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Breaking down the conservative presidential plan Project 2025 – CBS News Watch CBS News Voters in recent weeks have begun to hear the name “Project 2025” invoked more and more by President Biden and Democrats, as they seek to sound the alarm about what could be in store if former President Donald Trump wins a
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Biden seeks to rev up support as Democratic lawmakers mount pressure to drop out – CBS News Watch CBS News President Biden is in the battleground state of Michigan Friday night as he fights to get his reelection campaign back on track. Mr. Biden is revving up supporters after a steady performance at last night’s
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Restrictions that were placed on the Facebook and Instagram accounts of former President Donald Trump 17 months ago are being lifted, the platforms’ parent company Meta announced Friday. In a blog post Friday afternoon, Meta said that the decision was made to remove the restrictions ahead of the Republican National Convention, which begins Monday in
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A federal judge dismissed Rudy Giuliani’s bankruptcy protection case Friday, clearing the way for creditors to pursue foreclosures, repossessions and other efforts to collect debt from the former New York City mayor and Trump adviser. Giuliani himself asked for the dismissal Wednesday, after more than half a year of missing court deadlines amid allegations by
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President Biden met virtually with BOLD PAC, the political arm of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus on Friday, continuing his behind-the-scenes conversations with Democratic lawmakers as he and his allies seek to stem the flow of defections that began soon after his debate last month with former President Donald Trump. During the meeting, caucus member Rep.
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President Biden’s campaign has concluded that there’s “no indication” anyone but Mr. Biden can beat Donald Trump, indirectly admitting that it has conducted polling that puts Vice President Kamala Harris atop the ticket amid concerns about Mr. Biden’s fitness to run that arose after his poor debate performance. According to a memo obtained by CBS
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Washington –– A Republican-led effort to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in inherent contempt of Congress fell short on Thursday, without enough support among House Republicans for a resolution to impose a fine of $10,000 per day on Garland for defying a congressional subpoena. In a 204 to 210 vote, four Republicans voted with all
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Washington — Senate Democrats met with top advisers to President Biden Thursday amid calls for the White House to do more to reassure the party about the president’s path to reelection and fitness for office after his performance in last month’s debate. At a special caucus lunch meeting, the senators heard from senior advisers to
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Project 2025, a 900-page blueprint for the next Republican president, is gaining attention for its proposals to overhaul the federal government. Among those changes: a major restructuring of the U.S. tax code. President Biden and Democrats have been citing Project 2025 in recent weeks as they seek to highlight what could be in store if
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President Biden is holding a solo press conference today — his first since November — to conclude the NATO summit in Washington, D.C., Thursday evening. It will be one of his biggest public tests since last month’s unsteady debate performance, which caused alarm among Democrats on Capitol Hill and raised questions about whether he should be
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