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CBS News - Politics

Pentagon shoots down Customs and Border Protection drone in Texas, officials say -- The Defense Department on Wednesday shot down a U.S. Customs and Border Protection drone in southwest Texas, federal officials confirmed to CBS News.

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Federal Reserve seeking to quash subpoenas in DOJ investigation, source says -- The Federal Reserve has been mounting a closed-door effort to block the Justice Department's subpoenas for chairman Jerome Powell, CBS News has learned.

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Photo of Lutnick on Epstein's island removed from DOJ files now restored -- A photo released last month as part of the Epstein files that showed Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Epstein's island was removed from the DOJ's website before being restored Thursday night.

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About a dozen FBI staff who worked on Trump documents case fired, sources say -- At least 10 FBI employees were fired Wednesday, after FBI Director Kash Patel alleged former special counsel Jack Smith had subpoenaed his phone records.

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Pentagon official lashes out at Anthropic as talks break down -- The Pentagon's top technology official told CBS News the military has offered compromises to Anthropic, amid a feud over whether its powerful AI technology will be restricted - but Anthropic called the offer inadequate.

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American among those killed on speedboat in Cuban waters, White House confirms -- At least one U.S. citizen was also among the six who were wounded and arrested by Cuban authorities, a U.S. official said.

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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani meets with President Trump to talk housing -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani traveled to Washington, D.C., Thursday to meet with President Trump.

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Judge rules construction of Trump's White House ballroom can continue for now -- U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled Thursday that the legal challenge brought by a preservationist group failed because the White House is not a government agency.

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Prosecutor defends human smuggling charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia -- A federal judge is weighing whether to dismiss the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia on the grounds the prosecution is vindictive.

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Columbia student released after being detained by DHS agents -- The Department of Homeland Security said ICE agents detained Elmina "Ellie" Aghayeva at Columbia University Thursday, saying her student visa was revoked in 2016. She was later released.

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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow end of TPS for Syrians -- The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to allow it to end temporary deportation protections for thousands of Syrian immigrants living in the U.S.

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Russia says "no deadlines" for Ukraine ceasefire as Trump pushes for deal -- As U.S. and Ukrainian officials meet to talk peace, Russia launches drones and missiles and makes it clear there's no rush in Moscow for a ceasefire.

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Exclusive - DoD officials sent Anthropic final offer for military use of AI, sources say - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic until Friday at 5 p.m. to grant the military unresticted use of its AI technology. 8H ago

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Can the U.S. and Iran reach a nuclear deal to avert a war? -- Trump says he won't let Iran to build a nuclear weapon, and Iran says it doesn't intend to, but as talks resume, experts see war as more likely than a deal.

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Hillary Clinton tells House panel she had "no idea" about Epstein's crimes -- Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in her opening statement before the House Oversight Committee that she had no knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein's crimes.

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