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Sunday, March 22, 2026 6:08 AM ET

CBS News - Politics

Senate blocks voting bill's amendment on trans athletes during weekend session -- Democrats are expected to eventually block the broader legislation.

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Robert Mueller, former FBI director and special counsel, dies at 81 -- Robert Mueller served as FBI director from 2001 to 2013 and led the investigation into allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

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Trump threatens to use ICE for airport security amid worsening delays -- Wait times aren't expected to improve until government funding is restored and TSA officers receive paychecks.

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Trump is strategizing means to seize Iran's nuclear stockpiles, sources say -- The Trump administration has been strategizing methods and options to secure or extract Iran's nuclear materials, according to multiple sources, as the military campaign against Tehran enters a more uncertain phase.

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Colombian President Petro caught up in narcotics trafficking probes, sources say -- The separate narco-trafficking investigations, based out of New York's Southern and Eastern districts, didn't set out to target Petro, but his name has come up during the course of the probes, one source said. -- Mar 20

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Trump administration temporarily lifts sanctions on Iranian oil at sea -- The U.S. Treasury has authorized the purchase of Iranian oil that's already at sea, exempting buyers from the tight sanctions that have restricted Iran's oil industry for years, as the Trump administration grapples with high oil prices. -- Mar 20

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Judge strikes down restrictive Pentagon press policy, finding it violates First Amendment -- A federal judge has struck down some of the Defense Department's strict controls on how journalists with access to the Pentagon are allowed to report - ending a policy that caused many news outlets to leave the Pentagon. -- Mar 20

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Transcript: Namazi, Shargi, Carstens, on "Face the Nation," March 22, 2026 -- Transcript: Siamak Namazi, Emad Shargi, Roger Carstens, Neda Sharghi on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," March 22, 2026 -- Mar 20

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Senate fails to advance DHS funding bill for 5th time, with no deal in sight -- Border czar Tom Homan is expected back on Capitol Hill later Friday for bipartisan talks. -- Mar 20

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Former Iran detainees fear Americans held in Iranian prisons face heightened danger -- Siamak Namazi, who was released from Iran's Evin prison in 2023, said "it's important" that President Trump "hears that there are innocent Americans being held like we were as political pawns." -- Mar 20

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DOJ seeks to drop case against ex-police officers charged in Breonna Taylor's death -- Two former Louisville police officers were facing civil rights charges in connection with the 2020 shooting death of Breonna Taylor.

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U.S. preparing for potential use of ground troops in Iran -- It is unclear under what circumstances President Trump would authorize the use of U.S. troops on the ground in Iran.

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6 highlights from CBS News' interview with IAEA chief Rafael Grossi -- The United Nations' top nuclear watchdog, IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi, told CBS News that Iran still has the technical ability to restart its nuclear program, even though U.S. military strikes dented the program. -- Mar 20

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Around 2,200 Marines, 3 warships headed to Middle East as Iran war continues -- The first Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is coming from the Pacific, is still making its way toward the region. -- Mar 20

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U.S. sues Harvard, alleging it failed to protect Jewish and Israeli students -- The Trump administration argued that Harvard unlawfully discriminated against Jewish and Israeli students, in violation of federal civil rights law. -- Mar 20

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