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CBS News - Politics

Senate moving forward with reconciliation bill, dropping ballroom funds -- Senate Republicans are preparing to move forward with a package to fund the Department of Homeland Security's immigration agencies Wednesday.

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Bitter GOP primary for South Dakota governor heads to runoff as Toby Doeden advances -- Businessman and self-described outsider Toby Doeden will advance to a runoff for the GOP nomination for South Dakota governor, CBS News has projected, after a competitive and frequently contentious primary.

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Trump admin. floats tariffs on 60 trading partners after forced labor probe -- The Trump administration has unveiled proposed tariffs of 10% or more on dozens of countries accused of failing to crack down on forced labor, including some of the U.S.'s largest trading partners.

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Zach Lahn wins Iowa GOP governor primary, upsetting Trump-backed rival -- MAHA-aligned Republican Zach Lahn will face Democrat Rob Sand in this year's race for Iowa governor, setting up what could be an unusually competitive contest in a red-leaning state.

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DOJ says it has superseding indictment against Southern Poverty Law Center -- The superseding indictment does not contain any new charges or name new defendants from the original version, which was returned in April.

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Iowa GOP Senate candidate Hinson: Prolonged Iran war could be "political liability" -- Iowa GOP Senate candidate Rep. Ashley Hinson acknowledged the U.S.-Iran conflict could become a "political liability" if it stretches beyond the next few weeks, according to audio obtained by CBS News.

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Democrat Christina Bohannan to take on Iowa GOP Rep. Miller-Meeks for third time -- Bohannan has lost to the Republican incumbent twice, but narrowed the margin to 799 votes in the 2024 election.

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Iowa Senate race set between Democrat Josh Turek, Republican Ashley Hinson -- Republican Sen. Joni Ernst is not running for reelection, and Democrats have been increasingly bullish about their chances of flipping the seat in recent months.

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Supreme Court lets Alabama use House map that favors GOP in midterms -- The Supreme Court cleared the way for Alabama to use a House map that is more favorable to Republicans, despite a lower court finding that the plan intentionally discriminated against Black voters.

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GOP Rep Kean to face Bennett as Dems seek to oust absent GOP N.J. incumbent -- Kean has been missing from the job since March, citing a "personal medical issue."

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U.S. conducts more "self-defense strikes" after shooting down Iranian missiles -- American military forces carried out strikes on Iranian targets after attempted Iranian drone and missile attacks, U.S. Central Command said​ Tuesday, in the latest clash.

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GOP Rep. Kean returning to in-person work in "matter of weeks" after absence -- The New Jersey congressman last voted on March 5.

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Blanche says DOJ "not moving forward" with "anti-weaponization" fund -- "We are not moving forward with the fund. Period," Blanche told House lawmakers.

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Pilot of fighter jet downed over Iran previously shot down in Kuwaiti incident -- About a month after ejecting during the friendly-fire incident, the pilot was on a mission over Iran when his jet was hit by a surface-to-air missile, prompting a daring rescue operation.

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Trump names controversial housing official Bill Pulte as acting intel chief -- President Trump on Tuesday announced he's tapping housing official Bill Pulte to serve as the acting director of national intelligence to replace Tulsi Gabbard.

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