James Comey criticized new charges brought against him by the Trump administration in a Substack post on Monday. He called the charges an abuse of the Justice Department and said nothing had changed with him.
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Comey is a former FBI director.
The article says the Trump administration brought new charges against Comey.
Comey responded in a Substack post on Monday.
Comey said the charges would almost be funny if they were not an appalling abuse of the Justice Department.
Comey said, “Nothing’s changed with me.”
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The CBS News item previews a legal battle over California’s election process. Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Face the Nation over the weekend that the Justice Department is not preparing to overturn unfavorable election results; election law expert David Becker is set to discuss the issue.
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The item focuses on a legal battle over California’s election process.
Attorney General Todd Blanche discussed the issue on Face the Nation over the weekend.
Blanche said the Justice Department is not laying the groundwork to overturn unfavorable election results.
CBS News identifies David Becker as an election law expert and contributor.
The item says Becker will provide further analysis.
The provided text does not describe the legal claims, the parties involved, or any court ruling.
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Israelis are set to vote in the first election since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack and the ensuing war in Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he can keep Israel safe, while opposition figures accuse him of failing to prevent the attack and blocking an investigation.
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The election is scheduled for Tuesday.
It is Israel’s first election since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack.
Israel’s war in Gaza followed the attack.
Netanyahu has campaigned on keeping Israel safe.
Opposition figures accuse Netanyahu of failing to prevent the attack.
The opposition says Netanyahu is blocking an investigation into the attack.
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A federal appeals court dismissed the Justice Department’s request to force California election officials to set aside thousands of ballots. The Trump administration claimed the ballots may have been cast by alleged noncitizens.
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A federal appeals court issued the dismissal on Monday.
The Justice Department sought to make California election officials set aside ballots.
The request concerned thousands of ballots.
The Trump administration claimed the ballots may have been cast by alleged noncitizens.
The article said the breaking story would be updated.
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A federal appeals court denied the Justice Department’s request to stop California from counting mail ballots cast by voters on a federal list of more than 20,000 people alleged to be noncitizens. The dispute comes ahead of the November 3 midterm elections and is part of the Trump administration’s effort to expand federal oversight of elections.
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The San Francisco-based Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the Justice Department on Monday.
The federal government alleges that more than 20,000 registered voters on the list are likely noncitizens.
On Friday, at least 18 California counties received letters asking officials to set aside and verify ballots the administration says belong to noncitizens.
The Justice Department filed its lawsuit earlier this month.
The midterm elections are scheduled for November 3.
Republicans are seeking to retain control of Congress in the midterm elections.
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Microsoft is offering voluntary exit packages to about 60,000 employees on selected teams in the United States, Canada, India and the United Kingdom. The offer is not a layoff; eligible employees have until the first week of December to decide whether to accept, as the company’s H-1B hiring practices face scrutiny amid U.S. immigration policy changes.
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Microsoft had 223,000 full-time employees worldwide as of June 30.
Employees at vice president level and below on selected teams are eligible for the buyout offer.
Eligible teams include AI experiences, Copilot, finance, human resources, Xbox, and Windows + Devices; some divisions are excluded.
The exit packages are expected to be similar to Microsoft’s standard severance package.
Microsoft announced 4,800 job cuts in July and previously offered voluntary departures to about 9,000 U.S. employees.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services data showed Microsoft received 6,258 H-1B approvals in fiscal 2025, the third-highest total among sponsors identified in the report.
Microsoft said about 6,000 H-1B petitions it submitted in the last fiscal year mostly involved current employees; it said 80 percent sought extensions or changes in status.
The Trump administration suspended Microsoft and seven other technology and consulting companies from the Labor Department’s PERM program, which lets employers sponsor foreign workers for permanent residence.
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Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) has indicated he would reintroduce articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth if Hegseth remains at the Pentagon after the midterms. The provided article text does not include further details about Massie’s proposal.
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Thomas Massie represents Kentucky in the U.S. House.
Massie is a Republican.
Pete Hegseth is identified in the article as the defense secretary.
Massie has indicated he would reintroduce articles of impeachment against Hegseth.
Massie’s stated condition is that Hegseth remain at the Pentagon after the midterms.
The provided text does not specify further details of the proposed articles.
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeated challenger Flávio Bolsonaro in a closely watched election. Transport and weather disruptions affected voting in parts of Brazil, while Bolsonaro refused to concede and U.S. President Donald Trump called the result “rigged.”
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Lula defeated Flávio Bolsonaro in Brazil’s election.
Flávio Bolsonaro refused to concede.
Transport disruptions affected parts of Brazil during the final stretch of voting.
Weather disruptions also affected parts of the country.
U.S. President Donald Trump called the outcome “rigged.”
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The Last Ditch, a lesbian bar in Greenfield, Massachusetts, said it would soft-close immediately while seeking new owners or a buyer. The bar’s financial problems predated a dispute over loosening its COVID mask policy, which drew both criticism and public support.
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The bar opened last year in Greenfield, Massachusetts.
It said booked events would continue, but it would otherwise close while seeking new ownership.
The bar is open to co-owners, new owners, or a full sale.
A proposed one-night-a-week easing of its mask policy prompted criticism from customers concerned about immunocompromised people.
The bar said a sale would include its furniture, equipment, inventory, and social media pages, with an estimated value of $70,000.
Two of the bar’s three original owners had left, according to the article.
The remaining owner was responsible for repaying a $50,000 loan taken out to open the bar.
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Microsoft will offer voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 eligible employees in the United States, India, Canada and the United Kingdom. The program comes as the company manages costs while investing in AI infrastructure and data centers, and follows other workforce-reduction efforts in 2026.
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The offer covers roughly a quarter of Microsoft’s global workforce, according to CNBC.
Employees at internal level 70 or below in selected organizations may qualify.
Microsoft said it chose participating organizations based on business priorities, customer commitments and workforce needs.
Eligible employees will receive an email about the offer, according to Microsoft’s blog.
In April, Microsoft offered a voluntary retirement package to 8,750 U.S. employees.
Microsoft’s Xbox division laid off 3,200 workers in July, about 20 percent of its gaming division.
Chief People Officer Amy Coleman said about 30 percent of employees eligible for the April retirement offer accepted it.
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Serbia's longtime leader Aleksandar Vucic lost a historic election, bringing down his government. The article describes the result as an ouster by a student-led movement.
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Aleksandar Vucic lost the election in Serbia.
The article describes the election result as historic.
Vucic's government fell after the election.
The article identifies the movement behind the result as student-led.
William Brangham discussed the results with Heather Conley.
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Rep. Jake Auchincloss, a Massachusetts Democrat, said Americans know who Democrats oppose but are less clear about what the party supports. He discussed the party’s plans beyond the midterms and ahead of the 2028 presidential race on CBS’s “The Takeout.”
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Jake Auchincloss represents Massachusetts in the U.S. House.
Auchincloss chairs the moderate group Majority Democrats.
Majority Democrats plans to hold a summit called “What’s Next.”
Democrats are beginning to plan beyond the midterm elections.
The group’s summit comes as Democrats prepare for the 2028 presidential race.
Auchincloss discussed the plans on CBS’s “The Takeout.”
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The article says Chancellor John Healey will announce a tapered earnings rule for the UK’s carer’s allowance in Wednesday’s budget, replacing the rule that removed a full weekly payment when a carer earned even slightly above the limit. Under the proposed system, the benefit would fall by £1 for each £1 earned above the limit, so carers would not lose their allowance all at once.
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The current weekly earnings limit is £204, and the weekly carer’s allowance payment is £86.45.
Under the current rule, earning even a penny above the limit can cost a carer the full weekly payment.
The article says some carers accumulated debts of £2,000 to £5,000, with some debts reaching £20,000.
A government-commissioned review found that about 180,000 carers built up overpayment debts totaling £300 million between the years covered by the review.
The review described hardship and distress linked to the allowance’s rules and the Department for Work and Pensions’ administration.
The budget is also expected to make higher tax-free mileage rates permanent, including 55p per mile for the first 10,000 business miles and 35p per mile above that.
The Treasury estimates that the mileage-rate change would benefit about three million employees and self-employed people who use their own vehicles for work.
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The UK government says it will remove import tariffs on more than 100 products, including marmalade and gherkins, as part of measures announced ahead of the Budget. It says the changes, alongside existing tariff suspensions, could save households up to £21 a year; the package also includes changes to carer’s allowance, mileage rates and parental pay.
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The government plans to suspend import tariffs on more than 100 products described as family favourites.
Marmalade imports will no longer face a 20% tariff and an additional £19 charge per 100kg, under the announced change.
The government estimates the tariff changes, combined with existing suspensions on items such as pasta, fruit juice and tuna, could save households up to £21 per year.
The package would let carers earn above the current earnings limit without losing their full allowance, using a gradual reduction instead.
A tax-free mileage rate of 55p per mile for the first 10,000 work miles would become permanent, with the rate above that level rising from 25p to 35p per mile.
The government plans to provide two weeks of paternity pay to self-employed fathers.
The Conservatives criticized the package, saying it would not offset the effects of higher taxes and living costs.
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Campaigns and their allies are making their closing arguments to voters, spending more than the annual budgets of several states. Much of the spending focuses on voters’ finances, while attack ads have become more personal and use more artificial content, according to the report.
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Campaigns and their allies are making closing arguments to voters.
The spending exceeds the annual budgets of a handful of states.
Much of the spending targets voters’ financial concerns.
The report says attack ads are becoming more personal.
The report says attack ads are becoming more artificial.
Lisa Desjardins explains the campaign spending and advertising.
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The CBS Evening News lineup for October 26 included coverage of a close Texas Senate race and President Donald Trump campaigning in Mississippi ahead of the midterm elections. Other listed reports covered flooding, Israel’s election, a court ruling on votes, and several legal and technology stories.
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The program described the Texas Senate race as close.
President Donald Trump campaigned in rural Mississippi, a Republican stronghold.
Trump and Barack Obama held rallies ahead of the midterm elections.
The program reported that Texas voters were concerned about high costs.
A court rejected a Justice Department bid to block some votes.
The lineup included reports on flooding on both coasts and Israel preparing for an election.
Other segments covered a legal case involving James Comey and reports of cracks in some iPhone Duo devices.
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A federal court filing says former FBI Director James Comey faces two charges related to allegedly disclosing national defense information to The New York Times in October 2016. Comey denies wrongdoing, and his lawyer says two earlier investigations into the alleged disclosure ended without charges.
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The filing marks the third time the Justice Department has brought criminal charges against Comey.
The court filing provides few details about the two counts.
Comey's lawyers say the case concerns an alleged disclosure of classified information to The New York Times in October 2016.
Comey said in a video posted on Substack that he is innocent.
Comey called the charges an abuse of the Justice Department.
Lawyer Patrick Fitzgerald said two teams of prosecutors previously investigated the alleged disclosure and decided not to bring charges.
Fitzgerald said the new charges concern crimes Comey did not commit.
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Johnny Garcia, a Democrat running in Texas’ 35th congressional district, said Republican voters are “fed up” with GOP policies. In an interview on CBS News’ “The Takeout,” he discussed disaffected Republicans and frustration among Hispanic voters ahead of the midterm elections.
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Garcia is the Democratic candidate for Texas’ 35th congressional district.
Garcia said Republican voters are “fed up” with GOP policies.
He discussed disaffected Republican voters in an interview on “The Takeout.”
Garcia also discussed Hispanic voter frustration.
The interview took place ahead of the midterm elections.
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NPR’s Tamara Keith and Cook Political Report’s Amy Walter discuss the outlook for the U.S. House and Senate midterm races. They also examine whether Republican redistricting efforts could backfire, President Trump’s campaign comments, and the administration’s legal challenges to election results.
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Tamara Keith and Amy Walter joined Amna Nawaz for the discussion.
The conversation covered the current outlook for House races.
The conversation covered the current outlook for Senate races.
Keith and Walter discussed the possibility that Republican redistricting efforts could backfire.
The discussion included President Trump’s comments on the campaign trail.
The discussion included the administration’s legal efforts to challenge election results.
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won the presidential runoff, despite prediction markets showing him as an underdog on Sunday. At noon Eastern time, Kalshi gave Lula a 20.2% chance of winning, while Polymarket put his odds at 20.5%.
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Lula won Brazil’s presidential runoff election over the weekend.
Lula was rated an underdog in prediction markets on Sunday.
Kalshi gave Lula a 20.2% chance of winning at noon Eastern time.
Polymarket gave Lula a 20.5% chance of winning at noon Eastern time.
Flávio Bolsonaro was Lula’s opponent in the runoff.
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