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Pentagon upgrades awards of 3 Marines for “combat heroism” after Abbey Gate attack in Kabul

Reporter USAugust 27, 2026

Five years after the attack at Abbey Gate in Kabul that killed 13 U.S. service members, the Pentagon upgraded the awards of three Marines for their actions in the wake of the blast. Service members were in the final days of the U.S. military’s 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, and were helping to process evacuees at […]

CIA Director John Ratcliffe warned Russia not to attack NATO during secretive trip

Reporter USAugust 27, 2026

The purpose of CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s visit to Moscow this week was to warn Russia not to attack NATO member states, according to multiple people familiar with the matter, amid U.S. intelligence assessments that Russia could try to test NATO. Ratcliffe also brought up Iran, warning of additional sanctions if the Strait of Hormuz […]

Sen. Darline Graham projected to win runoff in South Carolina GOP Senate primary, defeating Rep. Ralph Norman

Reporter USAugust 26, 2026

Washington — Sen. Darline Graham won the Republican Senate runoff in South Carolina on Tuesday night, CBS News projects, defeating Rep. Ralph Norman in the special primary to replace Graham’s late brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham, on the ballot this November. Lindsey Graham, a four-term senator who had been seeking reelection, died suddenly last month, prompting […]

Former Stars and Stripes editor says firing was “real shock,” hopes paper “can remain independent”

Reporter USAugust 25, 2026

Days after his sudden firing by the Pentagon, the former editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes told CBS News that “time will tell” whether the military newspaper will remain editorially independent from the government agency it covers. The Defense Department delivered termination notices last week to Stars and Stripes Editor-in-Chief Erik Slavin, publisher Max Lederer […]

Jared Kushner and Democratic House leader Hakeem Jeffries met as midterm elections loom

Reporter USAugust 25, 2026

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and President Trump’s adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner met recently, a source familiar with the details confirmed to CBS News. The private discussion comes less than three months before the midterms. Democrats are aiming to take control of the House in the November elections, with Jeffries in line to possibly […]

Escalating trade war with Canada ruptures once close alliance

Reporter USAugust 24, 2026

Escalating trade war with Canada ruptures once close alliance – CBS News Watch CBS News The escalating trade war with Canada has ruptured a once-close and durable alliance. It will soon have people on both sides of the border paying up. Jarred Hill has more details from New York.

U.S. Navy sailor on USS Lincoln says dad was arrested by immigration officials

Reporter USAugust 24, 2026

U.S. Navy sailor Joshua Aviles said he learned his father was arrested by federal immigration officials while on his ninth month aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, an aircraft carrier that has been at the center of reports of mental health challenges and subpar conditions faced by service members. “I just got a call that my […]

Men from Cuba and other countries describe being deported by the U.S. to a dangerous African nation: “We cannot leave”

Reporter USAugust 22, 2026

Last year, Cuban immigrant Yasmany Moreno de Armas was working and living in Florida. He’s now in the Central African Republic, after the Trump administration sent him and dozens of deportees to the deeply impoverished and conflict-ridden nation. The 31-year-old said he only learned the U.S. government was deporting him to Africa after he arrived […]

U.S. set to impose 50% tariffs on Canada after failed talks; Canada to match them “dollar for dollar”

Reporter USAugust 22, 2026

The U.S. was set to impose 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products early Saturday after last-ditch negotiations failed to resolve the latest strain in already tense relations between the historic allies. Canada’s leader countered that it would match the tariffs “dollar for dollar.” In a call with reporters late Friday, U.S. Trade […]

Liberia receives first group of “third country” deportees from U.S., officials say

Reporter USAugust 21, 2026

The West African nation of Liberia received the first group of “third country” deportees from the U.S. on Thursday, including migrants from Latin America, U.S. officials told CBS News. Roughly 20 deportees from different countries landed in Liberia, after being deported from the U.S. A U.S. official, however, told CBS News that after the plane […]

Pentagon upgrades awards of 3 Marines for “combat heroism” after Abbey Gate attack in Kabul

CIA Director John Ratcliffe warned Russia not to attack NATO during secretive trip

Sen. Darline Graham projected to win runoff in South Carolina GOP Senate primary, defeating Rep. Ralph Norman

Former Stars and Stripes editor says firing was “real shock,” hopes paper “can remain independent”

Jared Kushner and Democratic House leader Hakeem Jeffries met as midterm elections loom

Escalating trade war with Canada ruptures once close alliance

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Pentagon upgrades awards of 3 Marines for “combat heroism” after Abbey Gate attack in Kabul

CIA Director John Ratcliffe warned Russia not to attack NATO during secretive trip

Sen. Darline Graham projected to win runoff in South Carolina GOP Senate primary, defeating Rep. Ralph Norman

Former Stars and Stripes editor says firing was “real shock,” hopes paper “can remain independent”

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U.S. Navy sailor on USS Lincoln says dad was arrested by immigration officials

Men from Cuba and other countries describe being deported by the U.S. to a dangerous African nation: “We cannot leave”

U.S. set to impose 50% tariffs on Canada after failed talks; Canada to match them “dollar for dollar”

Liberia receives first group of “third country” deportees from U.S., officials say

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