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Travel editor Peter Greenberg on TSA gun seizures Travel editor Peter Greenberg on TSA gun seizures 04:25 The Department of Homeland Security said Friday it is ending the collective bargaining agreement with the union representing thousands of frontline workers with the Transportation Security Administration, a decision the TSA union called an “unprovoked attack.” In announcing
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Sunland Park, New Mexico — On a recent afternoon, CBS News accompanied U.S. Border Patrol agent Claudio Herrera along this rugged stretch of the U.S. southern border. Herrera said the area, located within Border Patrol’s sprawling El Paso sector, has long been a hotspot for the illicit movement of people and drugs. But the situation
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Washington — President Trump said Friday that he is “strongly considering” imposing sanctions and tariffs on Russia until it agrees to a ceasefire and peace deal that would halt Moscow’s three-year war with Ukraine. Mr. Trump’s post on his social media platform, Truth Social, appears to be in response to drone and missile attacks launched
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President Trump suggested Thursday that members of the U.S.-led NATO transatlantic military alliance would not come to the aid of the U.S., should America come under attack. NATO members are bound to back each other militarily in the face of any aggression under the collective defense clause in the alliance’s founding treaty. “Do you think
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Washington — Former Vice President Kamala Harris will decide whether she will run for governor of California in 2026 by the end of summer, a person familiar with her decision-making process said. Term limits prevent current California Gov. Gavin Newsom from running again, and the election to replace him will take place next year. Politico
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A former government official who says she was falsely accused of illegally sending funds to New York City to book luxury hotels for undocumented migrants — and then publicly ridiculed and fired — said Thursday that just days earlier she had been directed by a member of the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency, known
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President Trump on Thursday said he will pause 25% tariffs on U.S. imports from Mexico and Canada that are covered under a 2020 trade agreement, delaying levies imposed on the nations earlier this week. Mr. Trump announced the delay in the Mexico tariffs in a social media post after a call with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. On
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Washington — Hampton Dellinger, the former head of the office that investigates whistleblower retaliation, has dropped his legal challenge to his firing by President Trump from his role as special counsel. Dellinger’s decision to end his legal fight comes hours after a three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit cleared
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Gov. Gavin Newsom faces backlash over comments made on new podcast Gov. Gavin Newsom faces backlash over comments made on new podcast 00:54 California Gov. Gavin Newsom, one of the most prominent Democratic party voices, said Thursday on his new podcast that it’s “deeply unfair” to allow transgender women to participate in women’s sports, marking
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Washington — President Trump is expected to issue an executive order directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to start the process of dissolving the Education Department, sources tell CBS News, although the timing of such a move is unclear and Mr. Trump confirmed Thursday that he still wants to “bring the schools back to the states.” Sources
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