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House rejects GOP constitutional amendment to limit Supreme Court to 9 justices

Updated on: September 2, 2026 / 4:50 PM EDT / CBS News

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Michigan urges Supreme Court to keep proof-of-citizenship measure off ballot

Michigan officials urged the Supreme Court on Wednesday to reject an emergency effort by an activist group to place a measure on the ballot for an amendment requiring proof of citizenship to vote, ahead of the November elections.

Coast Guard jet carrying DHS chief makes emergency landing

A U.S. Coast Guard jet with Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin aboard made an emergency landing near Washington, D.C., after pilots reported an engine failure.

Trump to campaign for Sen. Dan Sullivan in Alaska

President Donald Trump will campaign in ruby-red Alaska to help embattled incumbent Sen. Dan S. Sullivan (R-AK) before November’s midterm elections.

Pennsylvania officer charged in killing of college student who went to wrong house

Police officer who fatally shot unarmed 22-year-old Glenwood Pysher IV faces voluntary manslaughter charge

Justice Department Orders US States to Expand How They Report Undocumented Immigrants

New DoJ opinion says entire state government has duty to report, not just agencies responsible for welfare programs

Judge refuses to block Arkansas news reporting on Google data center energy documents

Entergy Arkansas said the documents cited by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette contained "trade secrets" and "highly sensitive protected information."

JD Vance says he’s doing ‘God’s work’

Vice-president says on evangelical podcast he would feel ‘not shocked if the antichrist was walking among us’

Trump to meet with Tunnel to Towers Foundation for 9/11 anniversary

President Donald Trump will join first responders and the Tunnel to Towers Foundation at the White House next week as the group brings a massive piece of World Trade Center steel to Washington, D.C., ahead of the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Family blames suicide of 20-year-old Haitian immigrant on ICE crackdown

September 2, 2026 / 3:41 PM EDT / CBS News

Lindsay Clancy jury tells judge it can't agree for second time

The judge in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, the woman accused of killing her own three children, has sent the jury back for another round of deliberations as the jurors were again unable to reach a unanimous verdict.