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Washington — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday defended his military record amid GOP scrutiny since he became Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate last week, saying he’s proud of his service and scolding Republicans for disparaging his record. “These guys… are even attacking me for my record of service, and I just want to
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Former President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to get the judge presiding over his New York criminal case to recuse himself has been denied. It was the third time Justice Juan Merchan has rejected Trump’s demands that he step aside from the case. Each effort revolved around claims that the judge was compromised because his daughter
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Results of the Minnesota primary’s biggest races Results of the Minnesota primary’s biggest races 04:05 MINNEAPOLIS — Republican Royce White has defeated Joe Fraser in the Minnesota primary election and will face incumbent Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar on the November ballot. White, a 33-year-old Minneapolis native who briefly played in the NBA, won 38% of the votes
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, in a surprise move Wednesday, announced he will not run in the upcoming party leadership vote in September, paving the way for Japan to have a new prime minister. Kishida was elected president of his governing Liberal Democratic Party in 2021 and his three-year term expires in September. Whoever wins
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A Hamas representative in Lebanon confirmed to CBS News that a delegation from the militant group will not attend Thursday’s attempt to restart cease-fire negotiations with Israel, saying Hamas has not received assurances that Israel would commit to negotiate on the basis of an earlier proposal dated July 2. “We are not against the concept
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Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been disqualified from appearing on New York’s general election ballot after a judge ruled Monday that he falsely claimed a New York residence on his nominating petitions, leading to their invalidation. Judge Christina Ryba ruled that Kennedy’s claim of a New York address as his “place of
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Former President Donald Trump on Sunday falsely claimed Vice President Kamala Harris‘ campaign lied about a crowd attending her Aug. 7 rally in Detroit, Michigan. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said a photo of the crowd was created using artificial intelligence and that the crowd in fact “didn’t exist.” However, numerous videos from the
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CBS News Live CBS News 24/7 Live Washington — Federal investigators are looking into whether Iranian hackers targeted individuals associated with the Trump and Biden-Harris campaigns, three people familiar with the investigation confirmed to CBS News. The FBI launched the probes in the early summer, after both presidential campaigns experienced attempted phishing schemes targeting people on
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Harris rolls out policy proposals as Trump teases return to X – CBS News Watch CBS News Former President Donald Trump is returning to the social media site X for the first time since his ban under the old Twitter ownership, and he’ll be interviewed by the site’s current owner, Elon Musk. His campaign may
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A number of U.S. service members suffered minor injuries from a one-way drone attack in Syria Friday, and a few have been transported for further evaluation, the Pentagon said Monday. “Several U.S. and coalition personnel were treated for minor injuries, including smoke inhalation. Others are being examined for traumatic brain injuries out of an abundance
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