Politics

Trump leaves door open to Iran keeping ballistic weapons

President Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared open to Iran maintaining its ballistic missile systems as the United States moves to wind down its war in the region.

Golden ticket: why Versailles invite is the ‘real deal’ for Trump

The US president’s opulent tastes will be well served in a palace that has hosted Putin, King Charles and JFK

Blanche taps longtime prosecutor to coordinate human trafficking and child exploitation cases

Washington — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday appointed Alessandra Serano, a longtime federal prosecutor, to serve as the Justice Department's national coordinator on human trafficking and child exploitation cases.

The Pentagon Might Win the Lottery

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Trump derails confirmation process for Jay Clayton as US intelligence chief

Move will allow Trump’s controversial pick, Bill Pulte, to assume role and remain in place for at least several weeks

Trump and Iran's President Pezeshkian sign memorandum aimed to end war

President Trump earlier said at the G7 summit that the memorandum of understanding with Iran "might not be the kind of document that I should be signing."

Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann sentenced to life in prison without parole

Victims’ families speak in court as Heuermann imprisoned for killing spree that spanned decades

Interior Department kills four more offshore wind projects in $765 million deal

The Trump administration is spending nearly $800 million to cancel offshore leases for four wind farms along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, repaying the project developer in exchange for investments in fossil fuels.

Finland's parliament passes law to lift long-standing ban on nuclear weapons

Finland’s parliament passed a law lifting its decadeslong ban on nuclear weapons after a push from President Alexander Stubb’s government.

Vance's scandalous excuse for hiding the Iran deal from the people

President Donald Trump says he’ll share the full text of the framework agreement between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran “sometime after Friday,” after a signing ceremony in Switzerland.

"The most famous judge in America, for a while," on highs and lows of a Trump trial

Updated on: June 17, 2026 / 12:33 PM EDT / CBS News

Archaeologists find musket balls and fort linked to Battle of Bunker Hill

Dig at Boston site reveals ammunition intriguing finds from 1775 clash that launched revolutionary war in earnest