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Justice Department pulls down some Epstein files, says more could come down

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Justice Department pulls down some Epstein files, says more could come down – CBS News Watch CBS News At least 15 documents related to Jeffrey Epstein that were initially made public have been pulled from the Justice Department website. The agency says it will keep reviewing and redacting materials to “protect victims.” Shanelle Kaul has

At TPUSA Event, Vance Warns Conservatives to Not Cancel Each Other

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Vice President JD Vance speaks at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest in Phoenix on Dec. 21, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times PHOENIX—In the final minutes of Turning Point USA’s sometimes fractious AmericaFest, Vice President JD Vance called for something short of a truce: He urged conservatives to not try to expel each other from conservatism. “I

At TPUSA Event, Vance Warns Conservatives Not to Cancel Each Other

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Vice President of the United States JD Vance speaks at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest in Phoenix on Dec. 21, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times PHOENIX—In the final minutes of a sometimes fractious AmericaFest, Vice President JD Vance called for something short of a truce: He urged conservatives not to try to expel each other from

White House Economist Proposal Coming Soon on $2,000 Tariff Rebate Checks

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Blank government checks are run through a printer at the U.S. Treasury printing facility in Philadelphia on July 18, 2011. William Thomas Cain/Getty Images A top White House economic official said that it appears more and more likely that the Trump administration will be sending out $2,000 tariff rebate checks and would be bringing a

Full transcript of “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Dec. 21, 2025

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On this “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan:  Reps. Thomas Massie, Republican of Kentucky, and Ro Khanna, Democrat of California Anthony Salvanto, CBS News director of elections and surveys  White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett UNICEF executive director Catherine Russell Archbishop Paul Coakley, President of the U.S. Conference

U.S. Coast Guard pursuing third oil tanker off Venezuela coast, source says

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The U.S. Coast Guard on Sunday was pursuing another sanctioned oil tanker in international waters, a U.S. official told CBS News, as the Trump administration appeared to be intensifying its targets of such vessels connected to the Venezuelan government. The pursuit of the tanker, off the coast of Venezuela, is the second such operation this