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Thursday, December 11, 2025 3:05 PM ET

CBS News - Politics

Some lawmakers see path for health care deal after failed Senate votes -- With the partisan exercise behind them, some senators are expressing tepid optimism about a path forward on a health care compromise.

1 hour ago

Minnesota tops list of 10 most expensive pandemic aid fraud schemes -- Luxury cars, homes, jewelry and casino trips were among the spoils of some of the biggest pandemic era fraud cases, according to a CBS News review of five years of government records and data.

2 hours ago

MyPillow's Mike Lindell announces he's running for Minnesota governor -- MyPillow founder and CEO Mike Lindell has announced he will run for Minnesota governor in 2026, seeking the Republican nomination to challenge DFL incumbent Gov. Tim Walz.

2 hours ago

Federal judge orders Abrego Garcia's immediate release from ICE custody -- A federal judge in Maryland on Thursday ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia's immediate release from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody.

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Senate fails to advance health care bills, with price hikes coming for millions -- The Senate on Thursday failed to advance competing Democratic and Republican measures to address health care costs. Follow live updates here.

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Democrats ask for audit to determine if Epstein files were "tampered with" -- Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's sex crimes and a group of Democrats are asking for a review of the Epstein case files to determine whether the records have been "tampered" with or concealed, ahead of a release by next week.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene calls Trump's attacks on her a "very poor reflection on him" -- The conservative firebrand, who is retiring from Congress early, and the president are engaged in bitter falling-out.

16 hours ago

Miami's mayor-elect believes key to her victory was broad outreach -- Miami Mayor-elect Eileen Higgins will be the city's first Democratic mayor in nearly three decades.

23 hours ago

Trump administration to set up militarized zone on California-Mexico border -- The Trump administration is adding another militarized zone to the southern U.S. border to support border security operations - this time in California, officials say.

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What we know about The Skipper, the oil tanker seized by the U.S. near Venezuela -- The U.S. seized a 20-year-old oil tanker called The Skipper off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday, three sources told CBS News. Here's what we know about the boat and the operation.

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Erika Kirk's message to people who celebrated husband's death -- Erika Kirk has a message for people who sought to justify the assassination of her late husband, Charlie Kirk.

21 hours ago

Indiana Senate to vote on 9-0 GOP congressional map, but future uncertain -- The push to redistrict in Indiana has a crucial vote in the state's Senate on Thursday.

22 hours ago

House GOP moderates revolt against Johnson on health care -- Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania introduced a discharge petition to try to bring a bill to the floor that would extend the Affordable Care Act subsidies by two years.

22 hours ago

U.S. seizes oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela -- President Trump said the U.S. has seized an oil tanker, which Attorney General Pam Bondi said has been "used to transport sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran."

19 hours ago

Fed lowers interest rates by 0.25 percentage points in third straight cut -- The Federal Reserve is grappling with economic issues including higher inflation and a slowing labor market.

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