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CBS News - Politics

Judge tosses Trump admin. lawsuit seeking access to Arizona voter data -- A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit from the Justice Department seeking information on Arizona voters, another defeat in the Trump administration's nationwide push for voter data.

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Highlights from the CBS California Governor's Debate -- Top gubernatorial candidates met onstage at the CBS California Governor's Debate on April 28. Here are the highlights.

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Gunshot at dinner may have struck officer's phone in pocket of bulletproof vest -- Officials investigating the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner said they estimated the suspect was running at about 9 miles per hour when he sprinted through a checkpoint and discharged his shotgun.

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Analysis: Dinner shooting brings reminders of past era of political violence -- For historians, the 1960s and 1970s provide particularly eerie parallels to the present. Both eras were marked by bitter political divides and the unsettling feeling that America's social fabric was being ripped apart.

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Exclusive - Trump administration mandates enhanced security checks for immigration applicants - The Trump administration is subjecting broad categories of immigrants applying for green cards and citizenship to enhanced FBI checks, and is pausing some cases while those changes are implemented, according to documents obtained by CBS News. 8H ago

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Senate Republicans block Democrats' attempt to force Cuba war powers vote -- President Trump has warned that Cuba is "next" after he's launched military operations against Venezuela and Iran.

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Settlement reached in Minnesota trans athlete powerlifting case -- The settlement ends a case where the Minnesota Supreme Court found USA Powerlifting violated the state's Human Rights Act by barring JayCee Cooper from competition.

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King Charles tells Congress that alliance is "more important today" than ever -- Saying he felt the "weight of history" on his shoulders, King Charles became the first British monarch in 35 years to address Congress on Tuesday.

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State Department planning new passport design with Trump's portrait -- The State Department is planning a limited-edition redesign of the American passport with new artwork that features a portrait of President Trump, according to a department official.

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Appeals court rejects Trump's mandatory ICE detention policy -- A federal appeals court rejected the Trump administration's policy of making immigrants subject to mandatory ICE detention without bond, including those who have lived in the U.S. for years.

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U.S. soldier pleads not guilty to charges of gambling on Maduro raid -- A U.S. soldier pleaded not guilty to charges that he used classified information about the mission to capture former Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro to win more than $400,000.

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Comey indicted again on charges stemming from Instagram post -- Former FBI Director James Comey is again facing federal charges after the government's previous case against him was dismissed.

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Ex-senior adviser at NIAID indicted over COVID-19 records -- Dr. David Morens worked as a senior adviser to NIAID's Office of the Director from 2006 through 2022.

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Florida to consider new House map to give GOP potential 24-4 advantage -- Florida's Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has a proposed a new congressional map to net Republicans up to four more seats.

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Judge allows Maurene Comey's lawsuit challenging her firing to proceed -- Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, was fired from her job as a top prosecutor in New York last year.

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