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Dr. Cornel West, the independent candidate running in the 2024 presidential election, qualified for the ballot in Virginia’s general election, according to a letter sent to West’s campaign by the Virginia Department of Elections. “After review, the Department of Elections has reconsidered its decision not to qualify Drs. West and Abdullah and their names will
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House Republicans on Friday unveiled legislation to avoid a partial government shutdown at the end of the month and fund the government until March 28, when a new president and Congress would be able to decide agency spending and priorities for the 2025 fiscal year. However, Republicans added a contentious immigration issue to the short-term
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Sentencing delayed until after election in Trump “hush money” criminal case – CBS News Watch CBS News A New York judge on Friday ruled that former President Donald Trump will be sentenced Nov. 26, about three weeks after Election Day, for his conviction on charges of falsifying business records for payments to adult film star
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Former President Donald Trump in the last two months has repeatedly claimed on the campaign trail that there was an 18-month period when he was in office during which no service members died in combat in Afghanistan. While Department of Defense data shows there was an 18-month stretch in which no U.S. service members were
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Turnover among election officials is at its highest in at least two decades – CBS News Watch CBS News A CBS News investigation found more than a third of all top elections officials have quit or retired since the 2020 presidential election. Experts worry the inexperience of new supervisors could lead to mistakes. View CBS
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Hunter Biden pleads guilty to all counts in tax evasion case – CBS News Watch CBS News Hunter Biden, the son of President Biden, pleaded guilty Thursday afternoon to all nine counts in his federal tax evasion case in California on what was supposed to be the first day of his trial. The surprise move
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Los Angeles — Hunter Biden offered a surprise guilty plea in his tax evasion case on Thursday, capping a whirlwind day in court in Los Angeles, where jury selection in his trial was set to begin. The president’s son entered an open plea — an offer to plead guilty and allow a judge to sentence him — on Thursday
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Washington — The federal judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s case over the aftermath of the 2020 election laid out the schedule for next steps in the prosecution following the Supreme Court’s ruling that Trump enjoys immunity for “official acts” he took while in the White House. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan issued an order
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A fresh round of attack ads against Democratic U.S. Senate candidates is hitting the airwaves in several competitive races, designed to raise doubts about their support for one of President Biden’s top legislative accomplishments. AFP Action, one of the largest pro-GOP super PACs supporting congressional candidates, is launching a $10 million television and digital ad
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Mayor Adams reacts to federal raid on NYPD commissioner, other officials’ homes Mayor Adams reacts to federal raid on NYPD commissioner, other officials’ homes 02:57 NEW YORK — The homes of at least four top officials in Mayor Eric Adams’ administration, including that of Police Commissioner Edward Caban, were raided by authorities Wednesday, sources told
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