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Tuesday, October 06, 2026 12:49 PM ET

CBS News - Politics

Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan to be executed by firing squad, Pentagon says -- The Trump administration has approved a plan to execute former Army Maj. Nidal Hasan - who killed 13 people in a 2009 shooting at Fort Hood - by firing squad, the Pentagon said.

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Live - Iran's Houthi allies deny losing ground as Mideast crisis engulfs Yemen - Updated 27m ago

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Trump suggests letting Iran "take out" LA, San Diego during rally -- Updated 53m ago

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U.K. arrests 7th man on suspicion of terrorism over air base incident

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Conservative backlash after campaign ad shows lazy welfare recipient as White -- A campaign video from Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders that portrays a welfare recipient as White has sparked a backlash from some conservatives.

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Trump sending ACA and Medicare checks, but will they offset costs? -- President Trump sent $500 checks to some Affordable Care Act enrollees, while 20 million Medicare recipients will soon get $90 checks. Will they make a difference?

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Supreme Court wrestles with energy companies' bid to block major climate suit -- Eight of the nine justices heard nearly two hours of oral arguments in a case involving an effort by the city and county of Boulder, Colorado, to hold energy companies accountable for the effects of global climate change.

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Karoline Leavitt joining Fox News as a contributor -- Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will begin her new role at Fox News on Nov. 1. -- Oct 5

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Takeaways from Alito's CBS News interview -- Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito sat down with CBS News chief legal correspondent for a rare interview touching on a host of topics. -- Oct 5

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Dennis Hastert, disgraced former House speaker, dies at 84 -- Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert represented Illinois for two decades in Congress and was later jailed on charges related to his concealment of hush money payments made to cover up sexual abuse. -- Oct 5

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Brazil presidential election heads to runoff after no majority vote -- Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro, an ally of President Trump and the son of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, and Brazil's veteran President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will face off in a runoff on Oct. 25. -- Oct 4

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Florida GOP governor candidate Byron Donalds courts skeptical Black voters -- Byron Donalds, who could become the first Black Republican elected governor in U.S. history, is looking to win over more Black voters than Trump and DeSantis -- Oct 4

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Sen. Tillis worries about the "outsized influence" of the executive branch -- Republican Sen. Thom Tillis, retiring soon, says without checks on power, U.S. democracy is at risk. He discusses his fears for the future of U.S. democracy and his relationship with President Trump. -- Oct 4

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Olympian accused of damaging Reflecting Pool seeks probe of potential misconduct

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Trump says he'll start paying for ads after pushback over taxpayer funding

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Rubio calls on Russia to be more open about plague lab worker's death

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French high schools closed in biggest day of student protests in decades

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Judge to weigh effort to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia

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Jim Bakker, who co-founded "The PTL Club" but fell into disgrace, dies at 86

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