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Senate Majority Leader John Thune said talks among rank-and-file senators aimed at ending the government shutdown have ramped up. Follow live updates here.

Hurricane Melissa was hitting eastern Cuba hard early Wednesday after slamming Jamaica as a Category 5 storm. Maps show its forecast path.

The Jasper County Sheriff's Department said all but three of the rhesus monkeys who escaped have since been killed.

The Fed on Wednesday announced its second interest-rate cut of 2025, reducing borrowing costs in a move to spur U.S. hiring.

President Trump spoke to reporters on Wednesday about trying for a third presidential term in 2028. CBS News politics coordinator Zak Hudak has more details.