Virginia voters approve new congressional map favoring Democrats, CBS News projects

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Virginia voters on Tuesday approved a new congressional map that would give Democrats an advantage in 10 House districts, leaving just one safe Republican seat, CBS News projects.

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4/21: The Takeout with Major Garrett

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President Trump extends ceasefire with Iran; Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigns before facing ethics panel meeting.

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Duffy on AI replacing air traffic controllers: “That’s not gonna happen”

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“Am I gonna replace a controller and have AI manage the airspace? The answer to that is hell no, that’s not gonna happen,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told CBS News.

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy: “AI is a tool, but we do not replace humans”

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy spoke with Kris Van Cleave about artificial intelligence technology in air traffic control, and Spirit Airlines’ request for a government bailout.

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4/21: CBS Evening News

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Slow-moving monster storm hammers Michigan; President Trump extends ceasefire with Iran.

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EXCLUSIVE: Pence warns GOP ‘must deliver,’ or Planned Parenthood gets taxpayer cash on Fourth of July deadline

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Mike Pence warns Congress that Planned Parenthood will get a massive taxpayer-funded windfall if Republicans fail to extend the federal funding ban.

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DOJ says Southern Poverty Law Center funneled $3M+ to white supremacist and extremist groups like the KKK

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The DOJ accuses the Southern Poverty Law Center in a sweeping indictment of secretly funding extremist figures tied to the Ku Klux Klan and other neo-Nazi groups via shell accounts and prepaid cards.

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Trump extends Iran ceasefire and naval blockade

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Welcome to The Hill’s Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} View Online Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Trump extends Iran ceasefire and naval blockade President Trump said he would extend the U.S. ceasefire with Iran until Tehran provides a unified proposal, but added that the U.S. military blockade of the Strait…

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Trump extends ceasefire, calls Iranian regime “seriously fractured”

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President Trump threatened new attacks on Iran Tuesday and said he didn’t want to extend the ceasefire. But later, he said he would extend the pause “indefinitely.” Ed O’Keefe has the details.

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Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigns House seat instead of facing punishment from colleagues

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Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida became the latest U.S. lawmaker to step down amid allegations of ethics violations. It happened minutes before a vote to decide whether she should be forced out. Nikole Killion reports.

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