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CBS News - Politics

DOJ rebuffs judge's demand to state "anti-weaponization" fund is dead -- A senior Justice Department official called a judge's demand for a declaration on the status of the "anti-weaponization" fund "unnecessary." -- Jun 19

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Kennedy Center still weighing "partial closure," Trump admin. tells judge -- The Trump administration told a federal judge that the Kennedy Center is still weighing whether to offer a full slate of performances or more limited programming over the coming months.

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Company owned by Trump donor won $1.7 million no-bid Reflecting Pool contract -- The federal government awarded a company owned by a Trump donor $1.7 million to install a new water cleaning system for the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, records show.

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Judge blocks DOJ from releasing Biden's conversations with biographer for 3 weeks -- A judge on Friday cleared the way for the DOJ to disclose former President Joe Biden's conversations with his biographer to the Heritage Foundation. Later in the day, she blocked the release for three weeks.

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George W. Bush gifts Michelle Obama mints in an ode to their friendship -- The Altoids were a callback to a viral moment between former first lady Michelle Obama and former President George W. Bush.

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Trump unveils new Air Force One, a $400 million plane gifted by Qatar -- "This is considered the world's most luxurious plane," the president said in front of the enormous new jet.

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How the Iran war united, and then divided, Trump and Netanyahu -- Trump has appeared during the Iran war to lose patience with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who may now find himself "stuck."

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Italy's Meloni criticizes Trump's "constant, unprovoked attacks" -- President Trump and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni traded criticism on Saturday after Italy canceled its envoy's visit to the U.S.

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New book details the moment a GOP lawmaker appeared to lunge at Matt Gaetz -- A new book recounts one of the most rambunctious moments on the floor of the House in modern history.

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What's missing from the Epstein files? Here's what we found -- The Justice Department says it's released "every document required by the Epstein Files Transparency Act," but CBS News has identified numerous gaps.

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Cuba approves free-market reforms in effort to stave off economic collapse -- Cuban lawmakers Thursday adopted nearly 200 historic free-market reforms aimed at rescuing the communist island from a severe crisis aggravated by a U.S. oil blockade. -- Jun 18

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Latest U.S. strike on alleged drug boat kills 3 in eastern Pacific, Pentagon says -- The U.S. military has attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three people. -- Jun 18

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Rips appear in Reflecting Pool's new sealant after algae turn water green -- President Trump's efforts to spruce up the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool faced a snag this week, with algae turning the water green while rips appeared in an "American Flag Blue" surface picked by the president.

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Trump's goals for the Iran war and what he's saying now -- When the U.S.-Iran conflict began, President Trump laid out a litany of aggressive war aims. Here's what the president and his top aides said then - and how their views have changed. -- Jun 18

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Trump awards Medal of Honor to 3 veterans of the Vietnam, Afghanistan wars -- In a ceremony at the White House, the president paid tribute to retired Marine Corps Maj. James Capers Jr., retired Army Maj. Nicholas Dockery and Marine Col. John W. Ripley, who died in 2008. -- Jun 18

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