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The Press Is Not the Root of Trump’s Problems

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Texas Gov. Abbott orders data center permit halt weeks after issuing moratorium

Data centers have been a flash point in the 2026 midterm elections, including Abbott's bid for reelection against Democratic state Rep. Gina Hinojosa.

Lindsay Clancy’s defense lawyer asks judge to investigate lone juror

Holdout juror in Clancy’s case, Michael Desronvil, sided with the prosecutors, arguing that Clancy knew what she was doing when she killed her three young children

Democrats' Gaza reckoning: how failing to give Palestinians a voice came back to bite the party

Voters rejected many establishment choices this year in favor of candidates pushing accountability for Gaza, writes Akbar Shahid Ahmed

Man shot by ICE in Texas being interrogated with bullet still in back

The Venezuelan national who was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Austin, Texas, on Sunday is being interrogated while the bullet still remains in his back, according to his attorney.

World leaders address climate crisis before UN meet amid record-breaking El Niño

Prime ministers of Australia and Iceland discuss effects on their countries even as some shy away in face of war and inflation

Ex-federal prosecutors say Trump media company's scheme to sell early access to Truth Social posts is likely criminal

September 21, 2026 / 5:17 PM EDT / CBS News

UK to give support to Saudi jets in attempt to counter Houthi fighters

Andy Burnham says he will urge Donald Trump to bring an end to conflict with Iran

Infantino proposes an ‘independent external review’ of Fifa governance

Infantino says he is ‘fully committed to leading Fifa’

Trump says he'll fight CNN, MS Now, and Politico lawsuit

President Donald Trump said Monday that he plans to fight the lawsuit filed against the administration by three news organizations earlier in the day.

Vermont man convicted of attempted murder of three Palestinian students

James Eaton, 51, faces life in prison after jury rejects insanity defense rooted in claims he was acting on orders from US and Israeli intelligence