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CBS News - Politics

Musk donates over $150 million to Senate GOP group, assisting Paxton -- Billionaire Elon Musk is offering a nine-figure assist to Texas GOP Senate candidate Ken Paxton, a decisive return to large-scale political giving for the world's richest man.

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Sikh separatist says FBI warned him of new threat against him -- Gurpatwant Singh Pannun told CBS News that the FBI visited his home to warn him about what he said was an "imminent threat to my life."

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Vance says "selling access to the White House" is "disgusting" -- Vice President JD Vance told CBS News in a "Things That Matter" town hall in Michigan that anybody who is "selling access to the White House" should "suffer consequences."

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Kristi Noem no longer serving as Trump envoy to Shield of the Americas -- Former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is no longer serving as the Trump administration's envoy to the Shield of the Americas initiative, a State Department official said.

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Ousted general warned of missile defense shortage before Iran war -- Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George, later ousted by Defense Secretary Hegseth, said the shortage of missile defense munitions would extend into 2030.

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Judge finds Musk, Noem targeted ex-FEMA official -- A federal magistrate judge said Elon Musk and former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem knowingly spread false information about Mary Comans, the former CFO of FEMA.

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Justice Dept. sues California, claims noncitizens were sent ballots -- The Justice Department sued California, alleging that the federal government has identified more than 20,000 noncitizens who are unlawfully registered to vote.

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White House's Katie Zacharia confirms she never passed bar exam -- The White House described Katie Zacharia as "uniquely qualified" to be the new press secretary.

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White House prepares plans to use "mother of all bombs" on Iran -- The White House and Pentagon have prepared plans to use a Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb to hit military sites in Iran if ordered by President Trump, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.

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Eric Deters files defamation lawsuit against Kimberly Guilfoyle -- Eric Deters, a GOP donor who said Kimberly Guilfoyle asked him to wire her $100,000, has sued her and her lawyers.

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9 fired FBI employees who worked on Trump documents case sue -- Nine former FBI employees sued the bureau, saying they were unlawfully terminated for working on the investigation into President Trump's classified documents case.

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As Jolly runs for Florida gov., he confronts prior ties to alleged fraudster -- Shortly after David Jolly launched his campaign for Florida governor, his former boss was indicted for taking over $100 million from a disability nonprofit. Jolly says he wasn't aware of the scheme.

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Feds probing suspicious letters to election officials, lawmakers -- Federal investigators said they are looking into suspicious letters containing unknown substances that were mailed to state election officials and congressional offices.

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Trump invokes executive privilege in Kennedy Center legal fight -- President Trump has formally invoked executive privilege to shield certain records from a Democratic congresswoman who sits on the Kennedy Center board.

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Talarico announces record-breaking $64 million fundraising haul -- The Talarico campaign said that brings his total fundraising to $134 million since he announced his candidacy last year.

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