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November 9: Supreme Court Clears Texas Border Work as Hegseth Faces Impeachment Vote
In U.S. courts
A Massachusetts judge has rejected Lindsay Clancy’s request to dismiss murder charges in the deaths of her three young children in 2023. Judge William Sullivan ruled that a retrial would not violate double-jeopardy protections. He declared a mistrial on September fourth after jurors reported that one holdout prevented a unanimous verdict.
The Supreme Court has allowed border barrier construction to continue in and around Big Bend National Park in Texas while a legal challenge proceeds. The justices halted a lower court’s order pausing construction. The Washington Post reports that the broader project covers more than 500 miles. The administration has backed away from building a wall inside the park, though roads, cameras, barriers and sensors remain planned there.
Russell Brand sentenced
The BBC reports that Russell Brand has been sentenced to ten years and six months in prison after being convicted of rape and sexual assault. Separately, his former partner Jemima Goldsmith has accused him of violence, coercive control and abuse during their relationship.
Colorado’s congressional election
CNN projects that Democrat Eileen Laubacher will defeat Republican Representative Lauren Boebert in Colorado’s Fourth District. Laubacher, a retired rear admiral who served more than three decades in the Navy, focused her campaign on affordability, according to the network.
At the Pentagon
Republican Representative Thomas Massie has forced a House vote later this week on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth amid controversy over the war with Iran. It is Massie’s second effort in two months to oust him. Meanwhile, Hegseth has ordered sweeping changes to military professional education, with a stated focus on skills that help win wars.
France alleges Iranian cyberattack
France has accused Iran of hacking supermarket refrigeration systems after fridges and freezers warmed up in hundreds of stores last month. Tons of chilled and frozen food spoiled.
Factory explosion in Turkey
At least 17 people were killed and 13 injured in an explosion at a steel factory in western Turkey. A crane lifting a boiler collapsed into a large industrial furnace, triggering the explosion and a major fire.
Israel’s government talks
Israel’s president has tasked Eisenkot, a challenger to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with forming a new government following the election.
Anthropic’s new models
Anthropic has released Claude Fable 5.2 and Claude Mythos 5.2 after CEO Dario Amodei called for slower AI capability gains. Independent evaluator METR estimates progress on well-specified tasks is roughly twice as fast as a year earlier, but cautions it may be overstating the acceleration. Anthropic’s redactions limited METR’s reporting. Mythos lacks certain cybersecurity and biology safeguards and is restricted to vetted organizations.
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