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Thursday, March 05, 2026 1:15 PM ET

CBS News - US News

GOP leaders urge Gonzales to drop reelection bid over affair scandal -- The Texas Republican admitted Wednesday that he had a relationship with the former staffer, who later died by suicide.

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Gas prices are up 26 cents since last week, GasBuddy finds -- Americans are now paying an average of $3.246 per gallon, up 26 cents since last week and the highest level since April 2025.

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FBI confirms its networks were targeted by "suspicious" cyber activities -- The FBI said it "identified and addressed suspicious activities on FBI networks" and that it was responding but did not elaborate.

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Could Iran attack on U.S. soil? Be "extra vigilant right now," security analyst says -- A former national security official says Iran has "surrogate networks here in the United States" and urges Americans to be "extra vigilant right now."

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Obama calls on voters to help Democrats' Virginia redistricting ahead of midterms -- A special election is being held on April 21 on whether to amend Virginia's constitution to enable redistricting that could help Democrats in the midterm elections.

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Suspect identified and in custody after 3 women's bodies found in Utah -- A suspect is in custody and has been identified after authorities in Utah found three women's bodies in two locations.

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Man accused of plot to assassinate Trump says Iran pressured him -- A man accused of plotting to kill U.S. politicians said he was pressured by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to devise the murder-for-hire scheme.

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Brawl at women's college basketball game injures ref; 8 players ejected -- Referee Marla Gearhar was knocked to the floor in the melee between South Alabama and Coastal Carolina.

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House to vote on curbing Trump's Iran war powers -- The House resolution to rein in Trump's war powers in Iran is expected to fail, after the Senate resolution was voted down Wednesday.

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Congress to vote on funding DHS, with GOP stressing urgency amid Iran war -- GOP leaders said the lack of long-term funding for the Department of Homeland Security puts the nation at risk amid heightened threats.

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Rep. Tony Gonzales admits to affair with former staffer, calling it a "mistake" -- Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that he had a relationship with a former staffer, but alleged the controversy that has engulfed the situation is "about power and money."

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GOP Sen. Steve Daines of Montana won't seek reelection -- Sen. Steve Daines said he had wrestled with the decision for months.

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Israel's president: It's "time that everybody tells Iran, 'Guys, we're fed up'" -- In an interview with CBS News Wednesday, Israeli President Isaac Herzog said that he is "not calling on any boots on the ground" in Iran.

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Man arrested in Virginia is latest Jan. 6 defendant to face new charges -- Jonathan Munafo is among the Jan. 6 riot defendants who have been arrested on charges in new cases in the months after their pardons.

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Elon Musk testifies in Twitter shareholder trial over actions before purchase -- Elon Musk reached a deal to buy Twitter in April 2022. On May 13, 2022, he declared his plan "temporarily on hold" over the number of spam and fake accounts on the platform. Twitter's stock tumbled as a result.

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