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Thursday, November 20, 2025 5:29 PM ET

CBS News - Politics

Shopping - Criminals are primed to target holiday shoppers. Watch for these 5 scams. Criminals are targeting shoppers with fake websites, bogus charities and other fraudulent pitches, according to insights from Visa. 37M ago

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TSA may start charging a fee for travelers without a Real ID or other approved ID -- The TSA plans to charge a fee for air passengers who lack a Real ID or other accepted form of identification.

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Is the Federal Reserve likely to cut interest rates in December? -- The government's latest jobs data could affect whether Federal Reserve officials continue their push to ease borrowing costs.

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Amazon issuing Prime refunds after $2.5B settlement. Here's what to know. -- After FTC settlement, eligible Amazon Prime customers will automatically receive refunds between Nov. 12 and Dec. 24.

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Verizon CEO Dan Schulman says the company is cutting 13,000 jobs -- Verizon must "evolve as a company" by slashing costs and restructuring, the wireless telecom's chief executive told employees.

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Exclusive - 10,000 shark fins worth over $11M seized in major wildlife trafficking bust - The bust, in the port outside of Peru's capital, Lima, led to the arrest of three men tied to a transnational criminal network involved in illegal fishing and wildlife smuggling, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 28M ago

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Study: Moss survived 9 months in space, could reproduce back on Earth -- Moss spores survived in outer space for a majority of 2022, and could even reproduce when they were eventually returned to Earth, according to a new study.

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Ancient gold coins stolen from museum in Switzerland, police say -- Police stressed that the stolen objects had "archeological value," but said the monetary value had yet to be determined.

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Russia's alleged hybrid warfare targeting seafloor cables vital to modern life -- A web of undersea cables connects our lives and our global economy. As U.S. adversaries are accused of sabotage, they're proving to be targets of choice.

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Russian sailor dies of suspected poisoning on ship off Istanbul -- A Russian sailor died and two others were being treated for suspected poisoning following a toxic leak inside a tanker, authorities said.

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Judge rules Trump's National Guard deployment to D.C. is illegal -- A federal judge ruled Thursday that President Trump's months-long deployment of thousands of National Guard forces to the streets of Washington, D.C., violates federal law.

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Trump admin. announces plan for new oil drilling off California, Florida coasts -- The Trump administration is proposing new oil drilling off the California and Florida coasts for the first time in decades, as President Trump seeks to expand U.S. oil production.

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Graham blocks House-passed bill to repeal provision allowing $500K lawsuits from senators -- Sen. Lindsey Graham blocked a Democrat-led effort to approve a House-passed measure to repeal a controversial provision that allows senators to sue for $500,000 if federal investigators search their phone records without their knowledge.

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Trump accuses 6 Democratic lawmakers of "seditious behavior" -- President Trump posted on social media that Democratic lawmakers who urged members of the military to disobey illegal orders should be arrested and face trial for "seditious behavior."

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Justice Dept. probing handling of Sen. Adam Schiff investigation, sources say -- Federal investigators are questioning the handling of the investigation into Democratic Senator Adam Schiff of California, three sources familiar with the matter said.

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CDC website changes to include false claim about autism and vaccines -- Multiple CDC officials familiar with the situation said the change was made by political appointees without input from relevant agency staffers.

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Immigration crackdown in Charlotte has ended, sheriff's office says -- A federal immigration crackdown​ based in Charlotte, North Carolina's largest city, is now over, a local law enforcement agency said Thursday.

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Dick Cheney remembered at funeral as having "devotion to America" over party -- Dick Cheney's daughter Liz Cheney, an outspoken critic of President Trump, said her father "knew the bonds of party must always yield to the single bond we share as Americans."

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Zelenskyy receives draft plan from U.S. aimed at ending war -- Kyiv said it plans to "work on points of the plan." it received from the U.S. that's aimed at restarting diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine.

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Border Patrol quietly watching U.S. drivers for suspicious travel patterns: AP -- The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious, The Associated Press has found.

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Trump administration moves to strip protections for endangered species -- The proposed changes include the elimination of the "blanket rule" that automatically protects animals and plants when they are classified as threatened.

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Here's who spoke at Dick Cheney's funeral and how to watch -- Cheney, a dominant figure in Republican politics for more than three decades, died on Nov. 3 at age 84.

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Judge says Trump official's testimony on removing Abrego Garcia is "a zero" -- The Trump administration is pushing to remove Kilmar Abrego Garcia from the U.S. ahead of his criminal trial on human smuggling charges next year.

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House Dem charged with stealing FEMA money, using it for her campaign, DOJ says -- Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida was indicted for allegedly stealing millions of dollars in federal emergency funds and routing some of it to her campaign account, the Justice Department said.

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Trump to host Mamdani at White House on Friday, president says -- President Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will have a meeting at the White House on Friday, the president said Wednesday in a post on Truth Social.

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