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CBS News - Politics

Hegseth fires Pentagon's top military planner over alleged leaks -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired the Pentagon's top military planner, Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, a Pentagon official told CBS News.

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Data center health worries animate midterm campaigns -- Opposition to the rapid emergence of data centers in states such as Ohio and Arizona has ginned up activism and unified voters. A range of public health issues have played into the resistance.

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Judge rejects DOJ's push to force California to set aside ballots -- A federal judge on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration's bid to require California election officials to separate out mail ballots received from roughly 20,000 people it claims are not U.S. citizens.

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Trump says Peltola "shouldn't be allowed to run" due to second Dan Sullivan -- A report alleged that people aligned with Democrat Mary Peltola's campaign helped recruit a candidate with the same first and last name as Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan. Peltola denied the allegations.

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"Your vote is your voice": A look at why voting matters -- Why is it important to vote even if the president isn't on the ballot? House and Senate control, governor's mansions, ballot questions and more that will be determined by the 2026 midterm elections.

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SPLC alleges DOJ is treating witness as a member of prosecution team -- The group's lawyers are asking a judge to let them subpoena a former SPLC informant who has been voluntarily providing material to the government.

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Lawyers question case against ex-FBI officials over Hunter Biden probe -- Defense attorneys for two former FBI counterintelligence officials accused of lying to Congress raised doubts about the strength of the evidence and the motives behind the charges.

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DOJ says government developing plan to close D.C. golf course -- Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward said the Interior Department is working on a plan to close East Potomac Golf Links by Nov. 15.

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Alvin Hellerstein, judge in Maduro and Trump cases, dies at 92 -- Alvin Hellerstein, a federal judge who for decades oversaw some of the country's most high-profile cases, has died.

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Ted Cruz calls El-Sayed a "jihadist leprechaun" at campaign stop -- At a campaign event outside of Detroit, GOP Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas attempted to tie Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed to the Muslim Brotherhood.

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Treasury sanctions North Koreans, Russians over IT worker scheme -- The Treasury Department is targeting a North Korean operation churning out stolen identities, fake resumes and fake IT employees who are infiltrating legitimate U.S. businesses.

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Dolores Huerta, labor activist and civil rights icon, dies at 96 -- Dolores Huerta was a labor activist and civil rights leader who co-founded the group that later became the United Farm Workers.

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Charges filed against activists who posed as Minnesota voters -- Activists who call themselves the Citizen Justice League said they were testing Minnesota's 53-year-old voter voucher law. Videos from the August primary showed them claiming to be registered voters.

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Obama and Trump hold dueling rallies as midterm campaigns make final pitch -- Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3, and early voting is underway throughout the country.

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U.S. military strikes alleged drug boat in Pacific, killing 5 people -- The latest attack brings the number of people who have been killed by the U.S. military's boat strikes to at least 240 in more than 70 strikes.

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Ohio voters react to Ramaswamy's attack ad

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Dan Sullivan Alaska investigation

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Graham, Andrews tied in South Carolina

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Interview with Florida Congress candidate Bale Dalton

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Brad Lander on West Bank detention, midterms

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Activist Dolores Huerta dies at 96

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