Politics

Trump to honor 9/11 at Pentagon after NYC memorial forbids speech: Report

President Donald Trump will be attending the Pentagon’s memorial of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks instead of New York City’s memorial at Ground Zero, according to a new report.

U.S. military uses laser to shoot down 3 cartel drones at southern border, Pentagon says

August 28, 2026 / 12:08 AM EDT / CBS News

Seven charged with damaging Trump’s Scottish golf course accused of ‘terrorist connection’

Course at Donald Trump’s Turnberry resort was painted with words ‘Gaza is not 4 sale’ and clubhouse was sprayed with graffiti

From maligned second city to Insta magnet: Marseille is France’s new capital of overtourism

This summer has been a tipping point. But it’s not too late to save what makes this place unique

Judge again blocks Trump executive order limiting mail voting

A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order on Thursday to block for 14 days President Donald Trump’s efforts to crack down on mail-in voting requirements in the name of election security.

South Korea to re-examine 310,000 missing person cases after fake record scandal

Renewed scrutiny comes after police officer accused of falsifying records in order to close the cases of people who were later found dead

Federal judge again halts Trump’s executive order limiting mail voting in midterms

President’s directive stalls for a second time about a week before the first postal ballots are due to be sent out

Iran links Hormuz reopening to ending regional wars as Trump reportedly rejects return to June deal

Iran said the conflict in the Gaza Strip has to end, Israel has to withdraw from Lebanon and also halt its attacks on Syria.

Judge temporarily blocks new Postal Service rules for mail voting

Updated on: August 27, 2026 / 10:31 PM EDT / CBS News

Trump ratchets up rhetoric against Beijing as U.S.-China officials meet for Xi's Washington visit

U.S. and Chinese officials met in Beijing this week, despite the White House's tough talk on China.

GOP governor hopeful Tom Tiffany knocks Trump's Lake America renaming

Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-WI), the GOP gubernatorial nominee in Wisconsin, rejected President Donald Trump‘s order changing Lake Ontario’s name to “Lake America,” quipping that the only Great Lakes name change he would like to see is turning Lake Michigan into “Lake Wisconsin.”

Ukraine war briefing: Missiles shot down during long Russian attack wave

Drones and missiles target civilian infrastructure of Kyiv and other cities; car bomb kills Russian serviceman in St Petersburg. What we know on day 1,647