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Tokyo — The Pentagon is expected to announce that the U.S. will upgrade U.S. Forces Japan to a Joint Force Headquarters run by a three-star commander, a major step in U.S.-Japan plans to enhance their defense cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, alongside his Japanese counterpart, Minister of Defense Minoru Kihara, will announce the
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Former President Donald Trump told attendees at a conservative Christian event on Friday night that they “won’t have to vote anymore” if he is elected into office in November. He implored Christians to save America by voting “just this time,” so that he can win the presidential election in a landslide “that’s too big to
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In a fresh broadside against one of the world’s most popular technology companies, the Justice Department is accusing TikTok of harnessing the capability to gather bulk information on users based on views on divisive social issues like gun control, abortion and religion. Government lawyers wrote in documents filed late Friday to the federal appeals court
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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Saturday said he will continue to hold outdoor rallies just two weeks after a bullet grazed his ear during an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania. In a post on his social media platform Truth Social, the former president said: “I WILL CONTINUE TO DO OUTDOOR RALLIES, AND SECRET SERVICE HAS AGREED TO
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Tucson — Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign chief has signaled that Harris, if elected in November, would continue President Biden’s asylum crackdown, which U.S. officials have credited for a steep drop in migrant crossings along the southern border. In an exclusive interview with CBS News, Harris’ campaign manager, Julie Chávez Rodríguez, was asked if the
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JD Vance defends “childless cat ladies” comments – CBS News Watch CBS News Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee, has been facing intense criticism for comments he previously made criticizing the prominence of childless people in politics. In an interview Friday, he attempted to defend those remarks. Robert Costa has the latest. View
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Washington — The FBI stated Friday that former President Donald Trump was injured by a bullet after FBI director Christopher Wray testified earlier this week that there was still “some question” about what grazed Trump’s right ear during the assassination attempt at his rally in Pennsylvania earlier this month. “What struck former President Trump in the
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7/26: CBS News 24/7 Episode 2 7/26: CBS News 24/7 Episode 2 43:20 Former FBI special agent Peter Strzok reached a $1.2 million settlement with the Justice Department over claims that the department violated his privacy and the Privacy Act when it released text messages during the Trump administration between him and former FBI employee Lisa
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Washington — Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance defended his comment about “childless cat ladies” on Friday as he faces backlash after his 2021 remarks recirculated this week. “Obviously, it was a sarcastic comment,” he said in an interview on “The Megyn Kelly Show” on SiriusXM. “I’ve got nothing against cats. I’ve got nothing against
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In the days after President Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him in the 2024 presidential race, several Republican lawmakers suggested she had become the presumptive Democratic nominee on the basis of her gender and race. Republicans referring to Harris as “DEI” hire GOP Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee called Harris a “DEI
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