Republican US Senator Kevin Cramer from the Senate Banking Committee has called on Jensen Huang to step down as Nvidia CEO after revelations of the tech executive's affair with a Chinese businesswoman alleged to be a spy for Beijing

Republicans chose Senate Majority Leader John Thune and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan to lead them against a Democratic-controlled Congress that will take power in January for the final two years of Donald Trump's presidency

Republicans in the US House of Representatives blocked an effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, winning a reprieve for the polarizing Pentagon chief before Democrats take control of Congress next year and possibly try again

Republican Representative Troy Downing said the Hegseth impeachment effort in Congress sets a "horrible precedent that’s going to disable any administration in the White House moving forward"

Republicans just suffered major midterm losses. Now, Pete Hegseth could face an impeachment vote before Democrats even take control of Congress. Rep. Thomas Massie is moving to force a House vote against the defense secretary, with some Republicans privately warning the effort could succeed. The looming showdown tests whether GOP leaders can hold their party together behind Hegseth. See why the vote could be closer than Republicans expected:

"Republicans lost the midterms because of the war and its economic consequences. The good news is that job growth and GDP growth are still strong, and inflation will drop quickly if the war is ended now," David Sacks has said

Republican Rep. Thomas Massie introduced a measure to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, citing charges including waging the Iran war without congressional authorization and committing extrajudicial killings