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The Senate on Tuesday voted to advance the nomination of Kash Patel as FBI director in a 48-45 procedural vote along party lines. Patel faces a final confirmation vote later this week. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
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Joseph McNeil and the Greensboro Four staged a sit-in at a Whites-only Woolworth’s lunch counter in 1960, a protest that lasted more than five months and became a turning point in the fight against segregation. On its 65th anniversary, McNeil reflects on the moment.
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Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been formally charged for an alleged plot to stage a coup and try to poison his successor,
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva​ .
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Affected organizations said the move would prevent them from offering critical legal services to migrant children who crossed the U.S. southern border without their parents or legal guardians.
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The Vatican said Pope Francis had a peaceful night a day after revealing the 88-year-old pontiff has pneumonia in both lungs. CBS News’ Seth Doane has more.
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In a Fox News interview that aired Tuesday night, Elon Musk and President Trump defended the massive layoffs in the federal government that have been initiated by DOGE. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has more.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded to comments made by President Trump, who suggested that Ukraine started the war and not Russia, which launched a full-scale invasion nearly three years ago. Meanwhile, the Kremlin says Mr. Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin could meet in person before the end of next week.
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Elon Musk revealed his new chatbot, Grok 3, on Monday. Maria Curi, tech policy reporter for Axios, joined CBS News to discuss the new product.
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Once a rising star on Wall Street, the formerly hot startup became enmeshed in scandal and its founder convicted in 2022.
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At least 14 people died in Kentucky over the weekend after the state faced flooding and then a snowstorm. CBS News national reporter Karen Hua has more on the winter storm. Meanwhile, severe floods in West Virginia killed two people and left one person missing.
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