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US aircraft carrier arrives in Middle East to relieve troubled USS Lincoln

USS George Washington will replace warship families say suffers from shortages, plumbing problems and low morale

The Iran Peace Deal Expires

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Harry and Meghan’s security funding on UK return is private matter, Burnham says

Prime minister wishes couple well in their move back from the US to a non-royal residence outside London

Man arrested over Nord Stream bombing was consultant on film about it starring Sean Penn

Volodymyr Zhuravlev had been consulted on Snake Island, a dramatised reconstruction of incident

New U.S. sanctions target cocaine smuggling network in Ecuador

Updated on: August 20, 2026 / 2:25 PM EDT / CBS News

Education Department recalculates student loan forgiveness counts, setting some PSLF borrowers back

Many borrowers pursuing Public Service Loan Forgiveness have recently learned that they're further away from debt cancellation than they'd expected.

FBI raids Eric Swalwell's property, seizes devices at airport in sexual misconduct investigation

Federal agents seized electronic devices from disgraced former California Rep. Eric Swalwell after confronting him at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday, as part of a federal criminal investigation stemming from allegations of sexual misconduct, according to sources familiar with the probe.

Buttigieg is Democrats' best chance at beating Rubio or Vance: Poll

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg appears to be the Democratic Party’s best chance at winning the presidency against Secretary of State Marco Rubio or Vice President JD Vance in 2028, according to a poll released on Thursday.

The ‘Resistance’ Won

The much-derided movement was right about Trump’s nature, and how to defeat him.

Donald Trump Effectively Just Told Iran to Get a Nuclear Weapon

He may also have blurted out classified information about North Korea.

FTC says "personalized pricing" based on consumer data could violate the law

Updated on: August 20, 2026 / 12:54 PM EDT / CBS News

Darline Graham Nordone attempts to quell backlash over Taiwan question

Sen. Darline Graham Nordone (R-SC) is trying to turn down the temperature after being ridiculed for saying she is “not that informed” on national security during a debate, reminding voters that she is not a career politician.