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I'm the Attorney General of Washington State. Here's How We're Protecting the Midterm Elections

A coalition of Democratic attorneys general is working to make sure voters across the spectrum have their voices heard

Can Europe Deter Putin?

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‘Chaos and cruelty’: the kids trapped in Trump’s immigration enforcement campaign

Children are being detained in record numbers, sometimes alone and where lawyers and family cannot find them

Trump’s latest attacks on the press exude desperation

Trump seems to invent ugly new variations on his press-bashing theme almost every day

Judge presses Justice Department on justifications for White House media ban

Updated on: October 8, 2026 / 8:23 PM EDT / CBS News

Virginia Question 1 could force taxpayer-funded abortions

When Virginians head to the polls on Nov. 3, they will vote on “Question 1, Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment.”

There’s no defending Tucker Carlson

There comes a point when a political commentary brand ceases to be a heterodox platform and descends into a poison in the body politic and an open electoral liability. For Tucker Carlson, that Rubicon was crossed years ago.

Siberian plague lab death shows why Moscow can’t be trusted

The possible leak of a pathogen from a Russian laboratory in Siberia has caused global alarm. A 28-year-old employee of Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute died Friday of pneumonia. But while this incident appears contained, the fact that it took place in Russia is concerning in and of itself.

Trump adviser Stephen Miller spoke to agents at recent FBI training on domestic terrorism, sources say

October 8, 2026 / 6:00 AM EDT / CBS News

Our healthcare system shouldn’t depend on fraud

Vice President JD Vance recently announced that the Trump administration would end subsidy payments for 760,000 fraudulent health insurance enrollments made through the federally administered Obamacare exchanges, saving taxpayers $2.2 billion a year. Now Democrats are attacking Vance for taking healthcare away from deserving people and raising healthcare costs for everyone else.

You be the judge: my friend and I bought a tent but she’s moved away. Who owns it now?

Ava shared the initial cost but Ruth has forked out for repairs. You decide who’s on the wrong side of this in-tents debate?

SUNCOR Gets Complicated

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