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Illinois Senate primary race is test of Pritzker’s sway, Democrats’ views of ICE, outside spending

Reporter USMarch 17, 2026

The race to fill the seat of retiring Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin has been heating up in the days leading up to Tuesday’s 2026 Democratic primary and could set the tone for other midterm primaries on issues like President Trump’s deportation policies and outside spending. And another factor in the race is Gov. JB Pritzker’s […]

3/9: Face the Nation – CBS News

Reporter USMarch 17, 2026

This week on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” after a whiplash week of on-again, off-again tariff announcements, Canadian ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman joins to discuss the costs and consequences of a trade war. Plus, former White House Russia expert Fiona Hill discusses President Trump’s diplomatic pivot on Ukraine.

Airline CEOs tell Congress to end partial government shutdown

Reporter USMarch 16, 2026

Airline CEOs tell Congress to end partial government shutdown – CBS News Watch CBS News The CEOs of ten major U.S. airlines are demanding Congress end a funding standoff and pay TSA workers. In a letter, they claim 93% of Americans support paying aviation workers during government shutdowns. Tim McNicholas has more.

Trump thanks TSA agents going to work but “not being paid” after first missed paycheck amid partial government shutdown

Reporter USMarch 16, 2026

President Trump thanked TSA agents for going to work but “not being paid” amid an ongoing partial government shutdown, which has seen agents quitting and absences doubling. Mr. Trump blamed the “radical left” in a social media post Saturday for refusing “to honor the deal that was approved and voted on in Congress.” He directed […]

Iranian foreign minister says “we don’t see any reason why we should talk with Americans”

Reporter USMarch 16, 2026

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday that “we don’t see any reason why we should talk with Americans” as President Trump has claimed Iran is seeking a deal to end the war between the U.S. and Iran. “We never asked for a ceasefire, and we have never asked even for negotiation,” Araghchi said on […]

Trump posts renderings showing Kennedy Center exterior after planned renovation

Reporter USMarch 14, 2026

Washington — President Trump on Friday released two renderings of the exterior of the Kennedy Center after its planned renovations, which are slated to be finished in 2028. Mr. Trump said last month that the performing arts center would close for two years, beginning July 4, for renovations. Mr. Trump said he expected the project […]

Democrats say Epstein’s accountant made “inconsistent” statements about Trump accuser

Reporter USMarch 14, 2026

An accountant who worked for Jeffrey Epstein and the accountant’s lawyer gave “contradictory and concerning statements” about a woman who made allegations against the notorious sex trafficker and President Trump, two House Democrats said Friday. Richard Kahn, who worked closely with Epstein for more than a decade and serves as an executor of his estate, […]

DOJ moves to drop charges against man who burned U.S. flag outside White House

Reporter USMarch 14, 2026

Federal prosecutors in D.C. on Friday moved to drop charges against a man who was charged last year after he burned an American flag outside the White House, after President Trump had signed an executive order directing the DOJ to investigate flag burning. Jan Carey was facing two misdemeanor criminal counts in Washington, D.C., […]

Trump says U.S. attacked vital Iranian oil hub, as war reaches 2-week mark

Reporter USMarch 14, 2026

Iran’s president and foreign minister were among the senior officials who joined thousands of people marching through downtown Tehran on Friday, showing defiance as U.S.-Israeli airstrikes continued, sending up plumes of smoke not far from a crowd according to videos posted online. Iran marks “Quds [Jerusalem] Day” on the final Friday of the Muslim holy […]

U.S. fired at Iranian vessel that approached aircraft carrier, officials say

Reporter USMarch 13, 2026

Washington — An Iranian vessel sailed too close to the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, and the U.S. fired at the vessel, according to two U.S. officials briefed on the matter who spoke to CBS News under condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. The officials said a U.S. Navy vessel […]

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Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Democrat accused of stealing FEMA funds, faces rare ethics “trial”

Judge blocks Pentagon from labeling Anthropic AI a “supply chain risk” and halts Trump’s ban on federal use

Senate fails to advance DHS funding for 7th time, Trump promises to restart TSA pay

Trump says he doesn’t want to call Iran conflict a “war” because of need for approval from Congress

Trump official refers New York AG Letitia James for prosecution after a previous case was dismissed

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Illinois Senate primary race is test of Pritzker’s sway, Democrats’ views of ICE, outside spending

3/9: Face the Nation – CBS News

Airline CEOs tell Congress to end partial government shutdown

Trump thanks TSA agents going to work but “not being paid” after first missed paycheck amid partial government shutdown

Iranian foreign minister says “we don’t see any reason why we should talk with Americans”

Trump posts renderings showing Kennedy Center exterior after planned renovation

Democrats say Epstein’s accountant made “inconsistent” statements about Trump accuser

DOJ moves to drop charges against man who burned U.S. flag outside White House

Trump says U.S. attacked vital Iranian oil hub, as war reaches 2-week mark

U.S. fired at Iranian vessel that approached aircraft carrier, officials say

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