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Saturday, January 31, 2026 9:28 AM ET

CBS News - Politics

What to know about the partial government shutdown as funding lapses for many agencies -- Funding for many federal agencies expired on Saturday after Congress failed to pass half a dozen spending bills before the deadline, prompting a partial government shutdown.

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Trump announces IndyCar race will come to D.C. streets for America's 250th -- President Trump announced that an IndyCar race, the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, will be held through the streets of Washington, D.C., as part of America's 250th birthday celebrations.

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Trump nominates government economist to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics -- President Trump says he is nominating the government economist Brett Matsumoto to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Venezuela's Machado: "I will be president when the time comes" -- Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado weighs in on her political future in a new interview with "Face the Nation."

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Exclusive - Nevada's first-in-the-nation primary bid gets boost from Latino Victory - Nevada, New Hampshire and South Carolina are vying to be the first state to vote in the 2028 Democratic presidential primaries. 19H ago

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Massive trove of Epstein files released, including 3 million documents and photos -- The Justice Department released more new documents Friday from the Jeffrey Epstein files, more than a month after the DOJ's original deadline to do so.

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President Trump dominates red carpet chatter at "Melania" premiere -- For those wondered if President Trump would give up the spotlight and let the first lady field all reporter questions at the premiere of her film "Melania" Thursday night, the answer was no.

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Justice Department will probe Alex Pretti's killing in civil rights investigation -- Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche says the Department of Justice is participating in a civil rights investigation into the death of Alex Pretti, who was shot and killed by two Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis amid a federal immigration crackdown.

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DOJ releasing more than 3 million pages of Jeffrey Epstein records -- Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche says the Justice Department is releasing millions more records related to its probe into Jeffrey Epstein.

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Partial government shutdown begins as funding lapses despite Senate deal -- The Senate passed a deal on a package of spending bills late Friday, sending it to the House, though funding for dozens of government agencies has still lapsed.

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FBI now leading investigation into fatal shooting of Alex Pretti -- The investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security, known as Homeland Security Investigations, had been leading the investigation into the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.

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What Kevin Warsh as new Federal Reserve chair could mean for the economy -- The president is turning to a former Fed official as his nominee to replace outgoing Chair Jerome Powell.

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Trump nominates Kevin Warsh as next Federal Reserve Board chair -- President Trump says he is nominating Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve, filling a powerful economic policy role as the president pushes for lower interest rates.

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Trump sues IRS and Treasury, accusing agencies of letting his tax returns leak -- President Trump is suing the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department for at least $10 billion, claiming the agencies unlawfully allowed an IRS contractor to leak his tax returns and those of his sons and company. -- Jan 29

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Trump threatens tariffs on countries that sell oil to Cuba -- President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order​ that would impose a tariff on any goods from countries that sell or provide oil to Cuba. -- Jan 29

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