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Trump appoints staff secretary Will Scharf as new White House counsel

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Trump appoints staff secretary Will Scharf as new White House counsel

Scharf, who helped president win approval for $400m ballroom, to replace David Warrington on 1 September

15 days ago

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Katie Miller says 'we need more babies' amid AOC's egg freeze

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Katie Miller says 'we need more babies' amid AOC's egg freeze

Katie Miller, wife of White House senior adviser Stephen Miller, praised Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-NY) egg-freezing announcement by saying “we need more babies.”

15 days ago

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Zelensky says up to 50,000 North Korean soldiers could be deployed to Russia

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Zelensky says up to 50,000 North Korean soldiers could be deployed to Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday that between 30,000 and 50,000 North Korean soldiers will be deployed to support Russian forces in the Russia-Ukraine war, an increase from previous estimates.

15 days ago

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Peter Laffin says questioning el Sayed-Piker ties isn't 'Islamophobic'

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Peter Laffin says questioning el Sayed-Piker ties isn't 'Islamophobic'

Washington Examiner senior editor Peter Laffin pushed back against criticism that Republicans are unfairly targeting Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul el Sayed over his association with left-wing Twitch streamer Hasan Piker.

15 days ago

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Bill Cassidy defends decision to back Blanche as attorney general

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Bill Cassidy defends decision to back Blanche as attorney general

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), whose vote proved crucial in confirming the president’s nominee for attorney general, defended his decision to back Todd Blanche.

15 days ago

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Netanyahu rejects US-led 15-point Gaza peace plan in rare public break with Trump

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Netanyahu rejects US-led 15-point Gaza peace plan in rare public break with Trump

Israeli PM says IDF will not withdraw until Hamas is disarmed and rebukes US pressure to end wars without his country’s buy-in

15 days ago

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Full transcript of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Aug. 9, 2026

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Full transcript of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Aug. 9, 2026

Updated on: August 9, 2026 / 3:42 PM EDT / CBS News

15 days ago

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Max Miller stays in Ohio House race as GOP ballot deadline passes

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Max Miller stays in Ohio House race as GOP ballot deadline passes

Rep. Max Miller is set to remain the Republican nominee in Ohio’s 7th District after the window for the GOP to replace him on the November ballot closed.

16 days ago

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Trump trades Iran's annihilation for economic pressure

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Trump trades Iran's annihilation for economic pressure

President Donald Trump indicated on Sunday that he is moving away from threatening military force in favor of applying economic pressure on Iran to end the war.

16 days ago

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Alleged crime boss Daniel Kinahan’s return to Ireland ends global game of cat-and-mouse

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Alleged crime boss Daniel Kinahan’s return to Ireland ends global game of cat-and-mouse

Kinahan built boxing empire while in exile in Dubai but now faces trial in Dublin charged with directing organised crime

16 days ago

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Suspected Irish crime boss with operation that reached U.S. extradited from Dubai

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Suspected Irish crime boss with operation that reached U.S. extradited from Dubai

The alleged leader of an Irish organized crime gang has been extradited to Ireland from Dubai to face charges that he ran an international drug smuggling and money laundering empire with tentacles that stretched to Britain, Spain and the U.S.

16 days ago

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Transcript: Sen. Bernie Sanders on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Aug. 9, 2026

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Transcript: Sen. Bernie Sanders on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Aug. 9, 2026

Updated on: August 9, 2026 / 2:11 PM EDT / CBS News

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