Evening Edition · Fri, Nov 13 · 6:57 p.m.

The Essential 10 · about 3 minutes

1. New

   The FAA grounded departing flights nationwide because of communications problems

   The Federal Aviation Administration grounded departing flights nationwide Friday afternoon because of communications problems at regional air traffic control centers, disrupting air travel across the country. The Guardian reported nearly 11,000 flights were delayed or canceled at airports nationwide as a result of the halt.

   Reporting: Associated Press, The Guardian, KCRA 3 Sacramento, WRAL News, NBC Bay Area, mprnews.org, vtdigger.org, kvue.com

2. New

   Justices will review a ruling rejecting the administration's border asylum restrictions

   The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether the Trump administration can suspend asylum access at the southern border, taking up its appeal of a federal appeals court ruling that found the policy unlawful. The ban, issued by Donald Trump on Jan. 20, 2025, remains in effect during litigation; the court is expected to rule by the end of June.

   Reporting: Bloomberg, NBC News, PBS News (with Associated Press), The Hill, SCOTUSblog, WTOP News, elpasomatters.org (with Associated Press)

3. New

   CMS allowed states to postpone enforcing Medicaid work requirements for six months

   The Trump administration is giving states the option of delaying enforcement of Medicaid work requirements for six months, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said Friday. The rules still take effect Jan. 1, but states using the delay must begin checking then and people will not lose coverage for failing to comply before July.

   Reporting: NBC News, Politico, The New York Times, The Hill, Mezha, NOTUS, Political Wire, statnews.com

4. Updated

   Lutnick agreed to testify before the Senate Banking Committee

   Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has agreed to testify before the Senate Banking Committee as scrutiny intensifies over his department’s handling of advanced Nvidia chip exports to China, MS NOW reported. Reuters separately reported that senior White House officials have discussed whether to remove Lutnick, citing two people familiar with the matter.

   Reporting: Bloomberg, Newsweek, CNBC, Politico, The Times of India, MS NOW, coinpaper.com

5. New

   Atlantic Asphalt tanker hits the docked American Heritage riverboat near New Orleans

   The tanker Atlantic Asphalt struck the docked riverboat American Heritage on the Mississippi River near the Port of New Orleans around 12:30 p.m. Friday, capsizing the vessel and prompting a rescue effort. The port said about 129 passengers, plus crew, were aboard; WWNO reported 32 people were injured and no passengers were missing.

   Reporting: ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, Deutsche Welle, ABC7 New York, wwno.org, wdsu.com, fox8live.com

6. Updated

   European leaders agreed to form a team for peace negotiations in Ukraine

   European leaders agreed to form a team to represent Europe in negotiations on peace in Ukraine, European Council President Antonio Costa said on Nov. 13. The team will include EU institutions and the five countries known as the E5 in the Coalition of the Willing: France, Germany, Italy, Poland and the United Kingdom.

   Reporting: The Kyiv Independent, cyprus-mail.com

7. New

   A federal appeals court ruled the Transportation Department wrongly withheld New York highway funding

   A federal appeals court ruled Friday that the U.S. Transportation Department wrongly withheld nearly $74 million in highway funding from New York after the state declined to revoke nearly 33,000 questionable commercial driver’s licenses issued to immigrants. The court said rules requiring cancellation when drivers lost legal status were not then in place.

   Reporting: PBS News (with Associated Press), UA News, Marietta Daily Journal, Newsmax, cedarnews.net

8. New

   A federal grand jury added an attempted-terrorism charge against Cole Tomas Allen

   A federal grand jury has added an attempted-terrorism charge against Cole Tomas Allen, 31, in the case stemming from the April 25 shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner. Allen now faces five counts, including attempted assassination of Donald Trump, and has not entered a plea to the new charge, NBC News reported.

   Reporting: NBC News, The Hill, Mezha, Daily Mail, The Daily Wire, Newsmax, inquisitr.com

9. New

   SpaceX launched Starship’s 15th test flight from its South Texas site

   SpaceX launched Starship’s 15th test flight from its South Texas site on Friday, but diverted the Super Heavy booster to a Gulf of Mexico splashdown rather than attempting its planned catch at the launch tower. The flight was the company’s first attempt to recover both the booster and upper-stage spacecraft at the site.

   Reporting: NBC News, CBS News, CNBC, interestingengineering.com

10. Continuing

    Microsoft made progress restoring infrastructure capacity during a global outage

    Microsoft said Friday it was making progress restoring infrastructure capacity, but had not confirmed full recovery as its global outage entered a second day. The disruption affected Outlook, Teams, Copilot and other Microsoft 365 services, with users worldwide reporting interruptions and some unable to access work tools.

    Reporting: BBC News, The Conversation, The Jerusalem Post, Stories Framing the Globe, El País, coinpaper.com, tech.co, clarin.com