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Considering a $25,000 home equity loan to finance some big expenses? Here’s what it costs monthly if opened now.
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“The MMWR has lost its autonomy,” one health official told CBS News.
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A federal judge said Friday that he will prevent the Trump administration from placing 2,200 employees of USAID on administrative leave for now.
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The Trump administration’s list of tax priorities includes eliminating a loophole that benefits private equity firms, hedge funds and other big investors.
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Considering opening a CD account this February? Here are the dos and don’ts to know before getting started.
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The Trump administration spent Thursday in court on three different fronts. A judge temporarily blocked a deadline for federal employees to accept President Trump’s proposed buyout offer. A second judge has blocked Trump’s birthright citizenship order. Plus, a federal judge is temporarily preventing the Justice Department from releasing information on thousands of FBI agents who were involved in Jan. 6 cases. CBS News’ Ed O’Keefe and Scott MacFarlane have more.
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The former Japanese language interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani was sentenced to 57 months in prison for stealing nearly $17 million from the player to pay off gambling debts. CBS News correspondent Adam Yamaguchi has more.
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Last week, Trump allies at the Justice Department ordered the FBI to send a questionnaire nationwide to identify personnel who investigated the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection and make a list for leadership to review.
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Pam Bondi hasn’t wasted time implementing her agenda in her first days as attorney general. CBS News Department of Justice reporter Jake Rosen joins “America Decides” to unpack the moves already being taken by Bondi to transform the department.
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An executive order signed by President Trump in late January called for the EPA to expedite its removal of hazardous materials from the Los Angeles area wildfire zones.
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