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Wednesday, January 07, 2026 2:12 PM ET

CBS News - Politics

Justice Dept. to surge prosecutors to Minnesota amid fraud allegations -- The Justice Department is sending a team of prosecutors to Minnesota to help investigate allegations of widespread fraud within the state's social services programs, U.S. officials said.

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Rubio says U.S. will control money from sales of Venezuelan oil -- Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters that the U.S. has a three-phase plan for Venezuela, with an initial emphasis on stabilizing the country.

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ICE officer fatally shoots woman in Minneapolis, investigation underway -- An ICE officer fatally shot a woman Wednesday morning in south Minneapolis, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

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Johnson says State of the Union tentatively set for Feb. 24 -- House Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday that he expects the State of the Union will take place on Feb. 24, though the date does not appear to be set in stone and has not been officially scheduled.

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Rand Paul says military action in Greenland "won't happen under my watch" -- Sen. Rand Paul says he opposes military action in Greenland​ as the White House says it is exploring all options for the territory​, including military action.

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White House announces "significant reset of federal nutrition policy" with dietary guidelines -- The new dietary recommendations are a part of President Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s "Make America Healthy Again" agenda.

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Judge orders Lindsey Halligan to explain why she keeps using U.S. attorney title -- A federal judge in November found that Lindsey Halligan had been invalidly appointed interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York.

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U.S. military seizes 2 oil tankers linked to Venezuela -- The U.S. carried out operations Wednesday to seize the oil tankers Marinera and Sophia, officials announced.

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Watch Live: House Oversight Committee holds hearing on Minnesota fraud -- The House Oversight Committee is holding a hearing on a series of multimillion-dollar pandemic fraud schemes in Minnesota​, with testimony from state lawmakers.

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U.S. seizes oil tankers; Rubio says U.S. will control money from oil sales -- The U.S. carried out operations Wednesday to seize two Venezuela-linked tankers, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. has "tremendous leverage" over the country.

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New White House webpage rewrites history of Jan. 6 riot and 2020 election -- The webpage, featured under the official whitehouse.gov domain, says Democrats framed "the event as a violent coup attempt orchestrated by Trump."

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Machado says Venezuelans are "very grateful" to Trump for ousting Maduro -- Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado hailed President Trump for removing Nicolas Maduro from power in a network exclusive interview with CBS News - and made the case for why her political coalition should lead the country.

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Noem says she's "focused on policing the streets, not policing President Trump's words" -- DHS Secretary Kristi Noem has deployed 2,000 agents to the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul to conduct immigration raids and assist in the widening fraud investigation.

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Machado says her coalition should lead Venezuela: "We are ready and willing" -- Maria Corina Machado told CBS News in a network exclusive interview the people of Venezuela have picked her opposition movement to lead the country in the wake of Nicolas Maduro's ouster.

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Aldrich Ames, CIA officer convicted of spying for Russia, dies at age 84 -- Aldrich Ames was a counterintelligence officer for the CIA who spied for the Soviet Union and later Russia.

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