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Joe Biden vows to stay in the race after calls to bow out following debate – CBS News Watch CBS News Despite mounting calls to bow out of the 2024 presidential election after his debate performance on Thursday, President Biden said he will continue his run for a second term. View CBS News In Be
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Supreme Court issues trio of major decisions – CBS News Watch CBS News The Supreme Court released three major decisions on Friday. The court ruled to overturn the decades-old Chevron doctrine, limiting how federal agencies can enforce regulations, raised the bar for obstruction charges against Jan. 6 rioters, and upheld a law that lets cities
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Former President Donald Trump was jubilant Friday about his performance in the presidential debate Thursday night against President Biden. “Did anybody last night watch anything called a debate?” he asked a crowd of thousands in Chesapeake, Virginia. “We had a big victory against a man that really is looking to destroy our country,” he said
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Biden admits bad debate performance as Trump claims victory – CBS News Watch CBS News The biggest night so far in the 2024 election turned into a bad night for President Biden, with a stumbling performance that raised alarm bells for many Democrats. Though commentators noted the president’s struggles, they also hit at former President
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Supreme Court limits scope of obstruction law used in Jan. 6 cases – CBS News Watch CBS News The Supreme Court issued a consequential decision on Friday that could affect the prosecutions of more than 300 Jan. 6 cases, as well as the special counsel’s case against former President Donald Trump. The justices said prosecutors
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Washington — In a blockbuster decision Friday, the Supreme Court overruled a 40-year-old decision that directed federal courts to defer to agencies’ interpretation of unclear laws enacted by Congress. The landmark ruling from the court, which divided 6-3 along ideological lines, curtails the regulatory power of federal agencies and is expected to restrict the government’s
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The CBS News Battleground Tracker is back, explaining what’s on voters’ minds and regularly providing detailed snapshots of the U.S. presidential election in each state throughout the 2024 campaign. In addition to the specific polls we conduct in key states in a given week, the Battleground Tracker map includes our best estimates and presidential race
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Biden addresses debate performance at rally Biden addresses debate performance at campaign rally 13:29 The much-anticipated debate on Thursday night between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump drew 47.9 million viewers on television, CNN reported on Friday, citing preliminary ratings figures from Nielsen. The 90-minute debate, hosted by CNN and simulcast across 22
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Washington — Prosecutors in Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial rested their case against the New Jersey Democrat on Friday, bringing an end to seven weeks of testimony from more than two dozen witnesses they’ve called to persuade a jury that the senator used his political influence to benefit three businessmen and two foreign governments in
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Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday denied a bid by conservative commentator Steve Bannon to remain out of prison while he appeals his conviction on two counts of contempt of Congress. The order clears the way for Bannon to report to prison by July 1 to begin serving a four-month sentence. Bannon sought emergency
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