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Monday, August 31, 2026 6:20 PM ET

CBS News - Politics

Supreme Court continues to allow construction of Trump's White House ballroom -- The Supreme Court divided 5-4 in allowing construction of the new White House ballroom to continue.

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Judge orders National Guard shooting suspect to be force-fed -- Rahmanullah Lakanwal, accused last year of fatally shooting a National Guard member and severely injuring another, has been refusing to eat for months while in government custody.

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First on CBS -- Abdul El-Sayed's deleted tweets on 9/11 invite scrutiny of past remarks -- Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed deleted posts invoking 9/11 and the U.S. response.

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House returns with vote expected on Senate bill to prevent shutdown -- Lawmakers could also vote on condemning socialism and censuring GOP Rep. Chuck Edwards.

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Full transcript of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Aug. 30, 2026 -- On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Rep. John James join Margaret Brennan. -- Aug 30

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Blumenthal urges House to pass Russia sanctions amid "extreme urgency" in Ukraine -- Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut urged the House to approve the Senate-passed Russia sanctions bill amid a "moment of extreme urgency" in the war in Ukraine. -- Aug 30

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Transcript: Rep. John James on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Aug. 30, 2026 -- The following is the transcript of the interview with Rep. John James, Republican of Michigan, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Aug. 30, 2026. -- Aug 30

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Transcript: Sen. Richard Blumenthal on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Aug. 30, 2026 -- The following is the transcript of the interview with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Democrat of Connecticut, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Aug. 30, 2026. -- Aug 30

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Exclusive -- ICE sends Afghans and others to Africa, expanding "third country" deportations -- Over a 10-day period, the Trump administration sent more than 100 deportees from Afghanistan, Cuba and other nations to eight countries across Africa, according to internal government documents obtained by CBS News.

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Google updates maps to show "Lake America" in U.S. after Trump order -- Google announced that it had begun rolling out changes to how its maps display Lake Ontario's name, after President Trump signed an executive order changing it to "Lake America." -- Aug 30

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USS Lincoln sails past Singapore after 9-month deployment -- Associated Press journalists on the Indonesian island of Batam, across the Singapore Strait, spotted the massive vessel as it transited waters near Singapore just after 1 a.m. local time. -- Aug 30

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Abdul El-Sayed apologizes for his comments about Michigan synagogue attack -- Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan, has apologized to the state's Jewish Democratic Caucus. -- Aug 29

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Trump cannot deport students for criticizing Israel, federal judge rules -- The judge delivered a victory for Stanford University's student newspaper, which said some international students were afraid to speak out because of the deportation threat. -- Aug 29

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Milo Yiannopoulos deported after U.S. immigration arrest, officials say -- Milo Yiannopoulos, who is British, was accused of overstaying his visa after entering the country legally in May 2019. -- Aug 29

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Judge throws out confession by alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed -- The ruling marks a blow to the federal government's long-delayed effort to prosecute Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who is accused of developing the plot to crash planes into the Pentagon and World Trade Center. -- Aug 29

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