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U.S. confirms reports of Chinese spy base

The Biden administration confirmed Saturday that China has been operating a spy base in Cuba -- just one hundred miles from the shores of Florida. This comes after the Wall Street Journal reported that China tentatively agreed to pay Cuba billions of dollars to set up an electronic eavesdropping facility. Gordon Lubold, White House and national security reporter for the Wall Street Journal, joins CBS News to discuss what we know about the base.

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GOP and FBI clash over alleged Biden doc

The chair of the House Oversight Committee says the FBI director confirmed the existence of a document that describes an alleged criminal scheme involving then-Vice President Biden. Republican Rep. James Comer has pushed to hold the bureau's director in contempt of Congress if the record isn't turned over. He and Sen. Chuck Grassley say the document includes "very serious" allegations against the president. The White House called the oversight chair's push "a silly charade" in a statement. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge has more.

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