Top National News Today Nov 13 2026: Van Hollen Challenges Schumer, Nvidia CEO Resigns, Microsoft Outage | 17GEN4 News
WASHINGTON — November 13, 2026 — National headlines today are dominated by a high-stakes Democratic Senate leadership fight in the wake of historic midterm gains, the sudden resignation of Nvidia’s longtime CEO amid a national-security scandal, a major Microsoft outage disrupting millions, and fresh U.S.-Iran tensions in the Gulf.
Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen has launched a formal challenge to New York’s Chuck Schumer for Senate Majority Leader. Van Hollen, a progressive voice, framed the bid as a response to voters’ call for change after Democrats secured control of both chambers. “This is not about any one individual, but it is about answering the call of the American people,” he said, arguing the party needs new leadership to reject the status quo. The closed-door secret-ballot vote is set for early December. Schumer has asserted he has the votes to continue, while Van Hollen has drawn support from figures including Bernie Sanders and described himself as an underdog. It marks the first contested Democratic Senate leadership race in decades.
In technology and national security, Nvidia co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang resigned effective immediately after reports of an affair with Alice Huang (no relation), a Chinese businesswoman and Megaspeed executive whom U.S. intelligence suspects of gathering information for Beijing’s Ministry of State Security. The board launched an investigation into potential foreign intelligence targeting. Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress is serving as interim CEO while a permanent successor is sought. Nvidia has suffered steep market-value losses amid the fallout, with lawmakers probing related chip-export issues involving Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. Huang had previously admitted the affair in a message to employees and said he would cooperate with the review.
A widespread Microsoft 365 outage that began Thursday continued into Friday, knocking out or disrupting Outlook, Teams, Copilot, and related services for users across at least 74 countries. Governments, airlines, businesses, and schools reported impacts. Microsoft attributed the problem to server failures during automated health checks (not a cyberattack) and reported limited recovery progress while working to restore capacity and clear email backlogs. Downdetector logged tens of thousands of user reports at peak.
On the foreign-policy front, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed it destroyed a U.S. early-warning radar system in Bahrain in retaliation for a U.S. strike on a telecommunications tower in Sirik near the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. Central Command denied the claim, stating that two Iranian one-way attack drones were shot down with no injuries or damage. President Trump has indicated the U.S. does not need a new deal with Iran and has pointed to regional partners urging restraint. The exchange occurs amid a broader period of sporadic strikes following earlier conflict.
These stories follow Democrats’ midterm gains that flipped control of Congress, setting the stage for a reordered Washington in January. Other national notes include ongoing coverage of election aftermath and related policy fights. 17GEN4.com
Top National News Today Nov 13 2026: Van Hollen Challenges Schumer, Nvidia CEO Resigns, Microsoft Outage | 17GEN4 News
Breaking U.S. national headlines November 13 2026: Chris Van Hollen challenges Chuck Schumer for Senate majority leader after midterms, Jensen Huang resigns as Nvidia CEO over alleged Chinese spy scandal, massive Microsoft Outlook/Teams outage hits millions, Iran claims US radar strike in Bahrain. Latest updates from 17GEN4.com.
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CNN on Van Hollen-Schumer: https://www.cnn.com/2026/11/12/politics/chris-van-hollen-chuck-schumer-senate-democratic-leader
Wired / multiple on Huang resignation: https://www.wired.com/story/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-steps-down/
Forbes / Guardian / Reuters on Microsoft outage
Guardian / CENTCOM reports on Iran-Bahrain claims
Democracy Now! / NPR / Google News aggregations for daily overview
All details drawn from contemporaneous reporting as of November 13, 2026.
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