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Washington — A powerful Senate committee has delayed plans to meet and consider next year’s funding for the U.S. Secret Service and other divisions of the Department of Homeland Security in the wake of the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump, with spending legislation now facing new complications and potential revisions ahead of a
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Trump attending NABJ convention in first Chicago visit in 5 years Trump attending NABJ convention in first Chicago visit in 5 years 01:52 CHICAGO (CBS/AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s appearance before the National Association of Black Journalists in Chicago quickly turned hostile on Wednesday, even before the event officially began over an hour behind schedule.
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Former President Donald Trump launched a racially insensitive attack against presumptive Democratic nominee Kamala Harris on Wednesday, falsely questioning her racial background in a contentious appearance in Chicago. During a panel discussion at the conference of the National Association of Black Journalists, the Republican nominee for president said his opponent for the White House “happened
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Kari Lake won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Arizona on Tuesday, setting up a fierce battle against Democratic U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego for a seat that could be crucial to deciding Senate control. In Maricopa County, which includes metro Phoenix and 60% of Arizona’s voters, Republicans also were choosing between a slate of
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Harris campaigns in Atlanta Harris campaigns in Atlanta as focus shifts to battleground states 02:29 President Biden is expected to give a primetime address on the first night of the Democratic National Convention next month in Chicago, two sources familiar with the planning tell CBS News. A “big tribute” is planned for the president that
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Washington — Top officials with the U.S. Secret Service and FBI are testifying before two Senate committees Tuesday about the security lapses that led to the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. The joint hearing with FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate and Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe,
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Iran has started an influence campaign designed to undercut the candidacy of former President Donald Trump, U.S. officials indicated Monday, in an apparent reprisal of a 2020 effort that U.S. intelligence agencies found with high confidence had been authorized by Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The update came from officials with the Office of
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As soon as this Thursday, delegates in the Democratic Party will hold a virtual vote to select their new nominee. Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to run unopposed. Here’s more on what it means and how the vote will work: Who gets to vote? The nearly 4,000 pledged delegates allocated during the Democratic primary process
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El Paso, Texas — Prayer is paramount at the Annunciation House, a network of shelters in this Texas border city that has been housing and feeding destitute migrants for nearly half a century. At one of the Catholic charity’s shelters, several migrants, most of them families with children, huddled for a prayer before enjoying hearty
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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has taken himself out of the running to be Vice President Kamala Harris’ potential running mate. Cooper confirmed his withdrawal in a statement, saying he was “honored to be considered for this role.” “This just wasn’t the right time for North Carolina and for me to potentially be on a
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