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Tuesday, September 29, 2026 12:51 PM ET

CBS News - Politics

First on CBS -- Feds charge Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent with assaulting an officer -- Federal prosecutors in Texas have charged a Venezuelan delivery driver who was shot by an ICE agent earlier this month with assaulting a federal officer.

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Artist whose song is featured in Trump ad sends cease-and-desist order -- Attorneys for JMSN say the use of the song is a violation of federal copyright law and demand the ad be withdrawn.

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Dutch National Police arrest member of group that claimed to have hacked FBI -- About a week ago, the cybercriminal group ShinyHunters claimed it had defaced the FBI's jobs website and bragged that it had stolen data about FBI personnel and job applicants.

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CNN, Politico, MS NOW ask court to keep blocking Trump's press ban against them -- CNN, MS NOW and Politico journalists, who were banned by Trump from White House grounds​ this month, asked a federal court to block the press ban until the case is resolved.

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Democrat Abdul El-Sayed courts RFK Jr.'s MAHA voters with new health platform -- Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is making a play for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s "Make America Healthy Again" supporters with the release Tuesday of a new health policy platform.

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Live -- Watch Live: Jack Smith testifies on Trump probes at Senate hearing -- Former special counsel Jack Smith is testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee as part of its investigation into his probes of President Trump.

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U.S. ban on almost $1 billion in Canadian imports takes effect -- The United States has banned nearly $1 billion worth of Canadian imports, including alcoholic beverages, dairy products and motorcycles.

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Senate approves sweeping bill to regulate college sports -- The Senate on Thursday approved a sweeping college sports bill to establish a federal framework for college athletics aimed at protecting student athletes - despite some pushback from some Democrats who argue that it could do the opposite.

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Trump, Johnson to meet with AI execs at White House amid debate over safety -- The meeting comes as some industry leaders warn about the risks of rapid AI advancements.

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Election denier Kurt Olsen has resigned from DOJ, sources say -- Olsen had been assigned to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida, where he was working on the "grand conspiracy" investigation targeting Obama- and Biden-era officials

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Alito recuses himself from major case on climate change and fossil fuels -- The Supreme Court will soon hear arguments in the major climate change lawsuit between two energy companies and the city and county of Boulder, Colorado.

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Top FBI official Andrew Bailey resigns -- Bailey was originally brought in to help ease tensions between former Attorney General Pam Bondi and former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino. -- Sep 28

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Trump administration rolls back Biden-era fuel economy standards -- Regulators estimate the new rule will result in an average of 34.9 miles per gallon by model year 2031, down from an earlier projection of 50.4 mpg.

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Trump had private dinner with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei -- The dinner comes as Amodei has warned about the "exponential growth" of AI, and has called for safeguards on the industry, which President Trump has rejected.

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DOJ asks Supreme Court to allow policy ending medical care for transgender inmates -- The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to revive for now a policy cutting off medical interventions and social accommodations for transgender inmates. -- Sep 28

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