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CENTCOM: ship disabled • White offered job • Measles tops 5,000 👇
📅 November 7th, 2026AD
THE FIVE NATIONAL STORIES AMERICANS SHOULD KNOW TODAY
📋 TONIGHT'S FIVE
1. 🚢 CENTCOM: cargo ship disabled
2. 🏛️ White offered press job
3. ⚖️ Trump seeks DOJ review
4. 🗳️ DOJ drops ballot lawsuit
5. 🏥 Measles cases top 5,000
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🚢 CENTCOM SAYS U.S. DISABLED CARGO SHIP
A U.S. military aircraft disabled a cargo vessel that tried to break the blockade of Iran on Saturday, Nov. 7, U.S. Central Command said, according to Reuters.
CENTCOM said the St. Kitts-flagged ship was leaving regional waters after visiting an Iranian port.
U.S. forces directed its crew to leave targeted spaces before a plane fired precision munitions at the stern, Reuters reported.
Separately, CENTCOM announced Task Force Iron Gate to target shipments of weapons and sanctioned materials across Iran's land borders and the Caspian Sea.
CENTCOM said the naval blockade has prevented Iran from exporting more than $25 billion in crude oil.
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🏛️ TRUMP OFFERS DANA WHITE PRESS SECRETARY JOB
President Donald Trump said on Truth Social that he offered UFC president and CEO Dana White the job of White House press secretary, NBC News reported.
White "has been offered the job of Press Secretary of the United States," Trump wrote.
"Dana, please take the job!" the president added.
NBC's report does not confirm whether White has accepted the offer.
NBC News also reported that Trump signaled there could be more Cabinet departures during an interview set to air Sunday on CBS' "60 Minutes."
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⚖️ TRUMP SEEKS DOJ REVIEW OF DEMOCRATIC LEADERS
President Donald Trump said he is ordering the Justice Department to investigate what he calls "criminal extortion" by Democratic leaders who have pledged investigations of his administration, NBC News reported.
Trump also singled out Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., in his Truth Social remarks.
Slotkin said officials should face accountability if they violate the law or use public money for personal gain. Those who have not broken the law have nothing to answer for, she said.
The extortion allegation is Trump's characterization. No Justice Department response appears in the available reporting.
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🗳️ DOJ FILES TO DROP CALIFORNIA BALLOT SUIT
The Justice Department filed to voluntarily dismiss its California mail-ballot lawsuit Friday, Nov. 6, according to its court filing.
It sought to set aside ballots from about 20,000 people DOJ claimed were "likely" noncitizens, California Attorney General Rob Bonta's office said.
DOJ said the requested relief would no longer be available because California would have commingled the challenged ballots with other ballots. Its filing noted the Supreme Court had denied its application.
Bonta's office said DOJ dropped the case after four court losses rather than face a court-ordered evidentiary hearing scheduled for Nov. 13.
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🏥 U.S. MEASLES CASES TOP 5,000
The CDC reported 5,182 confirmed U.S. measles cases for 2026 as of Nov. 5. About 96% were linked to outbreaks.
The agency lists four confirmed deaths. ABC News reported eight state-confirmed measles-associated deaths, with the CDC having confirmed four of those so far.
MMR vaccination coverage among U.S. kindergartners fell to 92.4% in the 2025-26 school year, down from 95.2% in 2019-20, according to the CDC.
Two doses of MMR vaccine are 97% effective at preventing measles, the agency says.
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WASHINGTON WATCH
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8th, 2026AD
📅 Sunday: Trump's CBS "60 Minutes" interview is set to air, NBC News reports. No airtime was provided in the available report.
📅 Sunday: The president is scheduled to depart Palm Beach, Florida, for the White House, according to the White House weekend schedule. No departure time is listed.
🗳️ Tuesday, Nov. 10: Mississippi's deadline for absentee and affidavit ballots, according to MS NOW.
That's America Tonight.
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