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FILE - Interior Secretary Doug Burgum listens as President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
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Trump administration wants to cancel Biden-era rule that made conservation a 'use' of public land

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Interior Secretary Doug Burgum wants to cancel a public land management rule that sought to put conservation on equal footing with industry.

Stephen Miran testifies during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on his nomination to be a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, on Capitol Hill Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
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Senate committee approves Trump's Fed Board nominee, raising concerns about its independence

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A Senate committee is approving the nomination of White House economic adviser Stephen Miran to the Fed’s board of governors, setting up a likely approval by the full Senate, which would make Miran the third Trump appointee to the seven-member board.

FILE - Vice President Kamala Harris attends a Department of Defense Commander in Chief farewell ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Jan. 16, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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Harris says leaving reelection decision to Biden was 'recklessness,' but she defends his abilities

Read full article: Harris says leaving reelection decision to Biden was 'recklessness,' but she defends his abilities

Ex-Vice President Kamala Harris says it was reckless for Democrats to let President Joe Biden decide whether to seek reelection last year.

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before he enters a restaurant near the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, in Washington, to have dinner. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Trump's strike on alleged Venezuelan drug boat raises questions about his use of military power

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As Donald Trump prepared to return to the White House, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham encouraged him to send a message to drug cartels.

Clifford Frost holds a sign after a Michigan judge dismissed the criminal cases against 15 people accused of acting falsely as electors for President Donald Trump in the 2020 election Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025 in Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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Michigan dismissal highlights the challenges in prosecuting cases against Trump's 2020 fake electors

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The dismissal of fraud charges against 15 Michigan Republicans is the latest and most dramatic setback in the cases against the fake electors who were part of President Donald Trump's attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

FILE - California National Guard are positioned at the Federal Building, June 10, 2025, in downtown Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer, File)
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Judge pauses California's request to bar Trump administration's ongoing use of National Guard troops

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A federal judge who ruled last week that the Trump administration broke federal law by sending National Guard troops to the Los Angeles area says he will not immediately consider a request to bar the ongoing use of 300 Guard troops.

FILE - Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Lisa Cook listens during an open meeting of the Board of Governors at the Federal Reserve, June 25, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
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Court rules Lisa Cook can remain a Fed governor while fighting Trump’s attempt to fire her

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The White House insists President Donald Trump “lawfully removed” Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook despite a court ruling she can remain in her position while she fights efforts to fire her.

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before he enters a restaurant near the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, in Washington, to have dinner with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Vice President JD Vance. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Trump dines at a restaurant near the White House to promote his federal law enforcement surge in DC

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President Donald Trump had dinner at a seafood restaurant near the White House as part of his effort to promote deploying the National Guard and federalizing the police force in the nation's capital.

President Donald Trump speaks to the White House Religious Liberty Commission during an event at the Museum of the Bible, Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Trump tries to soothe Qatar after Israeli strikes but stops short for now of decrying another ally

Read full article: Trump tries to soothe Qatar after Israeli strikes but stops short for now of decrying another ally

President Donald Trump is trying to walk a delicate line following Israel’s attack against Hamas officials in Qatar.

FILE - John Roberts, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, speaks during lecture to the Georgetown Law School graduating class of 2025, in Washington, May 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Chief Justice Roberts keeps in place Trump funding freeze that threatens billions in foreign aid

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Chief Justice John Roberts is temporarily keeping in place the Trump administration’s decision to freeze nearly $5 billion in foreign aid.

FILE - Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Vi Lyles speaks during a campaign event for Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris in Charlotte, Sept. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond, File)

Charlotte mayor Vi Lyles secures Democratic nomination despite political fallout of train killing

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A Democratic mayor secured a comfortable win in a primary election despite days of intense backlash following the deadly stabbing of a young Ukrainian woman on a commuter train in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Joseph Edlow speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at the agency's headquarters Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, in Camp Springs, Md. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Top US immigration official defends rule targeting 'anti-American' views in green card, visa process

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A new U.S. immigration rule allows scrutiny of “anti-American” views when applying for green cards or benefits.

Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks after signing legislation calling for a special election on a redrawn congressional map on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California Gov. Newsom says Trump has a 'relentless, unhinged' obsession with the state

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling out President Donald Trump for a “relentless, unhinged California obsession” in his State of the State address.

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., appears before the Senate Finance Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

RFK Jr.'s latest 'Make America Healthy Again' report calls for more scrutiny of vaccines and autism

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The Trump administration is urging public health agencies to prioritize investigations of vaccine injuries, prescription drug use and autism's causes.

Robin Rothove holds a sign outside the Missouri Capitol as lawmakers prepare to hold a committee hearing to consider redrawing the state's U.S. House districts Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, in Jefferson City, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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Missouri Republicans advance Trump-backed plan to redraw US House districts

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Missouri's Republican-led House has passed a plan to redraw the state's congressional districts at the urging of President Donald Trump.

FILE - Andrew Douglas, of Atlanta, raises his fist during a protest over plans to build a police training center, March 9, 2023, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Alex Slitz, file)

Georgia judge to toss landmark racketeering charges against 'Cop City' protesters

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A Georgia judge says he's going to dismiss racketeering charges against all 61 defendants accused of trying to stop the construction of a police and firefighter training facility known as “Cop City."

FILE - Hudson Institute President & CEO Ken Weinstein speaks during the Herman Kahn Award Gala, Oct. 30, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

CBS News' new ombudsman has background and duties that differ from the job's traditional definition

Read full article: CBS News' new ombudsman has background and duties that differ from the job's traditional definition

CBS News has appointed an ombudsman to investigate consumer complaints, although Kenneth Weinstein's background and duties are different from the way the job has traditionally been defined in journalism.

This courtroom sketch shows Ryan Routh, back left, as Kristy Militello, far left, Routh's lead public defender, reviews the day's Juror Lists with the co-assistant defense counsel during the trial of Routh, who is charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump last year at a golf course in South Florida, Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, in Fort Pierce, Fla. (Lothar Speer via AP)

Potential jurors return for the trial of a man charged with trying to assassinate Trump in Florida

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Jury selection is underway for the trial of a man accused of trying to assassinate Donald Trump while he played golf in South Florida last year.

Amy Facchinello hugs an attorney after a Michigan judge dismissed the criminal cases against 15 people accused of acting falsely as electors for President Donald Trump in the 2020 election Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025 in Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Michigan judge tosses case against 15 accused fake electors for President Donald Trump in 2020

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A Michigan judge has dismissed the criminal cases against 15 people accused of acting falsely as electors for President Donald Trump in the 2020 election.

President Donald Trump enters a restaurant near the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, in Washington, to have dinner. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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The Latest: Chief Justice Roberts allows Trump’s foreign aid freeze that threatens nearly $5 billion

Read full article: The Latest: Chief Justice Roberts allows Trump’s foreign aid freeze that threatens nearly $5 billion

Chief Justice John Roberts is temporarily keeping in place the Trump administration’s decision to freeze nearly $5 billion in foreign aid.