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A man exits a voting booth at a polling station in Lancaster, N.H., on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images The Federal Election Commission, an independent agency tasked with regulating campaign finance, has lost yet another member. But the FEC has actually been without a quorum — at least four members — for months, leaving the agency unable to do much of its work. Republican Trey Trainor told the Washington Examiner that he would be resigning as commissioner, effective Friday. Trainor did not reply to NPR’s request…

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Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for the Trump administration to end temporary legal protections for more than 300,000 Venezuelan migrants. The high court agreed to freeze a lower court decision that found the Department of Homeland Security illegally terminated the Temporary Protected Status program for Venezuelan migrants, which allowed them to live and work in the U.S. without the threat of immediate deportation.By halting the September ruling from U.S. District Judge Edward Chen, the Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to move forward with rolling back the legal protections for Venezuelans. This is the second…

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New York — The world’s most recognizable showgirl may be entering a new era, but there’s no sign that Taylor Swift’s gold rush is slowing down. Swift is the only female musical artist in history to sell more than 100 million albums. Her newest album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” created a frenzy when it was released Friday. “In terms of a business person, Taylor is at the top,” said Kevin Evers, author of the new book “There’s Nothing Like This: The Strategic Genius of Taylor Swift,” and a senior editor at the Harvard Business Review. “She’s always been extremely…

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A sign on the entrance to the U.S. National Arboretum, which is closed due to the federal government shutdown. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The White House and congressional Republicans say that Democratic lawmakers caused the federal government shutdown as part of an effort to extend health care benefits to undocumented immigrants. However, as several independent experts interviewed by NPR note, that claim is false. At the center of the standoff is the Trump administration’s Working Families Tax Cut Act, also known as President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” signed into law in July. Democrats…

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The FBI is considering carrying out a “showy” arrest and perp walk of the agency’s now-indicted ex-Director James Comey, and has suspended an agent who refused to participate in the plan, three sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.Comey was charged last week with lying to Congress and obstructing a congressional proceeding, an unprecedented move that came after President Trump publicly pressured Attorney General Pam Bondi to look into his longtime adversary. A grand jury voted to indict him on Sept. 25 and hours later, Comey was issued a summons directing him to appear in federal court in northern…

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October 3, 2025 Cardinal Dolan’s recent remarks on Fox News were playing to the Catholic Church’s most reactionary elements. Ad Policy Cardinal Timothy Dolan holds forth on Fox and Friends.(John Lamparski / Getty) It’s a modest stroll from the residence of New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan, near St. Patrick’s Cathedral, to the studio of Fox & Friends in midtown Manhattan. For Dolan, the distance seems to have grown shorter over time. In his most recent appearance on the popular right-wing morning talk show, he drew attention for calling Charlie Kirk, the slain founder of Turning Point USA, “a modern-day St.…

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Hamas said in a statement Friday it has agreed to parts of the ceasefire deal that President Trump outlined earlier this week, including a demand to release all hostages — but the group suggested other portions of the deal should be subject to negotiation. A U.S. official told CBS News the United States views Hamas’ response as positive, though there are details that still need to be hammered out, such as the decommissioning of weapons, which may begin as soon as next week.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to the deal on Monday. Earlier Friday, Mr. Trump gave Hamas until Sunday…

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