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Ed Martin, controversial pardon attorney at DOJ, leaving Trump administration

August 21, 2026 / 3:48 PM EDT / CBS News

Iran's president calls for immediate end to war with US

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday called for an end to his country’s war with the United States, appearing to break with radical hardliners.

Trump administration begins transfer of $725m to UN, amid billions owed

UN secretary general has said UN faces ‘imminent financial collapse’ due to unpaid contributions from member states

Trump announces Ed Martin will leave DOJ to fight election ‘legal battles’

President Donald Trump announced Friday that U.S. pardon attorney Ed Martin will leave the Justice Department to do legal work for Republicans pertaining to the 2026 and 2028 election cycles.

ICE Sends First Plane of Haitian Deportees Home After Ending TPS

A plane full of Haitian deportees from the United States landed in the island’s northern port city of Cap-Haitien on Friday morning, marking the first wave of deportations after the Trump administration successfully revoked the country’s temporary protected status.

Number of troops injured in Iran war surpasses 750

The number of American troops injured in the Middle East since the start of the U.S.-Iran war has now eclipsed 750, according to the most recent update on the Pentagon’s Defense Casualty Analysis System.

Performative Christian James Talarico helps fuel racial hatred

Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico likes to posture as a Christian pastor. In reality, he is nothing more than a toxic progressive who will happily fuel racial divisions to mobilize the voters he thinks he needs to grab power.

Vance slams Democrats as party of grad school voters, not unions

Vice President JD Vance slammed Democrats as an elitist group more concerned about high-earning workers than working-class voters during a hometown stop in Middletown, Ohio, on Friday.

ICC President Decries Sanctions, Warns of 'Demise of International Rule of Law'

The newly sanctioned president of the International Criminal Court is decrying President Donald Trump’s efforts to dismantle the organization.

Supreme Court temporarily allows White House ballroom construction to continue

The Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump a major yet temporary win on Friday by allowing construction to continue on the White House ballroom for now.

Pentagon moves to fire publisher and editor of Stars and Stripes

Updated on: August 21, 2026 / 7:47 PM EDT / CBS News

DHS confirms just 185 non-citizens on Nevada voter rolls after claiming there were thousands more

The department told Nevada officials that the 15,903 figure registered was ‘preliminary’ and more than 14,000 names still needed review