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CBS News - Politics

Van Hollen will challenge Schumer for Senate majority leader -- Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland announced Thursday that he will challenge Sen. Chuck Schumer for Senate majority leader. -- Updated 13m ago

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GOP lawmakers press Huang and Lutnick to testify over Nvidia -- Republicans on Capitol Hill are negotiating for now-resigned Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang​ to appear before Congress. -- Updated 37m ago

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Hegseth awards medal to soldier who reprimanded group near tomb -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth awarded a medal to the service member who reprimanded his group for making noise at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier​.

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Critics say Lutnick failed to cut off diversion of Nvidia chips to China -- Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is under fire by critics asking whether his ties to Chinese companies friendship with ex-Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang contributed to a lack of oversight over Nvidia AI chip sales.

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New federal housing rule could displace thousands, experts warn -- Since 1995, mixed-status families have been permitted to live together in federally funded housing, but a revised rule changes that.

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ICE deportations and arrests hit record high -- New Department of Homeland Security figures show more than 483,000 deportations and 491,000 immigration arrests in fiscal year 2026.

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With Jim Jordan as leader, House GOP signals it's ready to fight -- Republicans described the incoming minority leader as a "fighter" who can go head to head with Hakeem Jeffries.

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Nvidia's board preparing to oust CEO Jensen Huang, sources say -- Nvidia's board of directors is preparing to oust CEO Jensen Huang soon, according to two sources, amid allegations Huang had an affair with a woman U.S. intelligence agencies believe was a Chinese asset.

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Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race in upset -- Democrat Scott Colom defeated GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in the Mississippi Senate race, delivering Democrats an eighth flipped Senate seat after the dramatic race had been up in the air for days.

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Hegseth's group reprimanded for noise at Tomb of Unknown Soldier -- A guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier reprimanded a group of people that included Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for making noise at the site. -- Nov 11

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The U.S. officials who have been targeted or threatened by Iran -- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is the latest U.S. official to be threatened or targeted by Iran, but he is far from the first. -- Nov 11

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Petition for new Epstein files bill gets enough support for vote -- GOP Rep. Thomas Massie launched a discharge petition over the summer to circumvent leadership and force a vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act II. -- Nov 11

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Congressional Democrats target Trump's "pardon industrial complex" -- A new bill would bring scrutiny to pardons tied to the president's allies and donors, but legal experts say it would likely run up against the Constitution. -- Nov 11

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White House warns of "blatant criminality" in Democratic probes -- White House counsel Will Scharf warned that congressional subpoenas could lead to investigations from the executive branch.

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Biden targeted by protesters after event in Ireland -- Protesters targeted former President Joe Biden and members of his family as they exited an event in Dublin, Ireland, on Tuesday night. -- Nov 11

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