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Trump Expected to Meet with Defense Contractors Wednesday Amid Iran Peace Talks

President Trump is expected to meet with top executives from the largest U.S. defense contractors on Wednesday, according to multiple sources familiar with the meeting. The meeting comes as his administration is engaged in ongoing peace talks with Iran.

Trump Admin Proposes Slashing Public Input to Accelerate Leasing

The Trump administration has proposed dramatically cutting the amount of time the general public has to offer input on new oil and gas leases, slashing participation periods by more than half.

Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" Shutting Down Permanently, Sources Say

Updated on: June 22, 2026 / 1:07 PM EDT / CBS Miami

Who is Andy Burnham, the man likely to replace British Prime Minister Keir Starmer after his resignation?

June 22, 2026 / 12:55 PM EDT / CBS News

‘Institutional threat’: election of far-right leader raises fears for democracy in Colombia

Trump-admiring Abelardo de la Espriella has vowed to ‘disembowel’ the left and kill criminals like ‘rats and cockroaches’

Albania protests sparked by Jared Kushner-backed luxury resort plans snowball into anti-corruption movement

June 22, 2026 / 12:23 PM EDT / CBS News

Jeffrey Donaldson found guilty of child sexual offences including rape

Former DUP leader convicted of 18 offences against two victims after high-profile trial that gripped Northern Ireland

Declining Obamacare enrollment isn’t the crisis critics claim

Enrollment in Obamacare’s exchange is falling, according to a new analysis from the Commonwealth Fund.

Trump claims ‘vandals’ foiled his $14m revamp of DC’s reflecting pool. What actually happened?

Trump’s pre-Fourth of July renovation project has endured problems with algae, peeling paint and an inflating price tag

Six prime ministers, nine lives: Larry the cat outlasts another leader

British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced his resignation on Monday, marking him the sixth change in leadership the United Kingdom has seen in the past decade. While Downing Street has become known for its revolving door of prime ministers, one resident has remained a constant presence throughout the political upheaval: Larry the cat, the U.K.’s longtime chief mouser.

Secrets visited the Reflecting Pool and found a dead duckling

Welcome to Washington Secrets and another week in the swamp. We spent part of the weekend with the crowds at the Lincoln Memorial, checking out the algae in the Reflecting Pool. As luck would have it, the nation’s top experts on cleaning up water supplies are in town. Plus, we wonder why it was Donald Trump who announced the resignation of the British prime minister…

Vance plays good cop amid Iran talks

Vice President JD Vance has become the face of the Iran deal, leaving two immediate tasks before him: negotiate a final peace deal and ultimately sell it to the public.