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The DOJ Case Against the Southern Poverty Law Center

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Trump's tough-guy image has been undone by his own actions

The president was forced to hide in a catering truck amid the Iran war, in an encapsulation of the conflict’s failures

Why Lindsay Clancy’s Insanity Defense Might Fail

A jury will soon decide whether the evident suffering that moved her to violence also mitigates it.

The Wrong Kind of American

The Trump White House needed me—until the fact that I am trans became public.

Why do the polls keep misfiring?

Francesca Hong was riding high. The last five polls in Wisconsin’s gubernatorial contest had her winning by as many as 22 percentage points. She lost narrowly, and so did the pollsters.

Homeland Security investigated Minnesota labor unions for antifa ties

Undercover federal agents, posing as anti-deportation activists, spied on prominent labor unions as part of the Department of Homeland Security’s investigation into what prosecutors say was a well-funded and highly organized conspiracy among antifa militants in Minnesota to methodically impede Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations.

The Supreme Court Will Not Survive Another Democratic Trifecta

The continued existence of the Supreme Court is safe as long as there is a Republican in the White House. But as House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) reminded us this week, every vote for a Democrat in the House and Senate this year will help lay the groundwork for the institution’s eventual eradication should Democrats ever regain control of the presidency, the House, and the Senate.

Trump won't extend Iran ceasefire, threatens to 'bomb' Oman if it 'gets in the way'

Shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz sank to a new low as a ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran is set to expire on Monday with no deal in sight.

Live Updates: Trump threatens to bomb Oman with Iran war stuck in stalemate as 60-day negotiation period ends

Updated on: August 18, 2026 / 1:40 AM EDT / CBS News

CNBC Daily Open: U.S.-Iran ceasefire set to expire

The fragile and contested ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran is set to expire today with no extension in sight.

Conversations with an Executioner: a chilling classic reveals the mind of a Nazi mass murderer

Nearly 50 years after it was published, a book written by a Polish war hero, outlining his dialogue with an SS general cellmate has finally been translated into English

Agrippa by Robert Harris review

This fictional memoir by Octavius’s right-hand man shows us bloodshed, betrayal and hectic jockeying for power