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Washington faces another consequential week as Congress returns with a government funding deadline approaching and fresh questions about the administration's direction.

Beyond the Capitol, extreme weather is bringing both relief and new concerns, while financial markets and scientific discoveries are drawing attention worldwide. We're also examining how new Medicaid requirements could affect millions of Americans and what one state's early experience reveals.

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President Trump said his immigration crackdown may have been "too tough" in an interview that aired Sunday on 60 Minutes, his first major interview since Republicans lost control of the House and Senate. He said he deserved high marks for closing the border but was politically hurt by deporting people who had good jobs.

Trump said he thinks he could reach an immigration deal with the new Democratic majority but offered no specifics. The Department of Homeland Security said it is not backing away from the crackdown, and shortly after taping the interview, Trump named Stephen Miller, the key architect of his hard-line immigration agenda, as chief of staff.

Lawmakers return to Washington this week for the final weeks of Republican control of Congress, with government funding set to run out Dec. 11. Another short-term funding bill is all but certain, while the annual defense policy bill is stuck in the politics of the Iran war.

The House is also likely to vote on a measure from Republican Rep. Thomas Massie with eight articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, alleging he waged war on Iran without congressional authorization. House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries, expected to become speaker, said he is "a hard yes," while Trump defended Hegseth.

Recent flooding across the Southwest is providing rare relief to reservoirs that had fallen to record lows during a years-long megadrought. Lake Powell, the second-largest reservoir in the US, rose more than 20 feet from its mid-September low, though it remained just over a quarter full.

Upper Lake Mary, which supplies Flagstaff, Arizona, with up to 40% of its water, has taken in more than 3 billion gallons since early October. Water restrictions on more than 10,000 people around Pagosa Springs, Colorado, have been lifted, though the region remains in drought.

The UN's COP31 climate summit opens Monday in Turkey as a US research group says it is 95% confident 2026 will be the hottest year on record.

Two trains collided south of Cairo, killing seven people and injuring at least 125 when one crashed into the rear of another that was stopped on the same track.

A migrant boat sank off Senegal, killing at least 34 people bound for Spain's Canary Islands as the country's president urged citizens not to risk the crossing.

The Supreme Court hears a case Monday on whether federal officers can be sued for violating constitutional rights, a fight that advocates tie to accusations against immigration agents.

A Utah judge is expected Monday to set a trial date in Charlie Kirk's killing as defense lawyers propose 2029 and prosecutors seek a January 2028 start.

Some Social Security payments will arrive early on Tuesday for recipients born between the 1st and 10th of their birth month because Veterans Day falls on Wednesday.

Nvidia shares slid in premarket trading after its board opened an inquiry into reports that CEO Jensen Huang was targeted by a Chinese spy as Beijing denied any plot.

Palantir hired former Sen. Jon Tester in an advisory role as tech companies bring on former Democratic lawmakers ahead of the scrutiny they expect from the new Congress.

Taiwan's main stock index jumped 4.9% Monday as chipmaker TSMC surged 4.7% after US artificial intelligence stocks won some relief Friday from a week of sell-offs.

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Physicists created an exotic quantum state at room temperature with a tiny light-trapping device in work that points to more practical quantum technology for computing and sensors.

Work to save Kabul's ancient Bala Hissar fortress has uncovered a Buddhist monastery and Mughal palace baths among finds spanning more than two millennia of history.

California may hold about 61,000 insect species as a DNA survey of more than 1 million specimens suggests roughly a third have yet to be sampled.

Kyle Larson clinched back-to-back NASCAR titles at Homestead-Miami Speedway to become the 11th driver with three Cup championships and the first repeat champion since Jimmie Johnson in 2010.

Teenager Blades Brown won in Mexico to become the youngest PGA Tour winner in 95 years after beating Ben James on the second playoff hole.

Austin Reaves scored 43 points with Luka Doncic sidelined as the Lakers held off Detroit 121-116 after building a 26-point lead in the second quarter.

C.J. Stroud threw five touchdown passes while feeling ill as Houston routed the winless Chargers 44-22 with two season-best 63-yard scores to Tank Dell and Kayshon Boutte.

Harlem is getting a new museum this weekend as the National Urban League opens New York City's first dedicated to civil rights struggles in the North.

The Theranos film You Can See Everything won all five categories it was nominated in at Sunday's Critics Choice Documentary Awards, including Best Documentary Feature and Best Director.

Godzilla Minus Zero opened with $31.6 million to nearly triple its predecessor's debut and set a record for a live-action foreign-language film in the US and Canada.

What it is: Nebraska became the first state to enforce Medicaid work requirements under President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act, launching them May 1, eight months before most states are set to follow. About 70,000 adult enrollees must prove they're working or doing a similar activity for 80 hours a month unless they qualify for an exemption.

The detail: State officials say 86% of affected applicants met the requirement or qualified for an exclusion, and 93% of existing enrollees kept their coverage. As of early July, most denials tied to the rules were for unsubmitted paperwork. Average call center wait times nearly doubled from about 13 minutes to 26 between May and July, and calls topped 101,000 in August, up 66% from May. One Omaha man with kidney cancer said he was told he had lost coverage because he hadn't met a work requirement, so he canceled a CT scan.

Why it matters: Next year, work requirements will apply to millions of adult Medicaid enrollees in more than 40 states. The Congressional Budget Office has estimated the policy will leave 5.3 million more people uninsured by 2034, and advocates in Nebraska say many enrollees are confused about whether the rules even apply to them.

What to watch: Democrats have said they plan to repeal the Medicaid changes in their first 100 hours in office in January, though Trump could veto the effort. Until then, Nebraska's experience could be a preview for the states rolling out the rules next year.

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Tiny Bethesda University split its men's basketball roster into three squads to play three games in two days and lost them by a combined 239 points.

Two fishermen rescued a cruise ship pianist treading water about 20 miles off California where officials believe he may have spent nine hours after falling overboard.

A pair of lifelong Michigan singles found love at 65 and 76 in Bay City after both had heart procedures and landed in the same cardiac rehab program.

The Great Boston Fire destroys much of the city's downtown (1872) · Theodore Roosevelt leaves for Panama, becoming the first sitting president to travel abroad (1906) · Nazis attack Jewish homes, businesses and synagogues across Germany and Austria in Kristallnacht (1938) · A blackout leaves about 30 million people in the Northeast and Canada without power (1965) · East Germany opens the Berlin Wall (1989)

"Now what belongs together will grow together." — Former West German Chancellor Willy Brandt the day after the Berlin Wall opened (1989)

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