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Trump honors Jesse Jackson as "force of nature"
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Democrats make counteroffer on ICE reforms as DHS shutdown continues
Democrats made their counteroffer on overhauling immigration enforcement on Monday, the latest step in talks to fund the Department of Homeland Security.
Iran calls talks with U.S. "more constructive" as Trump's threat looms
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Jesse Jackson remembered as "a role model for a generation"
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Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader who ran for president, dies at age 84
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Obama reacts to Trump's racist repost on podcast
Former President Obama has broken his silence nearly two weeks after President Trump posted a video that included an animation of the Obamas' faces transposed on to the bodies of dancing cartoon apes. Weijia Jiang has details.
They didn't just ignore audit warnings — California lawmakers quietly killed dozens of audit-backed bills
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U.S., Hungary sign civil nuclear deal as Trump deepens ties with Orbán
Many of Hungary's neighbors say Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is eroding democracy, but President Trump is forging closer relations with the Putin ally.
Obama: Odds are aliens are real but I saw no signs of contact while president
After setting social media abuzz by saying aliens were real, former President Barack Obama said he didn't see evidence that aliens "have made contact with us."
Inside Democrats' demands for DHS reforms
Sunday marked the second day of a partial government shutdown impacting more than 260,000 government workers under the Department of Homeland Security across multiple agencies, including TSA, FEMA and the Coast Guard. Democrats are calling for a ban on face coverings for immigration agents and for officers to display identification and wear body cameras. Willie James Inman has more.
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Trump honors Jesse Jackson as "force of nature"
President Trump and the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at the age of 84, knew each other for decades.
Democrats make counteroffer on ICE reforms as DHS shutdown continues
Democrats made their counteroffer on overhauling immigration enforcement on Monday, the latest step in talks to fund the Department of Homeland Security.
Activist's mission to teach self-defense
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Rev. Jesse Jackson's impact on politics
Marc Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League, speaks to "CBS Mornings" about the legacy and impact of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died at the age of 84. Morial highlighted Jackson's political impact on future Democratic candidates, his work with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and more.
Potential impacts of AI
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