Hegseth’s security threatens journalists with removal from news conference

Key Points:

• Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller indicated the Fed may raise interest rates by 0.5% in December if inflation remains high, with October's core prices rising 0.3%, signaling persistent inflation concerns.
• House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries condemned Stephen Miller, President Trump's new chief of staff, as a "stone-cold racist" and stated he has no interest in working with him, highlighting partisan tensions ahead of the new Congress.
• A 120-acre parcel on Cape Cod, historically significant to the Nauset tribe, was transferred from The Nature Conservancy to the Indigenous-led Native Land Conservancy, reflecting broader #LandBack efforts to restore ancestral lands.
• Dia Harris, a former federal equity officer fired during the Trump administration's purge of diversity initiatives, filed a lawsuit alleging racial discrimination and wrongful dismissal, seeking reinstatement and back pay.
• The National Transportation Safety Board recovered the cockpit voice recorder from a Learjet 60 crash in West Palm Beach that killed nine people; investigators are evaluating the device to understand the crash circumstances.
• A federal judge denied the Trump administration's request to halt an injunction against tree cutting at East Potomac Golf Links, ruling the removals were part of a plan to replace the historic course, maintaining legal protections for the site.