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The following is a transcript of an interview with House Speaker Mike Johnson, Republican of Louisiana, on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that aired on Oct. 13, 2024. MARGARET BRENNAN: And we go now to House Speaker Mike Johnson, who joins us from Benton, Louisiana. Good morning to you, Mr. Speaker. SPEAKER OF THE
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Bob Woodward on “War” – CBS News Watch CBS News For his 23rd book, “War,” legendary Watergate journalist Bob Woodward delves into the inner circles of the Biden White House to examine American influence in the war between Russia and Ukraine, and Israel’s conflict against Hamas and Hezbollah. The book also contains new information about
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The 2024 presidential contest between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump is more than just two ideologies competing over what should happen. It’s two groups of voters that look out at the country and don’t even agree on what’s happening right now. Views about hurricane relief are just one example of many. To most of former
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Sleepy Eye, Minnesota — Carrying a Beretta shotgun, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz trekked through tall straw-like grass for three hours on Saturday for opening day of the state’s pheasant hunting season, but didn’t get one shot off despite his efforts. “There’s good days and there’s great days pheasant hunting,” Walz said when the day wrapped
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Vice President Kamala Harris is in “excellent health” and “possesses the physical and mental resiliency” required to serve as president, her doctor said in a letter released Saturday summarizing her medical history and status. Dr. Joshua Simmons, a U.S. Army colonel and physician to the vice president, wrote that 59-year-old Harris maintains a healthy, active lifestyle and
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The Republican mayor of Aurora, Colorado, said former President Donald Trump’s rally in the city Friday presented an opportunity “to show him and the nation” that Aurora is “not a city overrun by Venezuelan gangs.” Mayor Mike Coffman made the statement Tuesday after weeks of misleading claims by the former president that the city was
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Washington — Former President Donald Trump’s campaign requested military assets to enhance his security in the final weeks of the campaign in the wake of threats to his life, two sources familiar with the matter told CBS News. In emails to the White House and the Secret Service late last week, the Trump campaign requested
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Washington — Federal authorities are urgently investigating a cyberattack linked to China-backed hackers that targeted major U.S. telecommunications companies and systems used for key government intelligence collection capabilities, a U.S. official familiar with the matter confirmed to CBS News. The hacking group known as “Salt Typhoon” hit numerous companies including Verizon, AT&T and Lumen Technologies.
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Phoenix, Arizona — Aureliano Dominguez has run his hot dog stand along a busy Phoenix street for 33 years. A legal immigrant and U.S. citizen, Dominguez agrees the undocumented immigrants who commit crimes should be deported. “There’s bad apples anywhere in the world,” Dominguez told CBS News. “Get those bad apples out.” CBS News poll taken
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Trump campaign requests use of military aircraft – CBS News Watch CBS News After two assassination attempts, and amid heightened intelligence about potential Iranian plots threatening to kill former President Donald Trump, his campaign is asking that military aircraft be added to his security detail in the final weeks of the campaign. Nikole Killion has
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