The Morning Roundup – November 11, 2026

Good morning from The Monolith Media. Washington is still sorting through the midterm fallout on this Veterans Day. House Republicans picked Jim Jordan as their new leader, Democrats are being told to settle their own leadership squabbles, and President Trump speaks at Arlington National Cemetery as Congress prepares to change hands. The left is hammering the GOP’s leadership choice, the center is tracking the transition and the toll of the U.S.-Canada tariff fight, and the right is zeroing in on Democratic infighting.

LEFT

Charles P. Pierce (Esquire) – “House Republicans Couldn’t Have Picked a Worse Minority Speaker”

Pierce argues that House Republicans’ choice of Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio as their leader, after he beat Steve Scalise 106–73, does nothing to address the problems behind the party’s loss of Congress. He contends there is little difference between Jordan and Scalise on the issues that drove midterm voters, since both have been loyal to the MAGA movement and backed objections to certifying the 2020 results.

Mark Hertling (The Bulwark) – “What Veterans Day Taught Me”

Retired general Mark Hertling reflects on how decades of service, three wars, and assignments around the world deepened his understanding of Veterans Day. He draws the distinction between Memorial Day and Veterans Day, which honors everyone who answered the nation’s call in war and peace, and describes the discipline, courage, and loss he witnessed along the way.

Jen Golbeck (Esquire) – “Why Is It So Hard to Call Out Your Buddy?”

Golbeck explores why men so often stay silent when a friend does something terrible, even when they know they should speak up. Drawing on the idea of “precarious manhood,” the piece argues there is a social and psychological reason that calling out a buddy feels so hard.

CENTER

NBC News – “Live updates: Trump to mark Veterans Day with speech at Arlington National Cemetery”

NBC’s live coverage follows President Trump as he marks Veterans Day with a speech at Arlington National Cemetery while Congress prepares to change hands after the midterms. The blog also notes that members of the Kennedy family have asked to join the legal fight against Trump’s planned “triumphal” arch, arguing it would cast a shadow over their relatives’ graves at Arlington.

POLITICO – “Jeff Van 2”

New Jersey Playbook reports that Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.), who just lost his seat to a Democrat, appears to be planning a 2028 rematch. It is an early sign that the fallout from this month’s midterms is already shaping the next cycle.

POLITICO – “RPOF’s matchup”

Florida Playbook looks at a matchup involving the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) as the state GOP regroups after the midterms. The newsletter offered no public summary, so check the full edition for the details.

Michael Collins (USA TODAY) – “Feeling bleu: Cheesemakers caught in Trump’s tariff dispute”

Collins reports that cheesemakers on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border say the trade war has raised their costs and killed sales. The story frames the tariff fight as a strain not only on business but on a long friendship between the two countries.

USA TODAY – “Vermont cheesemaker says Canada market went from ‘gangbusters to zero’”

In this video, a Vermont cheesemaker says sales to Canada collapsed from “gangbusters to zero.” The producer blames Trump’s rhetoric and the tariff dispute for devastating that market.

POLITICO – “Inside Jensen Huang’s Washington operation”

POLITICO takes a deep dive into how Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang operates in Washington. The piece is built on interviews with more than a dozen lobbyists, executives, former administration officials, and industry analysts.

RIGHT

Fox News (New York Post) – “Whoopi Goldberg tells Dems to stop infighting about leadership: ‘Get your stuff together’”

Whoopi Goldberg used “The View” to urge Democrats to stop fighting over the leadership of Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries. She told the party to “get your stuff together” and focus on its 100-day agenda instead.

James Banakis (John Kass News) – “Here’s to Nostalgic Ties and Fresh Beginnings”

Banakis writes a reflective essay on how we take good things for granted, using a perfect spring day as his example. Its true worth, he argues, is that it signals more good days to come, and once it arrives we quickly start to expect it.

Nola Ojomu (Page Six) – “Prince William reveals glimpse at Prince George’s jaw-dropping artistic talents with never-before-seen drawing”

Prince William guest-edited a special issue of Country Life magazine and used it to showcase a detailed drawing of a kingfisher by his 13-year-old son, Prince George. The story presents it as a proud-dad moment and a rare look at the young royal’s artistic talent.