Election Day dominated a 14-story Tuesday at Virginia Times, from polls opening to decide control of Congress and a scanner failure in Westchester to Gov. Newsom's warning to federal agents, alongside the Bhatt trial, record AMD sales, a guilty plea in an Ethiopia spy case, and new strikes and diplomacy in the Russia-Ukraine and Iran conflicts.
In This Recap
- Maryland Man Pleads Guilty in Ethiopia Spy Case
- Newsom Warns Federal Agents Against Ballot Meddling After ICE Post
- AMD Sales Hit Record $13.4B as Data Center Business Nearly Doubles
- Trump Says Israel Will Stop Getting $4 Billion a Year From the U.S.
- Melania Trump to Bring Russia, Ukraine Envoys to White House
- Pfizer Raises Full-Year Forecast After Third Quarter
- Naresh Bhatt Trial: Judge Refuses to Toss Murder Charges
- Ballot Scanners Down Across Westchester on Election Day
- Polls Open as Americans Decide Control of Congress
- New Jersey Governor Warns Ports Against Accepting Russian Diesel
- US Strikes Iran's Qeshm Island, Officials Say, as Trump Downplays War
- Russia Pounds Ukraine's Grid; Zelenskyy Says Kharkiv Hospital Hit
- Russia Says It Downed 856 Drones; Yaroslavl Refinery Hit, 2 Hurt
- US to Mediate Ukraine-Russia Talks in Abu Dhabi, Witkoff Says
1 Maryland Man Pleads Guilty in Ethiopia Spy Case
A Silver Spring man who held a Top Secret clearance and worked as an IT contractor at three federal agencies pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to spy for Ethiopia. Prosecutors say Abraham Teklu Lemma sent classified U.S. information to Ethiopian officials for more than two years while working at the State Department, the Justice Department and the National Reconnaissance Office.
2 Newsom Warns Federal Agents Against Ballot Meddling After ICE Post
California Gov. Gavin Newsom warned federal agents on Election Day that they would face state prosecution for interfering with voting. His posts on X followed an ICE warning to illegal voters, which Newsom echoed nearly line for line, and he told federal agents a presidential pardon would not shield them from state charges.
3 AMD Sales Hit Record $13.4B as Data Center Business Nearly Doubles
Advanced Micro Devices posted record third-quarter revenue of $13.4 billion, up 45%, as Data Center sales nearly doubled to $8.5 billion. The chipmaker expects about $17 billion in fourth-quarter revenue, while gaming sales fell 40%.
4 Trump Says Israel Will Stop Getting $4 Billion a Year From the U.S.
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States will stop paying Israel about $4 billion a year after the end of this year, telling Fox News that he and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed months ago to end the payments because Israel no longer needs the money.
5 Melania Trump to Bring Russia, Ukraine Envoys to White House
First lady Melania Trump will bring Russian and Ukrainian representatives together at the White House on Thursday and deliver remarks on the Oleshky ceasefire at 11 a.m. ET, the White House said. The meeting follows the localized ceasefire she secured in October.
6 Pfizer Raises Full-Year Forecast After Third Quarter
Pfizer reported third-quarter revenue of $16.6 billion on Tuesday and raised its full-year 2026 guidance to $62 billion to $64 billion, as Eliquis, Padcev and other newer medicines offset steep falls in Paxlovid and Comirnaty sales.
7 Naresh Bhatt Trial: Judge Refuses to Toss Murder Charges
Prosecutors rested their case against Naresh Bhatt on Monday, and Judge Kimberly A. Irving denied a defense motion to dismiss the charges. Mamta Kafle Bhatt's brother was the final witness, and the defense is set to begin its case Wednesday.
8 Ballot Scanners Down Across Westchester on Election Day
Ballot scanners stopped accepting paper ballots across Westchester County on Tuesday morning, the county Board of Elections said, and voters were told to complete paper ballots that were placed in secure orange emergency bags to be counted.
9 Polls Open as Americans Decide Control of Congress
Americans began voting Tuesday in midterm elections deciding control of Congress, all 435 House seats, 35 Senate seats and 36 governorships, after a record 57 million early ballots. Virginia polls were open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
10 New Jersey Governor Warns Ports Against Accepting Russian Diesel
Gov. Mikie Sherrill told New Jersey port and terminal operators that buying or unloading Russian diesel would likely break federal law. Her letter argues a Treasury license issued Oct. 9 conflicts with a 2022 import ban and urges operators to turn away tankers carrying the fuel.
11 US Strikes Iran's Qeshm Island, Officials Say, as Trump Downplays War
U.S. forces struck Iran's Qeshm Island on Monday in the latest of several secret, limited strikes, U.S. officials said. Trump played down renewed war after the midterms, while Tehran said the next move belongs to Washington.
12 Russia Pounds Ukraine's Grid; Zelenskyy Says Kharkiv Hospital Hit
Russia launched a massive overnight attack on Ukraine's power system, leaving many cities with emergency blackouts. Zelenskyy said Russia fired 289 drones, 17 ballistic missiles and 59 cruise missiles and struck a Kharkiv hospital, injuring 73.
13 Russia Says It Downed 856 Drones; Yaroslavl Refinery Hit, 2 Hurt
Russia's Defense Ministry says air defenses brought down 856 Ukrainian drones overnight, including 184 near Moscow. In Yaroslavl, a drone attack on an oil refinery injured two workers, damaged the facility and sparked a fire, according to regional Governor Mikhail Yevrayev.
14 US to Mediate Ukraine-Russia Talks in Abu Dhabi, Witkoff Says
The United States will mediate working-level talks between Ukraine and Russia in Abu Dhabi on Nov. 10-11, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said Monday in a post on X, with discussions on post-war security arrangements, de-escalation, humanitarian efforts and next steps toward peace.
Editor’s Note: This recap was prepared with the assistance of AI tools. Virginia Times gathered the source material from multiple sources and thoroughly reviewed the information before publication.
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