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Friday, November 21, 2025 6:06 AM ET

CBS News - Politics

What Trump and Mamdani have said about each other -- President Trump has called Zohran Mamdani "my little communist mayor." Mamdani has vowed to "Trump-proof" New York City. Today they meet at the White House.

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Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell running for California governor -- Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell, who has been a leading critic of the Trump administration, announced on Thursday that he is running for governor of California in the 2026 election.

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Fugees rapper sentenced to 14 years for illegal Obama campaign contributions -- Rapper Prakazrel "Pras" Michel of the Fugees has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for a case in which he was convicted of illegally funneling millions of dollars in foreign contributions to the 2012 Obama campaign.

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Sanctions have choked Russia's oil industry, a key source of Kremlin funds, Treasury finds -- A Treasury Department analysis indicates that new U.S. sanctions on Russian oil producers have sent prices there tumbling, choking off a key revenue source that Russia has used to fund its war in Ukraine.

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Judge rules Trump's National Guard deployment to D.C. is illegal -- A federal judge ruled Thursday that President Trump's months-long deployment of thousands of National Guard forces to the streets of Washington, D.C., violates federal law.

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Trump admin. announces plan for new oil drilling off California, Florida coasts -- The Trump administration is proposing new oil drilling off the California and Florida coasts for the first time in decades, as President Trump seeks to expand U.S. oil production.

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Graham blocks House-passed bill to repeal provision allowing $500K lawsuits from senators -- Sen. Lindsey Graham blocked a Democrat-led effort to approve a House-passed measure to repeal a controversial provision that allows senators to sue for $500,000 if federal investigators search their phone records without their knowledge.

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Trump accuses 6 Democratic lawmakers of "seditious behavior" -- President Trump posted on social media that Democratic lawmakers who urged members of the military to disobey illegal orders should be arrested and face trial for "seditious behavior."

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Justice Dept. probing handling of Sen. Adam Schiff investigation, sources say -- Federal investigators are questioning the handling of the investigation into Democratic Senator Adam Schiff of California, three sources familiar with the matter said.

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CDC website changes to include false claim about autism and vaccines -- Multiple CDC officials familiar with the situation said the change was made by political appointees without input from relevant agency staffers.

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Sheriff says immigration crackdown in Charlotte has ended. DHS denies it's over. -- A federal immigration crackdown​ based in Charlotte, North Carolina's largest city, is now over, a local law enforcement agency said Thursday.

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Dick Cheney remembered at funeral as having "devotion to America" over party -- Dick Cheney's daughter Liz Cheney, an outspoken critic of President Trump, said her father "knew the bonds of party must always yield to the single bond we share as Americans."

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Zelenskyy receives draft plan from U.S. aimed at ending war -- Kyiv said it plans to "work on points of the plan." it received from the U.S. that's aimed at restarting diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine.

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Border Patrol quietly watching U.S. drivers for suspicious travel patterns: AP -- The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious, The Associated Press has found.

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Trump administration moves to strip protections for endangered species -- The proposed changes include the elimination of the "blanket rule" that automatically protects animals and plants when they are classified as threatened.

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