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Live Updates: U.S. conducts "self-defense" strikes, CENTCOM says, insists ceasefire still in place amid negotiations

Updated on: May 25, 2026 / 8:00 PM EDT / CBS News

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Here's what the draft memo for a proposed deal with Iran includes

Updated on: May 25, 2026 / 7:36 PM EDT / CBS News

Attorney general files request to resume ballroom construction, citing latest White House shooting

Updated on: May 25, 2026 / 7:35 PM EDT / CBS News

US launches ‘self-defense strikes’ in Iran as peace negotiations continue

The United States has launched “self-defense strikes” in southern Iran, U.S. Central Command said Monday, as peace talks continue.

Trump says enriched uranium will be handed over or destroyed ‘immediately’

President Donald Trump reiterated his demand on Monday that Iran hand over its enriched uranium for the purpose of destruction, but he said it could be destroyed in the United States, Iran, or “another acceptable location” deemed fit by the federal government.

Israel intensifies strikes on Hezbollah amid Lebanon ceasefire

Israel intensified its airstrikes against Hezbollah militants in Lebanon on Monday as the United States and Iran near a possible peace agreement.

Russia informs US of upcoming strikes on Kyiv

Russia’s foreign minister advised the U.S. secretary of state, Marco Rubio, that the U.S. should withdraw its personnel from Kyiv ahead of a Russian aerial assault on the Ukrainian capital.

Mikie Sherrill denied access to ICE facility as detainees go on hunger strike

Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) said on Monday she was denied access to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Newark, where anti-ICE protesters have gathered as detainees inside the facility continue their hunger strike for a fourth day.

Massie files for 2028 House election, open to other races

Fresh off his primary defeat, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) filed paperwork on Monday to run again for his House seat in 2028, though he acknowledged he has not made a “final decision about which office to seek, if I run.”

N.J. Gov. Mikie Sherrill says she wants access to Delaney Hall ICE facility amid protests

Updated on: May 25, 2026 / 1:08 PM EDT / CBS New York

DOJ invokes recent White House shooting for ballroom construction

The Justice Department is invoking the shooting outside the White House over the weekend as to why redevelopment of the East Wing, including construction of a planned ballroom, should go forward uninterrupted.