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Congress returns after election break

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Congress returns after election break – CBS News Watch CBS News Lawmakers returned to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday following a six-week election break. Republicans are preparing to govern with majorities in both chambers while Democrats look to regroup. Scott MacFarlane has more. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser notifications for

Judge blocks Louisiana law ordering schools to display Ten Commandments

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A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Louisiana law that would have required public schools statewide to display the Ten Commandments in their classrooms by Jan. 1. U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles of Baton Rouge, who was appointed by former President Barack Obama, ruled Tuesday that the law violates the free exercise and establishment

Democrats are losing Latino men. Gallego has advice on winning them back.

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As Democrats work to sort out last week’s election results and determine why they lost Latino men in droves, a Latino Democrat and senator-elect has some advice for party leaders and top consultants: “Go touch grass and meet real Latinos.” CBS News Tuesday projected Gallego as the victor in Arizona’s U.S. Senate contest against Republican

Pentagon leaker sentenced to 15 years in prison for violating Espionage Act

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Boston — Former Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira, who admitted he illegally posted sensitive military information to online chat rooms in what prosecutors called one of the “most prolific” and “rare” government leak operations, was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a Boston federal judge on Tuesday.  Teixeira, a 22-year-old Massachusetts native, pleaded