Friday, November 13th
The day’s biggest stories, what happened, and how the left and the right covered them.
- 1Nvidia China Scandal· Day 16
Treasury Secretary Bessent Blames Commerce
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday blamed the Commerce Department for failing to blacklist Nvidia customer Megaspeed amid concerns about chip exports to China.

CNNBessent points finger at Commerce Department in Nvidia scandal as Trump advisers discuss possible Lutnick ouster
FortuneScott Bessent says Treasury wanted to blacklist Megaspeed 'for months,' blaming Howard Lutnick as Nvidia fallout widens: 'Commerce has the pen'
New York PostTreasury secretary points finger at Howard Lutnick, Commerce Department over Nvidia chip scandal
Balanced· 136 articlesHow each side covered it - 2Microsoft Outage· Day 2
Microsoft’s global outage entered a second day Friday, with the company reporting continued recovery progress but some services still disrupted.
Balanced· 73 articles - 3Logan Circle Shooting Investigation· Day 1
A gunman killed one person and wounded four others Thursday morning in Washington, D.C.’s Logan Circle neighborhood, police said.
Leans Right· 71 articles - 4Schumer Leadership Debate· Day 9
Sen. Bernie Sanders endorsed Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s bid to replace Chuck Schumer as Senate Democratic leader.
Balanced· 69 articles - 5Brooklyn Building Collapse· Day 3
Brooklyn prosecutors opened a criminal inquiry into the building collapse that killed eight people, as scrutiny widened over nearby construction and city oversight.
Balanced· 32 articles - 6Misc
A tanker struck a docked riverboat in New Orleans on Friday afternoon, partially submerging it and prompting rescue operations that remain underway.
Balanced· 27 articles - 7Mississippi Senate Race· Day 10
Scott Colom overcame widespread doubts to defeat Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi and is now challenging Chuck Schumer’s account of recruiting him.
Mostly Left· 22 articles - 8Boebert Reelection Fight· Day 4
Democrat Eileen Laubacher defeated Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District on Friday, denying her a fourth House term.
Leans Left· 20 articles - 9Politics
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to review President Donald Trump’s ban on asylum claims at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Balanced· 20 articles - 10Fed Rate Hike Fight· Day 65
U.S. wholesale inflation reached 6.5% in October from a year earlier, the highest rate since November 2022, the Labor Department reported Friday.
Leans Right· 20 articles
Storylines that moved
Articles a day, last 14 days · All →- Nvidia China ScandalNew: Treasury Secretary Bessent Blames CommerceDay 16
- Hegseth Pentagon TurmoilNew: Democrats Rebuked Over Pete Hegseth VoteDay 16
- Stephen Miller Chief Of Staff TenureNew: Stephen Miller Restricts Lobbyist MeetingsDay 8
- Mississippi Senate RaceNew: Scott Colom Overcame Mississippi SkepticismDay 10
- Russia-Ukraine WarNew: Europe Presses For Ukraine Talks SeatDay 118
Topics in the news
Far more coverage than usual this week · All →- NvidiaOrganization · 1,003 articles26× usual
Jensen HuangPerson · 965 articles170× usual- People's Republic of ChinaPlace · 875 articles20× usual
Pete HegsethPerson · 596 articles10× usual
Howard LutnickPerson · 506 articlesNew
Thomas MassiePerson · 488 articles16× usual
Colette KressPerson · 379 articlesNew
Stephen MillerPerson · 307 articles6× usual








