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Immigrant rights and human rights activists have warned for months that federal agents covering up their faces have created a number of problems, including the impersonation of officers. WIRED reported Tuesday that last month, the FBI acknowledged that when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement cannot be identified and confirmed as legitimate,...
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A prominent election lawyer blasted President Donald Trump during a podcast interview on Tuesday after the Trump administration suffered a loss in court. Last week, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., permanently halted Trump's efforts to require people who file federal voter registration forms to prove they are U.S. citizens. U.S. District Judge...
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President Donald Trump warned there would be "life or death" consequences if the U.S. Supreme Court rules against his global tariff program ahead of Wednesday's oral arguments. "Tomorrow's United States Supreme Court case is, literally, LIFE OR DEATH for our Country," Trump wrote in a Tuesday post on Truth Social. "With a Victory, we have...
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The Justice Department took the extremely rare step on Tuesday of notifying a federal judge it would disregard a court order.Specifically, the judge presiding over the government's criminal bank fraud case against New York Attorney General Letitia James ordered federal prosecutors to provide discovery on James' motion to dismiss the case on ...
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Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) isn't happy with President Donald Trump's Department of Defense, and he's speaking out. Reuters reported Tuesday that, after so many leaks, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has locked down the Pentagon to the point that no one is allowed to speak to members of Congress without his explicit permission. "Man, I can't even...
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A woman who voted for President Donald Trump three times is now leading the challenge to his sweeping tariffs, saying Trump has exceeded his authority, according to The New York Times.Sara Albrecht heads the Liberty Justice Center, a right-leaning legal organization representing an "ideologically diverse" coalition of businesses that has sued over...
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A judge humiliated a Department of Homeland Security lawyer, saying "If you interrupt me one more time..." after he tried to shut down the judge's questions about Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller's involvement in ICE operations and secret commands he may have handed Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino, according to reports Tuesday. U.S....
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Dick Cheney has died, according to reports Tuesday morning, at the age of 84.A formidable White House and defense department aide (under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford) who left to head an equally formidable Texas-based oil company (with vast federal contracts) and then back in Washington as vice president to George W. Bush, Cheney is...
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Some Senate Republicans are reportedly scared of the consequences of voting against legislation to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies to millions of people — and are trying to work out a way to survive the optics of it.The extension of ACA subsidies, without which some people could see their premium costs double or triple, is the sticking point...
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A Republican lawmaker is pushing to impeach President Donald Trump's latest enemy — a "radical activist" judge the DOJ has previously targeted — but failed after a clerical error put a stop to the attack.Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) announced Tuesday in a social post that he filed articles of impeachment against U.S. District Judge James Boasberg...
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On Wednesday, November 5 — the day after the United States' 2025 off-year elections — the U.S. Supreme Court will be hearing oral arguments in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, a case involving President Donald Trump's ability to unilaterally impose tariffs via executive order under the Emergency Powers Act of 1977.Many Democrats are hoping...
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MSNBC News reporter Carol Leonnig posted a "rare" rebuke of the director of the FBI from the agents' own association. In a statement on Tuesday, the FBI Agents Association addressed the ongoing "chaos" under the leadership of Director Kash Patel. "The actions yesterday — in which FBI Special Agents were terminated and then reinstated shortly...
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Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) is on day five of her war against the Charleston Airport, issuing several threats of lawsuits, though she hasn't clarified if the suit will be against the police or against the airport and what she intends to sue them for specifically. South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has trolled Mace during her anti-CHS war,...
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As the government shutdown reached its 35th day on Tuesday, one Republican pollster is predicting the shutdown will end as early as next week, and entirely due to the lapse of a wildly popular government anti-poverty program."There are so many people in America that live paycheck-to-paycheck, and they can't afford to miss even one check,” said...
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A red state's top election official was forced to notify voters they weren't able to cast votes against New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.Elections during odd-numbered years when voters don't cast ballots for presidents or congressional representatives are known as off-year elections, and the election this year in Kentucky is entirely...
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened not to fund SNAP benefits until the government shutdown ends — despite two federal court orders that his administration is required to — prompting a slew of responses online. Trump shared on his Truth Social platform on Election Day: "SNAP BENEFITS, which increased by Billions and Billions of Dollars...
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After the Trump administration was ordered by the federal courts to pay SNAP recipients during the federal government shutdown, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is urging Americans using food stamps and other social services to join the Republican Party.Congressional Republicans slashed over $1 trillion from Medicaid and SNAP in President Donald...
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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt insisted that President Donald Trump was in "optimal physical health" after CNN's Kristen Holmes noted that patients do not typically undergo MRI procedures during routine health screenings. "Why did President Trump get an MRI?" Holmes asked during Tuesday's White House press briefing."Look, as President...
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President Donald Trump has signaled a rampage is in store if Republican senators don't kill the filibuster — and he's "ready to go nuclear," according to a new Axios report Tuesday. The president has indicated he will make life a "living hell" for GOP loyalists who don't follow his command and posted about it multiple times on his Truth Social...
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A United flight arriving at Washington's National Airport was isolated on a runway around noon on Tuesday after reports of a bomb on board, according to reports.The major international airport was hit by a ground stop.CNN correspondent Pete Muntean said sources had told him a bomb threat had been received.It's the third time in the past week that...
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Is the No Kings movement the new Tea Party movement?That's certainly the opinion of some Never Trump conservatives. In the more than 7 million people who protested against the Trump regime, they see the highest ideals of the Tea Party, chief among them limited government, individual liberty and the sovereignty of the people.But that's the thing....
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Attorney General Pam Bondi lashed out at the Biden administration on X Tuesday after she accused it of "unprecedented action” of seizing President Donald Trump's phone.Bondi made the announcement as part of the Justice Department's ongoing investigation into Operation Arctic Frost, an alleged project perpetrated by the Biden administration to...
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On Halloween Night 2025, President Donald Trump held a Great Gatsby-themed party at Mar-a-Lago, complete with 1920s dresses, headbands, dancers and Prohibition-era nostalgia.F. Scott Fitzgerald's famous novel "The Great Gatsby," published 100 years ago in 1925, captured the hedonism of The Jazz Age and, in 1974, was adapted into a movie starring...
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A group of Arizona math teachers were swarmed with death threats and calls for their jobs after a Turning Point USA employee falsely accused them of mocking the assassination of the organization's co-founder Charlie Kirk.Andrew Kolvet, a Turning Point USA spokesman and executive producer of the Charlie Kirk Show podcast, drew attention Saturday...
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President Donald Trump announced that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits would not be disbursed until the government shutdown ends after attorneys for his administration promised a federal judge that at least half of the payments would be sent out in November."SNAP BENEFITS, which increased by Billions and Billions of Dollars...
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A Border Patrol agent testified that a former federal worker threw a sandwich at him so hard he felt the impact through his ballistic vest.Sean Dunn, who was fired from his Justice Department job after becoming known as the "D.C. Sandwich Guy," is standing trial this week for misdemeanor assault of a federal officer. Border Patrol agent Gregory...
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The first day of the trial of Sean Dunn, the man known as D.C.'s "Sandwich Guy" after he was accused of hurling a Subway hoagie at a federal agent, kicked off on Tuesday — with his alleged victim the first on the stand. According to the federal agent, Gregory Lairmore, the assault by a sub resulted in his uniform being permeated with the "smell"...
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Latino voters who helped seal Florida's status as a Republican stronghold are now reeling with anger, bewilderment and guilt over their support of President Donald Trump, according to El País."Trump's manifesto of economic prosperity and law and order clashes with a reality that continues to punish disadvantaged families," writes Abel...
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For a second time, U.S. District Court Judge Cameron McGowan Currie has ordered the Department of Justice to turn over transcripts from the grand jury that indicted former FBI Director James Comey after the department failed to include statements made by interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan.In an order last month, McGowan first requested the...
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy issued a grace warning Tuesday over the ongoing government shutdown, predicting that if it were to persist into next week the United States would descend into "mass chaos.”"If you bring us to a week from today, Democrats, you will see mass chaos, you will see mass flight delays,” Duffy said, according to...
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A cabal of billionaires is plotting a strategy to ensure MAGA rule outlive President Donald Trump — and they've already decided on a preferred heir for their political movement.The small group of right-wing donors convened in 2019 in the tiny village of Rockbridge, Ohio, about 50 miles southwest of Columbus, to discuss plans for extending the...
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A legal expert is enraged by the Trump White House's new Myspace spoof website launched during the government shutdown, saying "I can't believe this is real" and calling the move "disgusting."Eliza Orlins, a public defender and former Manhattan district attorney candidate, said in an Instagram reel that the White House launched a page on its...
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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) defended President Donald Trump for throwing a Great Gatsby-themed party at Mar-A-Lago as his administration was expected to suspend supplemental food aid for Americans.During a press conference on Tuesday, a reporter asked Johnson about the "split-screen" optics of Trump's lavish party, which occurred as...
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Erika Kirk, the widow of slain right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk, revealed Tuesday that she had rejected an offer from Sinclair Broadcasting Group to have Jimmy Kimmel apologize to her after his controversial remarks that led to his show's short-lived cancellation.Kimmel's late-night talk show was briefly cancelled after he mocked President Donald...
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Political strategist Max Burns claims President Donald Trump would have had to work hard to do Democrats any more favors in the upcoming gubernatorial race in Virginia."Trump's government shutdown led to widespread fury among Virginia's more than 320,000 struggling federal workers,” argued Burns at MSNBC. "Now, [Republican candidate Winsome]...
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Fox Business' Maria Bartiromo rushed to the defense of an immigration agent Tuesday who was seen on film repeatedly punching a man who was pinned to the ground by the officer while handcuffed.A raid conducted Friday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Evanston, Illinois descended into chaos after a Homeland Security spokesperson...
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President Donald Trump has dismissed the inspector general in charge of the Federal Housing Finance Agency — a government agency that has become controversial due to Trump's appointee in the role lobbing a series of questionable bank fraud allegations at various critics and opponents of the president.According to Reuters, "The ouster of Joe...
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President Donald Trump was served a warning that he was making a grave political mistake by denying economic reality.The president stated during his "60 Minutes” interview Sunday evening that "we have no inflation" and insisted "our groceries are down," by a CNN analysis found inflation rose in September to its highest annual rate since January,...
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Bomb threats are being called into polling places around New Jersey as people go to the polls, according to reports.News12 reported Tuesday morning, as voting began, that threats are prompting polling locations to be moved or closed temporarily, reducing access. The threats were called into Bergen County, Essex County, Mercer County, Middlesex...
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A court fight is playing out over federal and state investigations into a Virginia activist who passed out leaflets showing the home address of White House official Stephen Miller.Court records reviewed by the New York Times show that a local court approved the search of a cellphone belonging to Barbara Wien, who has not been charged with any...
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As millions of voters head to the polls in New York City, New Jersey and Virginia, a new CBS News poll asks Americans nationally about President Trump's approach and how that compares to what they perceive as the Democrats' approach. Anthony Salvanto breaks down the findings.
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Voters will head to the polls in New Jersey and Virginia to elect new governors. In New York City, Zohran Mamdani faces off against Andrew Cuomo. Democratic strategist Joel Payne and Republican strategist Terry Sullivan break down what to know about the major contests.
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The mayoral race in New York City is tightening ahead of Tuesday's Election Day. Meanwhile, the race for New Jersey governor between Republican Jack Ciattarelli and Democrat Mikie Sherrill heated up with an appearance from former President Barack Obama at a rally for Sherrill over the weekend. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe has more details.
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As the 2024 presidential campaign enters the last few days, Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and Democratic Sen. Catherine Coretz Masto of Nevada join "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan." Plus, CBS News director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto joins with the latest CBS News Battleground Tracker.
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Polls show Republican Jack Ciattarelli has closed in on Democrat Mikie Sherrill since the start of September in the race for New Jersey governor. Sherrill is a former Navy officer and was elected as a New Jersey congresswoman in 2018. Ciattarelli is a former state assemblyman and this is his third attempt at becoming governor.
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Disgraced former Rep. George Santos (R-NY) took to X on Tuesday morning to voice a posthumous attack on former Vice President Dick Cheney, who passed away at the age of 84 due to a lifelong heart condition."Dick Cheney will meet his maker and will have lots of explaining to do," said Santos. "I wish his family well all things considered, but I...
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The conservative law firm Pacific Legal Foundation weaponized a 19th century law designed to protect Black Americans' civil rights to force the University of California at San Diego to shutter its scholarship program for Black students by making it available to all students, The Washington Post reported Tuesday."It's an attack on private efforts to...
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President Donald Trump issued a stern demand to Republican lawmakers Tuesday, one that if not met, could result in the GOP facing an electoral catastrophe in the upcoming midterm elections."The Democrats are far more likely to win the Midterms, and the next Presidential Election, if we don't do the Termination of the Filibuster (The Nuclear...
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The Department of Justice on Monday submitted a filing in the cases of former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James defending the appointment of interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan. But multiple attorneys, professors and journalists are blasting the DOJ in what they view as a last-ditch attempt to keep Halligan in...
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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is driving his party into the ditch with his strategy to navigate the federal government shutdown, David Lurie wrote for Public Notice on Tuesday.This comes amid other reporting on how President Donald Trump's ever-changing shutdown narrative is often stepping on Johnson's strategy and leaving him guessing."It's...
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Five-year-old Luz spent 72 days separated from her father, Julio Rodriguez, after they were detained at the U.S.-Mexico border in 2018.Escaping extortion and violence in Guatemala, Julio was detained in Texas while Luz was sent to a shelter in New York. Eventually, they reunited in Atlanta and joined family in Massachusetts.Melanie Hernandez left...
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President Donald Trump and his administration are exuding confidence about their chances in the tariff case heading into a Supreme Court hearing this week, but they have a backup plan just in case the justices rule against him – and it ultimately could force Congress to come back to work.If the court he largely shaped finds that Trump exceeded...
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Former special counsel Jack Smith wanted to file a motion to have far-right Trump appointed U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon disqualified from overseeing the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case against President Donald Trump, according to a new book by Carol D. Leonnig and Aaron C. Davis and profiled by The Washington Post.But he hit a brick wall...
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Dana Perino, who served in the Bush administration as White House press secretary, lauded the CIA's systematic torture program in a glowing tribute to her old boss, former Vice President Dick Cheney, after his death on Tuesday.Cheney, who played a central role in pushing falsified evidence to justify the U.S. invasion of Iraq, died on Tuesday at 84...
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"For anyone holding their breath,” someone said online a couple weeks ago, "waiting for this fascist Trump regime to hit rock bottom: There is no rock bottom. Their depravity will continue to shock the world, week after week, for as long as they hold power.”It is a good time to reflect on how true this statement is as we approach the one-year...
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The Supreme Court's right-wing justices will be "squirming" on Wednesday as they hear a closely-watched case that could decide the future of President Donald Trump's tariff agenda, and the separation of powers between Congress and the White House generally, Pulitzer Prize-winning justice reporter Linda Greenhouse wrote for The New York Times on...
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As the federal government shutdown continues, millions of Americans who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are facing potentially devastating cuts to their food assistance benefits — and it's sent anti-Donald Trump passion to new levels.Taras Stratelak, a retiree in southern California, embodied the widespread anxiety, telling...
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Nick Fuentes, a far-right influencer who's praised Adolf Hitler, called for a "holy war” against Jews and championed a "whites-only immigration policy” is well poised to take up the mantle of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk after his assasination in September, New York Times columnist Michelle Goldberg wrote Tuesday.Fuentes has long been a...
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Former Vice President Dick Cheney, the chief architect of the "war on terror,” has died, according to CNN.The Republican served as vice president to George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009 and pushed the U.S. into war with Iraq based on false information about its weapons programs."Dick Cheney was a great and good man who taught his children and...
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A former Republican lawyer said on Monday that President Donald Trump appears to be using his pardon power to "whitewash" crimes committed by people in his administration. George Conway, who left the Republican Party during the first Trump administration, discussed Trump's recent pardons for people involved in the January 6 insurrection on a new...
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Donald Trump's assault on American democracy has been devastating. Equally devastating, however, is the impact that it is having on democracy around the world.Historically, America had been viewed as one of the greatest, if not the greatest, democracy in the world, an example to which all nations could aspire and which offered hope to all oppressed...
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