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Prosecutors at the trial of Sen. Bob Menendez used the testimony of his former campaign manager on Tuesday to try to link alleged bribes of the Democrat to the appointment of New Jersey’s top prosecutor three years ago. Michael Soliman, a former top Menendez political adviser, testified immediately after New Jersey’s U.S. attorney, Philip Sellinger,
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Washington — President Biden on Tuesday announced a large-scale immigration program that will offer legal status and a streamlined path to U.S. residency and citizenship to roughly half a million unauthorized immigrants who are married to American citizens. As CBS News has previously reported, the Department of Homeland Security policy, known as “Parole in Place,”
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Reno, Nevada — When Beth Smith joined the Washoe County School Board, she expected rigorous debate. But she didn’t anticipate a level of vitriol and toxicity more commonly associated with higher office in Washington, rather than her city in Nevada. “What you don’t expect is harassment and intimidation and attacks on you, constantly screaming, swearing
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Washington — A Republican senator blocked a Democratic-led attempt to pass legislation Tuesday that would have restored a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, an accessory that enables semi-automatic weapons to shoot at a very rapid pace, after last week’s Supreme Court decision striking down the ban. Sen. Martin Heinrich, a New Mexico Democrat, requested that
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President Biden on Tuesday announced a large-scale immigration program that will offer legal status and a streamlined path to U.S. residency and citizenship to roughly half a million unauthorized immigrants married to American citizens. The Department of Homeland Security policy will allow these immigrants to apply for work permits and deportation protections if they have lived in
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Biden, Trump gear up for first debate of 2024 – CBS News Watch CBS News President Biden and former President Trump are set to face off in their first debate of 2024 next week. The format will be different from debates last time around, as there will be no opening statements and microphones will be
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Latest on the 2024 campaign trail Trump courts Black voters in Michigan, Biden teams up with Obama at California fundraiser 04:28 A U.S. Secret Service employee was robbed at gunpoint in Tustin, California, while President Biden was in the state for a glitzy Los Angeles fundraiser Saturday night. The Secret Service member was returning from
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Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic governor of Minnesota, had a ready answer for the question he’s been hearing more lately: Is his state swinging toward former President Donald Trump this November? “I don’t see it on the ground. Donald Trump says a lot of things that aren’t true,” the multi-tasking governor told CBS News while
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House Speaker Mike Johnson visited former President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Monday, as the two Republican leaders plot a path to winning in November. Johnson didn’t share details about the meeting but said on social media their party was united behind its political goals. “It was great to meet with
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Massachusetts sales tax holiday coming in August Massachusetts sales tax holiday coming in August 00:25 The IRS could raise more than $50 billion in revenue over the next decade by ending a major tax loophole for wealthy taxpayers, the U.S. Treasury Department said Monday. The guidance and ruling being announced Monday includes plans to essentially
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