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Sen. Bernie Sanders praised Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s message on food issues Thursday, and said he had not made up his mind on whether he would oppose President-elect Donald Trump’s pick of Kennedy to head the nation’s health agencies. In an interview with CBS News correspondent Natalie Brand, the independent Vermont senator said that he
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Washington — House Republicans on Thursday blocked two Democratic resolutions that would have compelled the House Ethics Committee to release a potentially damaging report on its investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz, voting to refer the matter back to the committee. Democratic Reps. Sean Casten of Illinois and Steve Cohen of Tennessee introduced twin privileged
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A federal judge in Texas rejected a proposed plea agreement between the Justice Department and Boeing that would have settled the U.S. government’s claims against the company, after crashes of two 737 Max jetliners that killed 346 people, according to a court order issued Thursday. In his ruling, Judge Reed O’Connor took issue with both
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Washington — Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, who President-elect Donald Trump tapped to lead the newly coined Department of Government Efficiency or DOGE, are meeting with lawmakers Thursday as they seek to build support for the cost-cutting initiative. House Speaker Mike Johnson is hosting Musk and Ramaswamy on Capitol Hill to discuss ideas for reform
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After a two-week flirtation with the six-figure mark, bitcoin has surged past $100,000 for the first time on the thinking that the incoming administration will be friendlier toward — and relax regulations on — cryptocurrencies. The milestone came late Wednesday after President-elect Donald Trump nominated Paul Atkins to head the the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Washington — President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, is showing defiance amid misconduct allegations as support for his confirmation appeared to be in doubt. There are now several candidates under consideration to replace him as Trump’s intended nominee, sources familiar with the transition tell CBS News, among them, Florida Gov. Ron
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Billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, a veteran private astronaut with strong ties to Elon Musk and his rocket company SpaceX, has been picked to serve as NASA’s next administrator, President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday. If confirmed, Isaacman, 41, would be the fifth NASA administrator with spaceflight experience, replacing former Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson, who flew into
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Washington — The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared sympathetic to Tennessee’s efforts to restrict access to gender-affirming care for minors experiencing gender dysphoria, as the justices stepped into the politically charged debate over health care for transgender youth. Twenty-four states have passed laws similar to Tennessee’s, which prohibits puberty blockers or hormone therapy for those
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Washington — President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he has named longtime aide Peter Navarro, who served on the White House Trade Council in the first Trump administration, to be “senior counselor for trade and manufacturing.” The announcement comes just months after Navarro, 75, was released from prison after serving a four-month sentence for defying
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Washington — Sen. Mitt Romney, a Utah Republican who is nearing the end of his Senate term, warned in his farewell address on Wednesday of those who “tear at our unity,” urging America to uphold the nation’s values as he capped more than two decades in public service. “I have learned that politics alone cannot
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