspeed (CNN, Newsmax, Epoch Times, Washington Post, HuffPost). Attention widens to Singapore's stalled Alice Huang probe for lack of U.S. help (CBS), Huang's final hours at Nvidia (NY Post) and the impact on startups (NYTimes), with China spy claims recirculating (Washington Times).
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LATEST UPDATES: Microsoft Apologizes, Colom Noncommittal On Schumer, Mossad Chief-CIA Director Talks, MORE…
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14:03⇢Treasury Turns on Commerce Over China Chips

⌨Editors keep Nvidia fallout as the lead, centered on Treasury Secretary Bessent blaming Commerce Secretary Lutnick for failing to blacklist Megaspeed over China chip sales (CNN, Washington Post, Epoch Times, Newsmax). Coverage extends to Taiwan opening a joint U.S. probe into the alleged Huang honey-trap (Washington Times) and Singapore's complaint of scant U.S. help (CBS), alongside accounts of Huang's final hours (NY Post) and risks to startups (NYTimes).
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14:03⇢Treasury Turns on Commerce Over China Chips

⌨Editors keep Nvidia fallout as the lead, centered on Treasury Secretary Bessent blaming Commerce Secretary Lutnick for failing to blacklist Megaspeed over China chip sales (CNN, Washington Post, Epoch Times, Newsmax). Coverage extends to Taiwan opening a joint U.S. probe into the alleged Huang honey-trap (Washington Times) and Singapore's complaint of scant U.S. help (CBS), alongside accounts of Huang's final hours (NY Post) and risks to startups (NYTimes).
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The Supreme Court said Friday it will take up a case involving President Trump’s effective ban on asylum claims at the border — perhaps the most critical tool in his unprecedented success in shutting off most illegal immigration across the U.S.-Mexico boundary.
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15:33⇢Supreme Court Takes Up Asylum Ban

⌨The Supreme Court's decision to hear a challenge to Trump's suspension of asylum access at the southern border is now the lead (AP, Epoch Times, Washington Times). Outlets describe the order as an effective ban credited with shutting off illegal immigration, with the Court agreeing Friday to take up the case.
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15:33⇢Supreme Court Takes Up Asylum Ban

⌨The Supreme Court's decision to hear a challenge to Trump's suspension of asylum access at the southern border is now the lead (AP, Epoch Times, Washington Times). Outlets describe the order as an effective ban credited with shutting off illegal immigration, with the Court agreeing Friday to take up the case.
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The FBI’s counterintelligence operation has increased arrests for spying 53% over the past 21 months as espionage threats intensify from China, Russia and Iran pursuing American military secrets, advanced technology and intelligence about U.S. government operations.
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The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether President Donald Trump can broadly suspend asylum applications at the U.S.-Mexico border, setting up a major legal test of his administration's aggressive crackdown on illegal immigration. [Full Story]
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16:34⇢FAA Grounds Every Flight in America

⌨Editors have abruptly pivoted to the FAA ordering a nationwide ground stop for all departing flights, citing extraordinary circumstances and safety reasons (AP, NBC, USA Today, ABC, NY Post, HuffPost, Newsweek, Boston Globe, Daily Wire). Coverage notes it is the first such halt since January 2023, with inbound international flights handled case by case and frequency issues cited, but no further cause given.
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16:34⇢FAA Grounds Every Flight in America

⌨Editors have abruptly pivoted to the FAA ordering a nationwide ground stop for all departing flights, citing extraordinary circumstances and safety reasons (AP, NBC, USA Today, ABC, NY Post, HuffPost, Newsweek, Boston Globe, Daily Wire). Coverage notes it is the first such halt since January 2023, with inbound international flights handled case by case and frequency issues cited, but no further cause given.
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The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday issued a rare nationwide ground stop on all departing flights, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said.
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17:26⇢US Skies Shut Down Nationwide

⌨Editors remain fixed on the FAA's nationwide ground stop for all departing flights, citing 'extraordinary circumstances' and safety (CNN, NYTimes, AP, Washington Post, CBS, NBC, HuffPost, Newsweek). Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy attributed it to a communication issue affecting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers. Coverage notes inbound international flights managed case by case and that it is the first such halt since January 2023.
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17:26⇢US Skies Shut Down Nationwide

⌨Editors remain fixed on the FAA's nationwide ground stop for all departing flights, citing 'extraordinary circumstances' and safety (CNN, NYTimes, AP, Washington Post, CBS, NBC, HuffPost, Newsweek). Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy attributed it to a communication issue affecting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers. Coverage notes inbound international flights managed case by case and that it is the first such halt since January 2023.
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18:34⇢Telecom Blackout Halts Every US Departure

⌨Editors remain fixed on the FAA's rare nationwide ground stop for all departing flights, attributed to a telecommunications outage affecting air-traffic control centers (AP, NYTimes, Washington Post, CBS, ABC, USA Today, CNN). Officials stress no indication of nefarious act or threat, with about 1,000 flights canceled (ABC, USA Today, OANN). Coverage notes inbound international flights handled case by case.
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18:34⇢Telecom Blackout Halts Every US Departure

⌨Editors remain fixed on the FAA's rare nationwide ground stop for all departing flights, attributed to a telecommunications outage affecting air-traffic control centers (AP, NYTimes, Washington Post, CBS, ABC, USA Today, CNN). Officials stress no indication of nefarious act or threat, with about 1,000 flights canceled (ABC, USA Today, OANN). Coverage notes inbound international flights handled case by case.
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20:43⇢Nationwide Ground Stop Lifted

⌨Editors remain fixed on the FAA's nationwide ground stop, now reporting its lifting after an hours-long halt to departures (AP, CNN, USA Today, ABC, NYTimes, Washington Post). Coverage attributes the stop to a telecommunications outage affecting air-traffic control centers, with officials saying no indication of nefarious cause (Boston Globe, CBS, OANN). Outlets map delays and describe nationwide snarls (Newsweek, Newsmax, Atlantic).
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21:59⇢America Cleared for Takeoff

⌨Editors report the FAA has lifted its hours-long nationwide ground stop (NYTimes, CNN, AP, Washington Post, CBS, USA Today and others), shifting to restart delays. Transportation Secretary Duffy blamed overloaded routers and aging systems (ABC, Washington Post), while Homeland Security said no cyberattack indication (Boston Globe). Outlets cite thousands of delayed and canceled flights (Breitbart, HuffPost) and stranded sports teams (Fox News).