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London — With six months to go until the presidential election, America’s NATO allies are planning to boost their defense spending ahead of the potential disruption of a second Donald Trump presidency. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is preparing a funding plan to try to insulate the 75-year-old military partnership from any changing political realities
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WCCO digital update: Morning of May 28, 2024 WCCO digital update: Morning of May 28, 2024 02:14 Three people have been shot to death in a small South Dakota town, and a former law officer who once served as the town’s mayor has been charged in the killings. Jay Ostrem, 64, was jailed on $1
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After six weeks and more than 20 witnesses, lawyers on both sides of Donald Trump’s criminal trial are delivering their closing arguments Tuesday, making their final cases to the jury before deliberations over a verdict begin this week. Prosecutor Joshua Steinglass began his presentation in the afternoon, defending the credibility of the prosecution’s key witness
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Washington — Prosecutors trying to prove that New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez wielded his political influence in exchange for bribes cannot show jurors evidence that they argue is “critical” to their case, a federal judge ruled Friday. U.S. District Court Judge Sidney Stein said prosecutors could not use text messages from 2019 that allegedly show
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DePape apologizes for hammer assault on Paul Pelosi during resentencing hearing DePape apologizes for hammer assault on Paul Pelosi during resentencing hearing 00:22 The man convicted in the 2022 hammer attack on Paul Pelosi apologized and was again sentenced to 30 years in prison Tuesday, as the sentencing hearing in his case was reopened due
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5/26: The Takeout: Authors Brody and Luke Mullins – CBS News Watch CBS News For this edition of “The Takeout,” Major Garrett sits down with authors Brody and Luke Mullins to discuss their new book, “The Wolves of K Street.” The book argues that decades of lobbying members in Congress has not resulted in decisions
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5/26: Face the Nation – CBS News Watch CBS News This week on “Face the Nation,” two of the veterans in Congress, Reps. Pat Ryan and Mike Waltz, join to discuss veteran suicide ahead of Memorial Day. Plus, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg discusses the latest on Memorial Day travel and the current issue of turbulence.
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When the judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal trial found on May 6 that Trump had violated a gag order for a 10th time, he told him that “the last thing I want to do is to put you in jail.” “You are the former president of the United States and possibly the next president, as
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The Texas Republican Party gathered in San Antonio for its annual convention this weekend, but GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales, who represents part of San Antonio and lives there, was ambivalent about attending. That’s not entirely surprising — one of the featured speakers was Rep. Matt Gaetz, who endorsed Gonzales’ opponent, Brandon Herrera, in Tuesday’s GOP primary
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How young congressional staffers are dealing with increasing threats – CBS News Watch CBS News Many younger congressional staffers and interns are the people who end up manning the phones and social media accounts when the public calls in or posts threats. Scott MacFarlane takes a look at how they handle these threats. View CBS
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