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Three names — Florida Sen. Rick Scott, South Dakota Sen. John Thune and Texas Sen. John Cornyn — are being floated in Congress as Senate Republicans prepare to meet to choose their next leader. CBS News’ Scott MacFarlane reports.
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Democrats are finger-pointing over Vice President Kamala Harris’ brutal election loss. A new article from NOTUS details exactly who and what more than a dozen Harris campaign aides, Democratic operatives, strategists and White House officials are blaming for President-elect Donald Trump’s resounding victory last week. Its writer, Jasmine Wright, joins “America Decides” to discuss.
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Home equity loan interest rates are on the decline. Here’s how much a $10,000 loan costs per month right now.
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Emergency birth control sales and appointments for IUDs spiked after Election Day over fears of what a Trump presidency could mean for women’s reproductive rights.
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Consumer Reports applauds food giant’s decision after less-than-expected demand for the meal kits from school districts.
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Tom Homan will serve as “border czar” in Donald Trump’s second administration, the president-elect announced Monday. Sources also tell CBS News that immigration hardliner Stephen Miller will return to the White House as a deputy chief of staff for policy. CBS News’ Weijia Jiang and Camilo Montoya-Galvez have the latest.
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1970s-era U.S. spy satellite imagery has led archeologists to what they believe is the site of a seventh-century battle that was decisive in the spread of Islam in the region.
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The national security adviser is a top aide to the president who plays a major role in foreign and national security policy decision-making.
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Former U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm, a New York Republican who resigned from Congress following a tax fraud conviction, is paralyzed from the chest down.
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President-elect Donald Trump announced on Monday that he would nominate former Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin of New York to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. CBS News national environmental correspondent David Schechter joins to discuss the move.
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