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2026-08-19 · CBS News

Trump says he paused 50% tariffs on some Canadian goods as deal being finalized

🔮 President Trump said Tuesday he has paused the that were set to take effect Wednesday. assertive

2026-08-28 · CBS News

Judge rules Trump administration illegally punished AI firm Anthropic

🔮 "But Defendants' contemporaneous words and deeds confirm that the challenged actions were based on a desire to make a public example out of Anthropic for its 'arrogance' in criticizing the government, not based on any articulable basis to believe that Anthropic would actually sabotage its model." assertive

2026-09-04 · CBS News

Judge lets Pentagon move forward with firing Stars and Stripes journalists

🔮 Lederer declined to present them and opted to resign, but he was fired before he could do so. assertive

2026-09-11 · CBS News

25 years after 9/11 attacks, America reflects and remembers

🔮 - The annual ceremony at Ground Zero in New York City will include an extra moment of silence this year for those who were later stricken with . assertive

2026-09-14 · CBS News

Alligator Alcatraz had cramped conditions, "small metal enclosures," watchdog finds

🔮 Alligator Alcatraz — which was — had initially been cast by Trump administration officials as a for how DHS could ramp up detention space as it aims to boost deportations. assertive

2026-09-15 · CBS News

Trump nominates Lee Greenwood's wife to serve as ambassador to Barbados

🔮 Kimberly Greenwood thanked Mr. Trump in an Instagram post that included a photo of her with Lee Greenwood and the president, calling it "one of the greatest honors of my lifetime." "If confirmed by the United States Senate, I will work every day to earn that confidence, to listen and learn, to build genuine relationships, and to make sure the people of every nation I am privileged to serve know how deeply America values their friendship," she wrote. assertive

2026-09-15 · CBS News

New testosterone guidelines temporarily rescinded, Pentagon says

🔮 The guidelines are being updated, and the final clinical guidance will be issued shortly, the Pentagon said. assertive

2026-09-18 · CBS News

Trump says he's struck deal for "permanent control over security" in Greenland

🔮 The deal is set to remain in place permanently, "even if Greenland becomes a fully independent country," the State Department official said. assertive

2026-09-19 · CBS News

Appeals court rejects Trump's third-country deportation policy

🔮 The DHS policy in question, enacted last year, gave officials the power to send migrants to a third country without giving them any notice if that nation gave the State Department blanket assurances that it would not persecute or torture the deportees. assertive

2026-09-21 · CBS News

2026 midterm election races to watch

🔮 Every district and state matters, but CBS News also identifies nine key Senate and 42 House races that will likely decide the majority — all of which can change as the campaign rolls on. assertive

2026-09-23 · CBS News

Top Trump officials will meet with China amid trade war

🔮 Two Trump administration officials will meet with their Chinese counterparts in the coming days, the administration said Tuesday — a potentially several weeks after the United States and China on each other. assertive

2026-09-26 · CBS News

Trump cancels nearly $1 billion in spending, a move some lawmakers called illegal

🔮 The White House said it would claw back the spending through a controversial maneuver called a "pocket rescission," in which the president notifies Congress shortly before the end of the fiscal year that it doesn't wish to spend funds that lawmakers appropriated. assertive

2026-09-29 · CBS News

OpenAI halts model release over safety concerns: "Didn't quite meet the bar"

🔮 Earlier this month, Anthropic said from using Claude "in ways that could support biological weapons development," and an "Iran-nexus threat actor" that tried to use the model to generate targeting recommendations for U.S. naval forces. mixed

2026-09-29 · CBS News

Hegseth to announce a 20% cut to generals and admirals

🔮 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expected to call for a 20% cut in the number of generals and admirals across the U.S. military on Wednesday, a Pentagon official told CBS News. assertive

2026-10-02 · CBS News

Judge says federal law banning noncitizen voting is unconstitutional

🔮 The judge said state prosecutors in Florida could prosecute Cox under state law for unlawfully voting, not the federal government. assertive

2026-10-03 · CBS News

Senate GOP group pours millions into defending Kansas seat

🔮 OneThe money will likely be used to flood Kansas' airwaves with ads taking aim at Hamilton. assertive

2026-10-04 · CBS News

Key Biden aide recalls "draconian measures" being considered against Israel

🔮 I think we would have taken some pretty draconian measures against Israel," he said, adding that cutting off U.S. weapons to Israel "was very much on the table." assertive

2026-10-05 · CBS News

Trump says he'll start paying for ads after pushback over taxpayer funding

🔮 President Trump said Monday he will start paying for the pro-Trump ads that have blanketed the airwaves in recent weeks with money raised by his super PAC, after his administration drew intense on the ads. assertive

2026-10-06 · CBS News

Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan to be executed by firing squad, Pentagon says

🔮 "The Secretary of the Army will set the time and place of the execution. assertive

2026-10-07 · CBS News

In Maine Senate debate, Collins and Jackson both criticize Trump — but spar over how

🔮 is one of November's , and could prove crucial to determining which party controls the upper chamber next year. assertive

2026-10-07 · CBS News

Shock gloves bought by ICE cause intense pain, Army study says

🔮 The immigration agents could soon use to control detainees and protesters worked so powerfully during a military exercise that participants felt intense pain, stopped fighting immediately and feared additional exposures, according to a previously unreleased Army study. assertive

2026-10-08 · CBS News

Mamdani criticized for statement mourning Oct. 7 and condemning Israel

🔮 A by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani that since Hamas' "horrific" attack on Israel — and extensively criticized Israel's "ongoing genocide" in the Gaza Strip — has drawn fury from some Democrats. assertive

2026-10-09 · CBS News

El-Sayed and Rogers toss insults in Michigan Senate debate

🔮 Republican Mike Rogers called his opponent a "glitchy AI chatbot" who is running a "con" and will "say anything to win." assertive

2026-10-09 · CBS News

Obama throws support behind Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's reelection bid

🔮 Obama is also expected to campaign in Michigan later this month for Democratic senatorial contender .The former president, who continues to be one of the most popular Democrats according to a CNN poll released this summer, is reprising his role as "closer-in-chief," as he has done in previous cycles since leaving the White House 10 years ago. assertive

2026-10-14 · CBS News

Trump pardons 2 auto workers on stage during rally in Alaska

🔮 The Justice Department announced in January it would "no longer pursue criminal charges under the Clean Air Act based on allegations of tampering with onboard diagnostic devices." assertive

2026-10-16 · CBS News

Musk donates over $150 million to Senate GOP group, assisting Paxton

🔮 If Paxton loses the seat, it could deal a serious blow to Republicans' efforts to hold on to the Senate. assertive

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