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U.S. politics: the White House, Congress, the courts and the campaigns, and what each move means.
The agency says it removed more people in fiscal 2026 than in any year in its history, even as the president tells 60 Minutes he is open to immigration legislation with Democrats.
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After a wreath-laying, someone in the defense secretary's party laughed after a photo and a guard demanded silence. The Pentagon says the soldier was right.
A federal judge in Florida let the case over an edited Jan. 6 speech move forward, even as Trump faces a Dec. 11 deadline to sit for a deposition.
Nine relatives of John F. Kennedy joined the federal case against the Arlington Memorial Circle monument, while a judge's two-week construction freeze remains in place.
WatchThe Freedom Caucus co-founder won a secret-ballot rematch with Steve Scalise as Republicans regroup from losing more than 40 seats; Senate Republicans kept John Thune.
Legal experts say the unopposed bid is part of a pattern of the DOJ wiping the slate clean for Trump allies; a judge may still appoint an outside lawyer to argue the other side.
After the president said on Election Day he was cutting $4 billion, analysts say the money is being repackaged under the defense bill, with less congressional oversight.
John Whitmire signed the order days after Democrats swept Texas statewide offices, telling reporters 'elections matter' and reversing a policy he adopted in April under pressure from Gov. Greg Abbott.
WatchThe party took the Texas chamber for the first time since 2002, flipped both Wisconsin chambers and added governorships in Georgia, Iowa, Ohio and Texas, the biggest single-election shift in state power since 2010.
WatchThe surprise vote spares the Defense Secretary a floor vote this week, but incoming Democratic leaders promise investigations when they take the majority in January.
A case over a New Jersey orchard's $500,000 penalty could upend how Medicare, Medicaid and student-loan rules are enforced, the government warned.
WatchVermont's independent senator becomes the most prominent progressive to oppose Chuck Schumer, calling the midterms a mandate for change as Democrats prepare to hold at least 54 Senate seats.
In a 60 Minutes interview with Ross Douthat, the president defended the war, blamed 'bad messaging' on the economy and hinted at more firings, an hour before Susie Wiles' exit was announced.
Jeffries is a 'hard yes' while GOP leaders vow to defeat the resolution, which charges the Defense Secretary over the Iran war, the Caribbean boat strikes and the Maduro raid.
The Oversight Committee's 15-month investigation cites a 'sweetheart deal' and willful ignorance among Epstein's circle, while Rep. Robert Garcia vows public hearings once Democrats take over.
In an unsigned order, the justices lifted a Texas judge's injunction covering more than 500 miles of the border, including land around Big Bend National Park. Justice Jackson would have denied the request.
Means told CBS's "Face the Nation" that Susie Wiles and allies took money from industries the MAHA movement ran against, days after Wiles submitted her resignation.
The data firm, accused by Democrats of enabling surveillance, is adding a former Montana senator as an adviser ahead of expected oversight fights in January.
A Hawaii prisoner's lawsuit could decide whether people can seek damages from federal agents, including immigration officers accused of beating migrants.
The state started enforcing the requirement May 1, eight months before most states, and call-center waits have doubled as some 1,100 people were denied by August.
The lame-duck session opens with House Republicans picking new leaders after their midterm losses, a stalled spending package, and Massie's push to force an impeachment vote on Hegseth.
Johnson won't run for minority leader after Republicans lost the House, setting up a second contest between Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan.
