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Nancy Mace seeks to bar transgender women from using female bathrooms on Capitol Hill after first trans member elected to House

Washington — Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina introduced legislation Monday to change House rules to prohibit transgender women from using women’s bathrooms and other facilities on Capitol Hill, a proposal that comes just before the House prepares to swear-in the first openly transgender member of Congress. Mace’s two-page resolution would bar House members,

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How could the U.S. military be used for Trump’s mass deportation plan?

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to start the largest deportation effort in American history — his signature 2024 campaign promise — as soon as he takes office, signaling this week that he would enlist the help of the U.S. military for the massive operation to deport undocumented immigrants. Earlier this week, he shared a social

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Trump taps Russ Vought, one of the authors of Project 2025, to lead budget office again

Breaking down Trump’s latest Cabinet picks Breaking down Trump’s latest Cabinet picks 02:04 President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name Russ Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget, according to two sources close to the transition.  If confirmed, this will be Vought’s second time in the role. He served as OMB director during

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Matt Gaetz, JD Vance meet privately with Senate Republicans to build support for attorney general nomination

Washington — Former Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz met with senators on Capitol Hill on Wednesday as he seeks to shore up support for his nomination for attorney general amid calls for the House Ethics Committee to release a report on allegations he engaged in sexual misconduct and illicit drug use. Accompanied by Vice President-elect JD

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House Ethics Committee will keep Matt Gaetz report under wraps

Washington — The House Ethics Committee, meeting to consider the release of a report on its investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz, did not reach an agreement on Wednesday afternoon, the committee chairman said. The meeting came one week after the Florida Republican resigned from Congress following President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to select him for

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U.S. to provide anti-personnel mines to Ukraine, official says

The Biden administration will provide Ukraine with controversial anti-personnel mines in its war against Russia, a U.S. official confirmed to CBS News Tuesday night. Anti-personnel mines, or APLs, are designed to be used against people, not vehicles. They can be rapidly deployed and are meant to blunt the advances of ground forces, making them useful

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Trump picks Linda McMahon, former wrestling executive, to head Department of Education

President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday night that he has picked Linda McMahon, the former wrestling executive, to head the Department of Education, an agency he vowed to dismantle during his White House campaign.  “We will send education back to the states, and Linda will spearhead that effort,” Trump said Tuesday in a statement.  McMahon led

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“Unknown and unauthorized third party” has gained access to Matt Gaetz depositions, source says

Washington — An “unknown and unauthorized third party” has gained access to two dozen depositions of witnesses tied to the various investigations into former Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, CBS News has learned. The leaked materials are part of a civil defamation case filed by Chris Dorworth, a lobbyist who is close to Gaetz. These materials

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Trump will nominate transition adviser and billionaire Howard Lutnick for commerce secretary

President-elect Donald Trump says he’ll nominate Howard Lutnick, head of brokerage and investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald, to be commerce secretary, a position in which he’d have a key role in carrying out Trump’s plans to raise and enforce tariffs. Trump announced his pick Tuesday in a social media post. Lutnick is a co-chair of Trump’s

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Breaking down Trump’s latest Cabinet picks

Breaking down Trump’s latest Cabinet picks – CBS News Watch CBS News John Dickerson takes a look at what some of President-elect Donald Trump’s most recent picks for Cabinet and administration positions could mean for the country. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and

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