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Letlow defeats Fleming in Louisiana GOP Senate runoff for Cassidy's seat, AP projects

Updated on: June 27, 2026 / 10:23 PM EDT / CBS News

Trump-backed Letlow wins Louisiana Senate runoff to replace Cassidy

Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA) won Saturday’s Louisiana Senate GOP runoff, concluding what has been one of the most contentious Republican primaries of the cycle.

Ukraine war briefing: Ballistic missile attack in Kyiv forces residents into shelters

Latest attack follows civilian deaths on both sides of Russia-Ukraine border on Saturday. What we know on day 1,585

Trump says US may 'be forced to militarily complete the job' in Iran

President Donald Trump said Saturday night “the Islamic Republic of Iran will no longer exist” if the United States is “forced to militarily complete the job” in Iran after the U.S. launched another round of retaliatory strikes against Tehran Saturday.

Trump news at a glance: America wins ‘either way’, Vance claims amid shaky ceasefire with Iran

Vice-president JD Vance says US holds all the cards in conflict with Iran – key US politics stories from Saturday 27 June

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Paxton won’t say whether James Talarico is going to hell

EXCLUSIVE — Texas Attorney General and Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton declined to take a position on recent comments that his opponent James Talarico is destined for eternal damnation, insisting instead that what happens to Talarico is “up to God.”

US launches 'additional strikes' against Iran after tanker attacked in Strait

The United States military conducted strikes “against multiple targets in Iran” Saturday afternoon after Tehran launched a drone attack against a commercial ship in the Strait of Hormuz early Saturday morning.

Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan's primary challenger who has the same name is eligible for ballot, judge rules

A man with the same name and party affiliation as Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan is eligible to challenge the senator in the August primary, a judge ruled Friday.

Trump nominates former Oklahoma trooper Lance Schroyer to be ICE director

Updated on: June 27, 2026 / 5:15 PM EDT / CBS News

Trump Nominates Former Oklahoma State Trooper Lance Schroyer as ICE Director

President Donald Trump said Saturday he would nominate former Oklahoma state trooper and Marine Lance Schroyer as the next director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Trump says he will nominate Lance Schroyer as next ICE director

Schroyer, whom Trump calls ‘a patriot’, led deportation campaign in Oklahoma under ICE-partnered program