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Hegseth Mobilizes Pentagon to Protect Midterm Elections from Foreign Threats

War Secretary Pete Hegseth is mobilizing the Pentagon’s cybersecurity and intelligence resources to protect against foreign interference in the 2026 midterm elections.

Senate Approves Sweeping Bill to Regulate College Sports, Despite Opposition from Some Democrats

Updated on: September 29, 2026 / 12:11 AM EDT / CBS News

Former "American Idol" singer Caleb Flynn's murder trial moves to closing arguments Tuesday

September 28, 2026 / 10:03 PM EDT / CBS/AP

Trump barred from hinging counterterror funds on state election rules

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., barred the Trump administration from holding back certain counterterrorism grant funding from states that do not comply with select election security measures.

Vietnamese government accused of abducting Melbourne human rights activist

Tran Hiep, a 50-year-old Vietnamese Australian anti-human trafficking campaigner, not heard from since 18 September

Collins Exploring Pocket Rescissions Ban After Trump Cancels $810M in Spending

Senate appropriators are exploring a ban on pocket rescissions as part of the next spending package after President Donald Trump clawed back $810 million in congressionally approved funding.

Man Who Spent Decades on Death Row in Utah Ordered Released on Bail After No DNA Match

September 28, 2026 / 8:58 PM EDT / CBS/AP

Ukraine war briefing: Putin orders army expansion as Zelenskyy says more North Koreans to be deployed in Russia

Putin’s order comes as both Russian and Ukrainian forces suffer mounting casualties. What we know on day 1,679

Exclusive video obtained of Cornell frat's text chain in alleged gang rape investigation

Updated on: September 28, 2026 / 11:38 PM EDT / CBS New York

Exclusive video obtained of Cornell frat's text chain in alleged gang rape investigation

Updated on: September 28, 2026 / 11:38 PM EDT / CBS New York

In-laws arrested on suspicion of murder after New York Times engineer shot dead in California

Police arrest couple in their 70s after Jonathan McKinsey, 40, found dead in park in Bay Area city of Dublin

CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: Spectacle-heavy Trump-Xi summit was more about domestic messaging

Much of the pageantry was meant for the leaders' constituencies at home, analysts said.