Thune wins reelection as Senate GOP leader after midterms losses

Senate Republicans reelected Sen. John Thune as their leader, staying the course as they prepare to enter the minority after their brutal midterm losses.

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Sanders won't back Schumer as Democratic leader in new Congress

Sen. Bernie Sanders said Tuesday he won't support Sen. Chuck Schumer as Democratic leader in the new Congress, becoming the most prominent progressive to oppose his candidacy to date.

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House GOP elects Jim Jordan as next leader in major shakeup

Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan defeated Majority Leader Steve Scalise for the role of minority leader.

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Judge denounces DOJ lawsuit over California mail ballots

The Justice Department unsuccessfully attempted to force California election workers to set aside mail ballots returned from up to 20,000 alleged noncitizens.

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Inside the unconventional tenure of Stanley Woodward, DOJ's No. 3

Observers say Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward has carved out an unusual role, with a pattern of intervening in pending criminal cases involving corporations.

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House finds "decades-long failures" as Epstein preyed on victims

The 15-month investigation by the House Oversight Committee involved interviews with some of Jeffrey Epstein's most high-powered associates.

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Why is Hegseth facing impeachment? Inside the 8 articles

The impeachment resolution focuses on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's involvement in some of the most controversial episodes of President Trump's second term.

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Live Updates: GOP picks leaders, Hegseth faces impeachment vote

House and Senate Republicans held internal elections for their leadership teams on Tuesday as they prepare to become the minority in January.

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Susie Wiles' old lobbying firm in crosshairs of MAGA feud

Former top HHS aide Calley Means alleged in an interview with "Face the Nation" that Ballard Partners "controlled" White House policy. The firm and Wiles said the claims are false.

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How well did Kalshi predict the midterms? We crunched the data.

Kalshi traders' favored candidate won 95% of congressional and governors' races, a CBS News analysis found.

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Hegseth decries impeachment effort with vote expected later today

Republican Rep. Thomas Massie said a vote in the House is expected later Tuesday on the impeachment resolutions against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

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U.S. becoming first nation to refuse U.N. Human Rights Council review

"This irredeemable body makes a mockery of human rights through consistent failures to uphold its own 'values' as it pushes anti-American rhetoric," a State Department spokesperson said.

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California voters reject billionaire wealth tax, CBS News projects

Voters in California have rejected a tax on the state's wealthiest residents, CBS News projects, following a campaign that has split traditional allies and shattered spending records for a tax-related measure in California.

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U.S. Marshals official sidelined over alleged racist incident, sources say

One of the top officials at the U.S. Marshals Service has been placed on administrative leave pending an internal investigation over his alleged involvement in a racist incident targeting a Black colleague, sources told CBS News.

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Top lawyer in DOJ's Civil Division is latest in string of resignations

The top lawyer in the Justice Department's Civil Division resigned on Monday, marking the latest in a wave of departures since the midterm elections.

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