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Friday, April 24, 2026 8:39 PM ET

CBS News - Politics

Live - Witkoff, Kushner to head to Pakistan for new Iran peace talks - While the U.S. sends representatives to Islamabad, Israel's fight with Hezbollah continues despite a ceasefire. updated 34M ago

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Ben Sasse is on extended time. He credits "providence, prayer and a miracle drug." -- The former U.S. senator from Nebraska opened up about his terminal diagnosis, his family and the state of American politics in a "Things That Matter" town hall.

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Trump extends Jones Act waiver for another 90 days -- The waiver lets international ships carry goods between U.S. ports and is aimed at lowering energy prices.

4 hours ago

Johnson & Johnson to launch on TrumpRx with 4 of its prescription drugs -- Drug-making giant Johnson & Johnson will officially start marketing four of its medications on the Trump administration's TrumpRx website​ on Friday, CBS News exclusively learned.

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White House mulls using Defense Production Act in Spirit Airlines takeover -- President Trump is open to some type of federal action, several sources told CBS News, and he has said publicly he'd "do it to save the jobs."

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Appeals court blocks Trump's asylum crackdown at U.S.-Mexico border -- A three-judge appellate panel agreed with a lower court ruling that the Trump administration can't put aside laws allowing individuals to apply for asylum.

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DOJ reinstates firing squads, pentobarbital for federal executions -- The Justice Department announced Friday it would readopt the death penalty protocols for lethal injection and firing squads.

7 hours ago

Melania Trump adds White House-shaped beehive to South Lawn -- The new beehive expands existing beekeeping and honey production operations at the White House.

9 hours ago

Justice Department drops probe into Fed Chair Jerome Powell -- U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said that the Federal Reserve's inspector general will investigate cost overruns in project to renovate the central bank's headquarters.

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As U.S. re-arms during ceasefire, long-term concerns emerge about munitions supplies -- The Trump administration has sought to project confidence in the U.S. military's munitions stocks after more than a month of war with Iran, but long-term supply questions remain.

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Hegseth says U.S. blockade of Iranian vessels to continue for "as long as it takes" -- Hegseth indicated during a Pentagon news conference that the Trump administration is in no hurry to reach a peace deal as the war continues.

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Trump confirms he's weighing a taxpayer takeover of Spirit Airlines "for the right price" -- President Trump said Thursday that he was weighing a taxpayer-funded takeover of Spirit Airlines​ with the intent of reselling the struggling budget carrier​ after oil prices drop.

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DOJ office aiding indigent immigrants stalls after lawyers were reassigned -- Attorneys for a DOJ program that accredits nonprofits to help provide legal help to immigrants were transferred last month, creating setbacks for a number of legal aid groups. -- Apr 23

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US special forces soldier who won $409K on Maduro bet is arrested -- The soldier allegedly bet on Nicolas Maduro's removal as president of Venezuela before news of the raid was reported, sources told CBS News.

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Trump says he'll resurface Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, turning it blue -- President Trump's renovation kick has now reached the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

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Naval escorts will likely be needed when Strait of Hormuz reopens, Chevron CEO says -- Commercial vessels face risks from mines and threats from land, Chevron's chief executive Mike Wirth said in an interview with "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan.

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Netanyahu says he was treated for early-stage prostate cancer -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the successful operation for prostate cancer happened 18 months ago and that he is now in "excellent physical condition."

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60-FOOT OCTOPUS RULED THE SEAS DURING AGE OF DINOSAURS, FOSSILS SHOW -- New analyses of fossilized jaws reveal that massive, kraken-like octopuses once hunted alongside other marine predators.

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