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California’s controversial plan to redraw its congressional maps mid-decade is among the most pressing issues discussed by candidates in the 2026 gubernatorial race.Proposition 50, placed on the ballot by the state legislature for a November special election, would authorize California lawmakers to redraw the state’s congressional districts before the 2030 Census.The redistricting effort, backed by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, would shift five of the state’s U.S. House seats to be more favorable to Democrats in next year’s midterm elections. California Democrats call it a countermeasure to Texas’ recent redistricting, which favors Republicans in the midterms. Unlike in Texas, California voters took the power to…

Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano speaks during an event in the Oval Office to mark the 90th anniversary of the Social Security Act, Aug. 14, 2025, in Washington. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP WASHINGTON — Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano was named to the newly created position of CEO of the IRS on Monday, making him the latest member of the Trump administration to be put in charge of multiple federal agencies. As IRS CEO, Bisignano will report to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who currently serves as acting commissioner of the IRS, the Treasury Department says.…

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Unlawful crossings along the U.S.-Mexico border in fiscal year 2025 plummeted to the lowest annual level since the early 1970s, amid the Trump administration’s sweeping clampdown on illegal immigration, internal federal statistics obtained by CBS News show.U.S. Border Patrol agents recorded nearly 238,000 apprehensions of migrants crossing the southern border illegally in fiscal year 2025, which began in October of last year and ended on Sept. 30, according to the preliminary Department of Homeland Security data, which has not been previously reported.The number is the lowest annual tally recorded by Border Patrol since fiscal year 1970, when the agency reported…

A group of friends and family traveling on a road trip, Harriett Green of Milford, N.J., Eveyn Hauck of Bangor, Pa., Colleen Abahazy of Easton, Pa., and Sharon Reuss of Easton, Pa., look through the locked gate to Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine on Oct. 3 in Baltimore, Md. The fort is closed due to the government shutdown. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The federal government is currently shut down, after lawmakers failed to pass a funding bill by 12:01 a.m. on Oct. 1. All non-essential services have been suspended and several hundred…

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ lawyers want the hip-hop mogul sent to a low-security federal prison in New Jersey to serve his four-year, two-month prison sentence, telling a judge Monday that the facility’s drug treatment program will help him stay clean.In a letter, Combs’ lawyers urged the judge presiding over his case, Arun Subramanian, to “strongly recommend” that the federal Bureau of Prisons place Combs at FCI Fort Dix, a massive prison located on the grounds of the joint military base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.FCI Fort Dix, one of several dozen federal prisons with a residential drug treatment program, will best allow Combs “to address…

Washington — The Trump administration is considering a significant financial aid package for farmers, according to multiple sources familiar with the discussions. The package could include more than $10 billion in relief.The White House is focusing on soybean farmers, since they’ve been hard hit by the Chinese boycott on American soybeans. Discussions about the package are still in early stages, one of the sources said. The Treasury Department and Agriculture Department are involved in the talks. Top White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on CNBC on Monday that “we’ve had numerous meetings over the last week or two” about “what…

The Free Press’ Bari Weiss, pictured interviewing Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, at an event in January, has been named the new editor-in-chief of CBS News. Leigh Vogel/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Leigh Vogel/Getty Images Paramount announced Monday that it is acquiring The Free Press — a provocative news site known for criticizing mainstream media and left-leaning “woke” culture — and installing the publication’s co-founder, Bari Weiss, as the new editor-in-chief of CBS News. “As of today, I am editor-in-chief of CBS News, working with new colleagues on the programs that have impacted American culture for generations — shows like…

Washington — The federal government will acquire a 10% stake in a Canadian-based company that has mining claims in remote northwestern Alaska, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and the White House announced Monday. The $35.6 million investment in Trilogy Metals, Inc., will support mining exploration in Alaska’s Ambler Mining District, the White House says. The federal government’s agreement with the company includes warrants to purchase an additional 7.5% of the company. Burgum announced that the Pentagon is investing in Trilogy Metals, Inc., which he says will help secure critical mineral supplies. Trilogy Metals, a company that had five full-time employees as of November…

Politics / October 6, 2025 Facing rebukes from the courts, Stephen Miller and Elon Musk are threatening the independence of the judiciary. Ad Policy White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller attends a Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission Event in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, May 22, 2025.(Jacquelyn Martin / AP) Donald Trump’s second term has been marked by attacks on the Constitution so extreme that even judges Trump appointed in his first term are aghast. On Saturday, US District Judge Karin Immergut, nominated by Trump in 2019, blocked the president’s deployment of 200 National…