Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., was projected to win re-election to a fifth term in Minnesota's 5th Congressional District. Fox's own coverage describes her celebrating at Karmel Mall; the mall is described by its owner as the largest Somali mall in the world, though the “nation's first Somali shopping center” phrasing was not independently confirmed.
Al Jazeera reports that thousands of pro-government demonstrators marched in Tehran for the 47th anniversary of the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover. The annual event occurs on Nov. 4; Al Jazeera's live coverage says this year's march came amid the U.S.-Israel war on Iran.
The Wall Street Journal reported that the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee called for investigations into the war with Iran and U.S. military strikes in the Caribbean and Latin America.
BI'm Brian, Bella's here. News Tonight starts with a fight over the Pentagon.
BThe Wall Street Journal's post on X says the top Democrat on Armed Services wants investigations into the Iran war.
BNot just Iran—the post also points to U.S. strikes in the Caribbean and Latin America.
BAnd CNN's post on X reports House Democrats could vote to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as soon as next week.
BCould is doing a lot there. CNN's post says GOP midterm losses are fueling the push, but the impeachment timeline isn't confirmed.
BSo Hegseth's the target. But here's my question: is he the cause, or the scapegoat?
BHe's the defense secretary. If the war's unpopular, he owns his part.
BTrump made the call to go to war. Hegseth didn't launch it.
BHe executes it. The strikes in Latin America? That's the Pentagon's plan.
BRight—so Congress hits the Cabinet because it can't hit the White House. Pressure valve.
BMaybe. But it's oversight, not a temper tantrum.
BOversight that starts the week after a midterm wipeout? Come on.
BTiming doesn't make it wrong.
BDifferent world: Al Jazeera's post on X reports thousands of pro-government marchers in Tehran today.
BForty-seven years since the U.S. Embassy takeover, and the U.S.-Israel war on Iran continues.
BThat rally is propaganda, and it's still dangerous. The regime wants to turn the war into a 1979 grievance.
BBut you can't dismiss it all as theater. That crowd also has real anger.
BReal anger aimed where the government points it.
BFair enough. But it's a loyalty test, not a peace march.
BAnd for something smaller: CNN posted on X that the Southern Taurid meteor shower peaks tonight, with a chance of fireballs.
BAfter Iran and impeachment, a fireball actually sounds relaxing.
BBest viewing after midnight, away from city lights.
BMy couch is dark enough.