Politics

Macron orders increased defenses against Russian sabotage

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday announced his government is working to craft a plan to protect the country from Russian hybrid threats.

Can the Never-Trump Coalition Last?

The desire to resist the president continues to create some strange bedfellows.

Trump signs bill imposing sanctions on Russia and giving him more power to levy tariffs

Lindsey O Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act signed into law two days after House passed it in bipartisan vote

Chinese President Xi Jinping's ties to Iowa, explained

Chinese President Xi Jinping has an unexpected, decadeslong tie to rural Iowa, maintaining a friendship from across the Pacific with an 87-year-old Iowan woman from the city of Muscatine.

Latvia’s president warns that Europe is not up to date with drone and aerial warfare in Ukraine

Edgars Rinkēvičs says drone warfare in Ukraine is moving at ‘lightning speed’ and efforts to prepare for an aerial war could be obsolete by next year

Trump signs Russia sanctions bill championed by Lindsey Graham

September 18, 2026 / 6:01 PM EDT / CBS News

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Trump announces deal giving US control over Greenland’s security

The United States has entered into an agreement with Denmark and Greenland to have a lasting military presence in the semi-autonomous territory, President Donald Trump announced on Friday.

Trump says U.S. to build a 'large Military presence' in Greenland as part of a security deal with it and Denmark

Greenland has maintained it is not for sale, and the European Union earlier this year united to rebuke Trump over his push to acquire the island.

Mullin bashes Maria Elvira Salazar's pro-immigration GOP ad

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is not bothered by Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar’s (R-FL) campaign advertisement against aggressive immigration enforcement because his department is focused on catching and deporting illegal immigrants.

FAA advances Triumphal Arch after safety hazard review on planes

The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday found that President Donald Trump’s proposed new monument in Washington, D.C., does not pose a threat to air safety, allowing plans for the grand arch to advance.

Iran war fuels Iowa Republican political pivot as gas prices soar

The ongoing war in Iran is putting Iowa Republicans in a bind, as rising gas and diesel prices hammer the agricultural sector and put incumbents on increasingly difficult political terrain.