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Friday, December 05, 2025 4:41 AM ET

CBS News - Politics

Jasmine Crockett called Texas Senate race contenders as she weighs jumping into fray -- As intrigue grows over whether Texas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett plans to announce a U.S. Senate campaign next week, she confirmed to CBS News she's spoken with would-be opponents.

5 hours ago

Appeals court lets Trump admin. keep National Guard deployed in D.C. for now -- A U.S. District Court decision to end the deployment of National Guard members to Washington, D.C., is now on hold.

7 hours ago

Operations against Houthis played into Truman Strike Group accidents, Navy finds -- Investigations released by the Navy into accidents involving the Truman Carrier Strike Group recommended ensuring processes are followed even when faced with adversity.

8 hours ago

4 killed in latest strike on alleged drug boat, Pentagon says -- At least 87 people have been killed since the vessel strikes began in early September.

8 hours ago

ICE begins surge in Minnesota as Trump pushes for crackdown on Somali immigrants -- ICE began enhanced operations in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area this week, as President Trump rails against Somali people in Minnesota.

8 hours ago

Grand jury refuses to re-indict Letitia James -- Federal prosecutors on Thursday presented an indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James to a grand jury in Norfolk, Virginia.

10 hours ago

Supreme Court allows Texas GOP to use new redistricted map for now -- Texas approved a new congressional map this summer after Trump urged state GOP lawmakers to craft new House district lines to help Republicans hold onto their majority in the 2026 midterms.

10 hours ago

U.S. tightens immigration work permits in latest move to expand crackdown -- The Trump administration said it would reduce the period of time that work permits are valid for refugees, asylees and other immigrants granted legal protections in the U.S.

12 hours ago

Trump hires new architect for ballroom -- The current architect, with whom President Trump has some disagreements, will remain on the White House ballroom team, sources said.

14 hours ago

Congressional watchdog opens probe into Trump housing finance head Bill Pulte -- The GAO has accepted a request from Senate Democrats to investigate Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte.

14 hours ago

Trump to visit Pennsylvania in push on domestic issues, sources say -- President Trump, facing criticism that he's focused more on international issues than kitchen-table concerns, will rev up his domestic messaging, two GOP sources said.

15 hours ago

Trump thinks tariff revenue could replace income taxes. Is that possible? -- President Trump suggested Americans won't have to pay personal income taxes "in the not-too-distant future" because of rising U.S. tariffs.

15 hours ago

Schumer says Democrats will offer 3-year extension of health care tax credits -- Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Thursday that Democrats will offer a clean three-year extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for a vote next week.

17 hours ago

Lawmakers see video of boat strike, say admiral testified there was no kill order -- "What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service," Democratic Rep. Jim Himes said.

13 hours ago

Erika Kirk town hall to air on CBS -- Three months after her husband, Charlie Kirk​, was assassinated, Erika Kirk will open up about life, loss, the state of political discourse and more in a one-hour town hall event moderated by Bari Weiss, CBS News' editor-in-chief.

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