Monday, November 9, 2026
World Brief Now

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Monday, November 9, 2026

All World Brief Now updates for this day, Central Time.

  1. 6 AM CTMorning Brief: Iran drops missile-range cap; Eisenkot gets Israel mandate; Miller named chief of staff; Court hears Bivens case
    • Update: Iran's Guards say they have lifted their 2,000-kilometer missile-range cap after U.S. launches Task Force Iron Gate
    • Israel's president taps Netanyahu rival Gadi Eisenkot to try to form the next government
    • Krakow gunman who killed six in Main Square dies in hospital; Poland to review gun-permit rules
    • Stephen Miller replaces Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff; some House Republicans object
  2. 5 PM CTEvening Brief: Court clears Big Bend border wall; AR-15 case set for Dec. 2; Iran talks stall; Trump eyes Xi-Putin meeting
    • Supreme Court lets Trump administration resume Big Bend border wall construction
    • Court denies 200-plus petitions; AR-15 ban case set for Dec. 2 argument with the U.S. government participating
    • Rubio says Iran talks are far from a breakthrough as U.S. strikes Qeshm Island again
    • Trump says he likely will meet Xi and Putin at APEC in Shenzhen; Beijing says it is "in communication"