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Tuesday, December 23, 2025 3:21 PM ET

CBS News - Politics

Supreme Court says Trump can't deploy National Guard to Chicago for now -- President Trump invoked a law called Title 10 to bring members of the Illinois National Guard under federal service over the objections of state and local leaders.

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Exclusive - Trump administration seeks to cancel thousands of asylum cases - ICE has filed more than 8,000 requests to toss out asylum claims in immigration court, asking judges to send immigrants to third-party countries. 3H ago

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Former GOP Sen. Ben Sasse says he has stage-four pancreatic cancer -- Republican Ben Sasse represented Nebraska in the U.S. Senate from 2015 to 2023, then became president of the University of Florida.

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FCC banning new foreign-made drones, a move China calls "discriminatory" -- The Federal Communications Commission says it's banning new foreign-made drones, a move that will keep new Chinese-made drones out of the U.S. market.

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How to watch the Kennedy Center Honors tonight on CBS and Paramount+ -- The 2025 Kennedy Center Honors will be broadcast tonight, Dec. 23, celebrating George Strait, Gloria Gaynor, Kiss, Michael Crawford and Sylvester Stallone.

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George Conway files paperwork to run for Congress as Democrat -- George Conway, a conservative lawyer turned vocal critic of President Trump, has filed paperwork for a bid to represent New York City in the House.

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DOJ releases huge new set of Epstein files with many mentions of Trump -- The Justice Department early Tuesday released more than 11,000 additional documents and photos from the Jeffrey Epstein files. Follow live updates here.

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U.S. military hits alleged "low-profile" drug vessel in Pacific, killing 1 -- The U.S. military says it struck a vessel that was allegedly carrying drugs in the eastern Pacific on Monday, killing one person - part of a months-long campaign of boat strikes near Latin America.

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Trump calls release of photos of people in Epstein files "a terrible thing" -- President Trump has responded to the release of the Epstein files, saying Monday that the release of photos risked ensnaring "highly respected" people with no connection to Epstein's crimes.

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Judge orders plan to return ex-CECOT detainees to U.S. or give them hearings -- A federal judge gave the Trump administration two weeks to submit a plan to either return a group of men previously held at a notorious Salvadoran prison to the U.S., or give them a hearing to contest allegations of gang membership.

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Blumenthal seeks details on White House ballroom from architect, dinner attendees -- Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal is pushing for more information on a White House ballroom project championed by President Trump, sending letters to the project's architect and some fundraising dinner attendees.

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RFK Jr. says he'll work with agencies to wind down animal testing -- Animal rights groups celebrate, but the Trump administration is light on specifics about phasing out federally funded medical testing on animals.

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Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia to remain free until at least next week -- Kilmar Abrego Garcia - who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March - will remain free on supervised release until at least the end of the year.

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Trump announces new "Trump class" of Navy battleships -- President Trump announced plans to build a new "Trump class" of battleships, part of the Pentagon's new "Golden Fleet."

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Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to be sworn in by Letitia James, Bernie Sanders -- New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani​ will be sworn in by two prominent Democrats on New Year's Day.

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