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Democrat Christian Menefee won a Texas U.S. House seat in a special election Saturday that will narrow Republicans’ already-slim majority, telling President Trump that the Democratic district “topples corrupt presidencies.” Menefee, the Harris County attorney, prevailed in a runoff against Amanda Edwards, a former Houston City Council member. He will replace the late Rep. Sylvester

One day before a planned naval drill by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz, an explosion tore through an apartment building Saturday in the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas, which sits on the strait. The blast killed a 4-year-old girl as local media footage purportedly showed a security force member being carried out by

What’s behind the partial government shutdown? – CBS News Watch CBS News The federal government is partially shut down this weekend. Congress failed to fund some of the largest agencies and departments before a Friday night deadline. Caitlin Huey-Burns has more. link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: 100%; } .device–type-mobile .content__meta-wrapper::before { width:

A federal judge ordered the release of 5-year-old Liam Ramos and his father from Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention in Texas. The boy was detained last week while on his way home from preschool, sparking an international outcry. Ian Lee has more. Original CBS News Link</a

Gregory Bovino, the controversial Border Patrol leader who helped oversee the immigration surge in Minnesota, allegedly used language offensive to the Jewish federal officials on a recent call, multiple sources familiar with the call told CBS News. The call, which was held on Jan. 12, five days after the fatal shooting of Renee Good by