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Friday, June 19, 2026 5:09 PM ET

CBS News - Politics

Judge won't block DOJ from releasing Biden conversations with biographer -- U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich cleared the way for the Justice Department to disclose former President Joe Biden's recorded conversations with his biographer to the Heritage Foundation.

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George W. Bush gifts Michelle Obama mints in an ode to their friendship -- The Altoids were a callback to a viral moment between former first lady Michelle Obama and former President George W. Bush.

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Trump unveils new Air Force One, a $400 million plane gifted by Qatar -- "This is considered the world's most luxurious plane," the president said in front of the enormous new jet.

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DOJ rebuffs judge's demand to state "anti-weaponization" fund is dead -- A senior Justice Department official called a judge's demand for a declaration on the status of the "anti-weaponization" fund "unnecessary."

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How the Iran war united, and then divided Trump and Netanyahu -- Trump has appeared during the Iran war to lose patience with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who may now find himself "stuck."

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Italy nixes envoy's visit as leader Meloni "stunned" by Trump's remarks -- Italian outlet says after a meeting at the G7 summit, Trump said Meloni had "begged me to take a picture with her," and he "felt sorry for her."

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New book details the moment a GOP lawmaker appeared to lunge at Matt Gaetz -- A new book recounts one of the most rambunctious moments on the floor of the House in modern history.

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What's missing from the Epstein files? Here's what we found -- The Justice Department says it's released "every document required by the Epstein Files Transparency Act," but CBS News has identified numerous gaps.

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Cuba approves free-market reforms in effort to stave off economic collapse -- Cuban lawmakers Thursday adopted nearly 200 historic free-market reforms aimed at rescuing the communist island from a severe crisis aggravated by a U.S. oil blockade.

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Latest U.S. strike on alleged drug boat kills 3 in eastern Pacific, Pentagon says -- The U.S. military has attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three people.

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Rips appear in Reflecting Pool's new sealant after algae turn water green -- President Trump's efforts to spruce up the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool faced a snag this week, with algae turning the water green while rips appeared in an "American Flag Blue" surface picked by the president.

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Trump's goals for the Iran war and what he's saying now -- When the U.S.-Iran conflict began, President Trump laid out a litany of aggressive war aims. Here's what the president and his top aides said then - and how their views have changed.

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Trump awards Medal of Honor to 3 veterans of the Vietnam, Afghanistan wars -- In a ceremony at the White House, the president paid tribute to retired Marine Corps Maj. James Capers Jr., retired Army Maj. Nicholas Dockery and Marine Col. John W. Ripley, who died in 2008.

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States not required to give community-based care for those with disabilities: DOJ opinion -- The Office of Legal Counsel opinion released Thursday said states aren't required by law to integrate mentally disabled patients with their peers by providing community or home-based care.

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Air Force unit faces flu outbreak weeks after vaccine mandate dropped -- Dozens of service members at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas have fallen ill with the flu in the weeks since Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth rescinded the vaccine mandate, sources familiar confirmed to CBS News.

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