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CBS News - Politics

GOP senators press Blanche on "anti-weaponization fund" in tense meeting -- Some Republican senators openly expressed their concerns about the Justice Department's new "anti-weaponization fund" in the meeting.

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Live - Iran mulls latest U.S. proposal as Trump says war is in "final stages" Iran says it's considering the latest U.S. peace offer, as President Trump says he's willing to wait "a couple of days" for a response. updated 35M ago

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House GOP pulls Iran war resolution vote that appeared to have enough support to pass -- Republicans are struggling to find the votes to dismiss legislation that would compel President Trump to withdraw from the war with Iran.

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Navy's acting secretary says Taiwan arms sale put on "pause" over Iran war -- The acting secretary of the U.S. Navy said Thursday that arm sales to Taiwan had been put on "pause" to ensure that the American military had sufficient munitions for its Iran operations.

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Sister of Cuban military conglomerate chief arrested in Florida, Rubio says -- The sister of the head of a company that is accused of having close ties to Cuban government operations has been arrested in Miami, federal authorities announced.

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Trump lawyer-turned-critic Michael Cohen to apply for "anti-weaponization fund" -- ​Michael Cohen, a Trump lawyer-turned-critic, is planning to apply for money from the Justice Department's new "anti-weaponization fund," he told CBS News.

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Zelenskyy confirmed his most famous quote. I got pushback for reporting it. -- Whether Zelenskyy had in fact uttered the line "I need ammunition - not a ride" was disputed by the Biden administration when I reported it. Now, the Ukrainian leader has confirmed he said it.

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House bill would ban use of federal money for DOJ's "anti-weaponization" fund -- GOP Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick and Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi introduced a bill to ban the use of federal money for paying out claims under the Justice Department's new "anti-weaponization" fund.

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7th and 8th judges rebuff Justice Dept.'s attempts to get voter rolls from states -- The Justice Department has sued 30 states and Washington, D.C., in an effort to gain access to their complete voter registration lists.

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Congress delays votes amid GOP opposition to new DOJ fund -- The House and Senate will both leave Washington for their Memorial Day recess without voting on a reconciliation package to fund federal immigration agencies.

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Trump postponing AI executive order "because I didn't like what I was seeing" -- President Trump said he doesn't want to "do anything that's going to get in the way" of leading the world on the technology.

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DNC releases 2024 election autopsy on how Democrats lost -- The Democratic National Committee released a long-awaited autopsy on the 2024 election that party chair Ken Martin has kept under wraps for months.

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Exclusive - DOJ onboards largest-ever class of immigration judges in deportation push - The additions come after the ouster of dozens of immigration judges across the country by the Trump administration over the past year. 17H ago

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Is Trump's $1.7+ billion "anti-weaponization fund" legal? Experts weigh in. -- The new fund to provide payouts to those who say the legal system was "weaponized" against them raised immediate questions about its legality, implementation and enforcement.

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State Democratic Party censures governor after he commutes Tina Peters' sentence -- The central committee of the Colorado Democratic Party on Wednesday voted 89.8% in favor of a measure to censure Gov. Jared Polis. -- May 21

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Texas Dem under fire for saying she'd make ICE jail "prison for American Zionists" -- A Democratic House candidate in Texas is facing widespread condemnation and accusations of antisemitism from her own party.

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Several people watched San Diego attack live on video calls, recordings show -- At least three people watched a livestream as gunmen filmed their deadly attack at the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday. One viewer urged another to alert law enforcement, but it is not clear if anyone did.

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Epstein island trespasser says he was hog-tied, thrown into "dungeon" -- Little St. James in the Virgin Islands has attracted seekers lured by tales of Jeffrey Epstein's private island.

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NASCAR star Kyle Busch dies at 41 after a severe illness, his family says -- Kyle Busch's family earlier Thursday announced he had been hospitalized with a "severe illness."

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Stephen Colbert signs off "The Late Show" one last time -- Stephen Colbert said goodbye to "The Late Show" for the final time Thursday night as the franchise came to an end after 33 years.

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