North America Briefing, 11 November 2026

A New York Times report, now citing three people with knowledge, says Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent left his home for a military base after Iranian threats against his life, and Al Jazeera adds that Iran reportedly geolocated his Washington home from a published photo; no official confirmation has been found in these reports. Separately, Axios reports Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick received a classified memo about Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's relationship with Alice Huang, whom U.S. intelligence believes is a Chinese spy; Commerce declined comment and it is unclear whether Lutnick read it. The earlier impeachment push against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth by Rep.

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