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Labour Party takes control of U.K. Parliament in historic landslide – CBS News Watch CBS News There’s a changing of the guard in British politics after the progressive Labour Party took control of Parliament in a historic landslide. Voter turnout was low, but the change to Britain’s government will be sweeping. Imtiaz Tyab explains. View
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President Biden on Friday called his poor debate performance a “bad episode” in which he was “feeling terrible,” saying he hasn’t watched the debate on screen himself. In his first interview since the debate, Mr. Biden told ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos there is “no indication” that his obvious struggle in the debate is indicative
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President Biden had a message on Friday for Democrats and others who are calling on him to drop his reelection bid after last week’s debate: “I am going to run and I’m going to win again.” Speaking to supporters in the battleground state of Wisconsin on Friday, the president reiterated that he won’t be forced
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Washington — Former President Donald Trump and his legal team asked the federal judge overseeing the case involving his handling of sensitive government documents to pause proceedings until she resolves his pending requests to toss out the charges based on presidential immunity and the constitutionality of special counsel Jack Smith’s appointment. The motion from Trump
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4 major takeaways from this historic Supreme Court term – CBS News Watch CBS News The Supreme Court just had one of its most consequential terms in decades, resulting in a flurry of blockbuster decisions with the potential to transform America’s system of government and Americans’ everyday lives. Here are 4 major takeaways from what
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Washington — President Biden met with 20 Democratic governors Wednesday night as the White House and his reelection campaign work to shore up support for him after last week’s shaky debate performance. The governors at the meeting included Tim Walz of Minnesota, the chair of the Democratic Governors Association; Gavin Newsom of California; J.B. Pritzker of
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Washington — President Biden awarded posthumous Medals of Honor on Wednesday to two Army privates who were part of a plot to hijack a train and destroy Confederate infrastructure during the Civil War. Mr. Biden said the honor was a “long time coming.” The president honored Philip Shadrach and George Wilson for their “gallantry and
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Defiant Biden says he will stay in race – CBS News Watch CBS News Amid the fallout from his poor debate performance last week, President Biden, ahead of a critical meeting with Democratic governors, told campaign staffers on a call Wednesday that “I am running. I’m the nominee of the Democratic Party. No one’s pushing
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Defense rests in bribery trial of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez Defense rests in bribery trial of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez 00:51 Washington — Attorneys for Sen. Bob Menendez concluded calling witnesses on Wednesday, opting not to have the New Jersey Democrat take the stand in his own defense as he fights allegations that
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Six years after the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office began an investigation that resulted in Donald Trump becoming the first former president ever convicted of a crime, the case continues to be beset by extraordinary curveballs. The latest is Monday’s landmark Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity that led to Tuesday’s decision by the judge in
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