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Exclusive - DOJ readies up to $3.5 billion in law enforcement grants, 1 year after steep cuts - The focus on immigration and law enforcement comes one year after the department terminated or delayed funding for victims services, criminal justice researchers and more. 4M ago

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Operation Metro Surge drained $610 million from Minnesota's economy, filing says -- State and local agencies say they were forced to spend big and fast without any warning.

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Virginia voters approve new congressional map favoring Democrats, CBS News projects -- Virginia voters on Tuesday approved a new congressional map that would give Democrats an advantage in 10 House districts, leaving just one safe Republican seat, CBS News projects.

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Duffy on AI replacing air traffic controllers: "That's not gonna happen" -- "Am I gonna replace a controller and have AI manage the airspace? The answer to that is hell no, that's not gonna happen," Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told CBS News.

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Contract reveals fundraising deal for Trump's East Wing overhaul -- The agreement, which was signed this fall, ensures donor anonymity, establishes a fee structure and institutes a ban on foreign contributions.

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Lawmakers demand answers at hearing on hospice fraud -- Congress asks experts, advocates and victims how to combat hospice fraud, after a CBS News investigation uncovered widespread signs of potential fraud in California.

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Trump extends ceasefire in Iran indefinitely -- President Trump said he's extending the ceasefire until Iran has submitted a proposal in talks with the U.S. "and discussions are concluded."

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Cherfilus-McCormick resigns from Congress before Ethics hearing on sanctions -- The Florida Democrat stepped down shortly before a House Ethics Committee hearing to determine whether she should be punished.

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Senate GOP advances budget resolution, kickstarting process to fund ICE -- Senate Republicans advanced a budget resolution to begin the process of funding immigration agencies under DHS without help from Democrats.

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Hegseth scraps mandatory flu shots for troops -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said U.S. service members will no longer be required to get annual flu shots.

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DOJ charges Southern Poverty Law Center with fraud -- A federal grand jury indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center on wire and bank fraud-related charges on Tuesday, the Justice Department says, accusing it of paying members of extremist groups as part of its efforts to investigate them.

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Kevin Warsh testifies that the Fed will remain "strictly independent" -- Warsh, nominated by President Trump to replace Fed Chair Jerome Powell, also said he'll work with the White House on some matters.

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Who will run the Federal Reserve if the Senate doesn't confirm Trump's pick? -- President Trump is fighting to reshape the Federal Reserve by replacing Chair Jerome Powell with Kevin Warsh - but if the Senate doesn't confirm Warsh by next month, it's not clear who will run the nation's central bank.

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Ethics panel to decide penalty for Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick over theft allegations -- The Florida Democrat is accused of stealing $5 million in FEMA funds for her campaign.

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Virginia Democrats seek 10-1 congressional map with voter referendum -- The referendum​ is seeking to amend the state's constitution to use the Democratic-controlled Assembly's redrawn congressional maps, which will give Democrats an advantage in 10 of the state's 11 House districts.

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