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CBS News - Politics

Trump and Xi to set up AI safety channel as military, trade talks continue -- The White House said the two leaders agreed on using the term "super intelligence" rather than "artificial intelligence" to describe the technology.

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Exclusive -- The story behind the first CIA officers in Afghanistan after 9/11 -- Twenty-five years ago, a Soviet-designed helicopter crossed the mountains of Afghanistan with the first CIA officers sent into the country after 9/11, the opening move in what would later become America's longest war.

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Trump cancels nearly $1 billion in spending, a move some lawmakers called illegal -- President Trump moved to cancel almost $1 billion in spending that was approved by Congress, marking the second time his administration has employed a rarely used tactic that some lawmakers in both parties have called illegal.

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Transcript: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" -- The following is the transcript of the interview with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian airing on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Sept. 27, 2026.

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Iranian President Pezeshkian talks about proposal to reopen Strait of Hormuz -- Iran's Masoud Pezeshkian, who is also a physician, says he has visited Iran's supreme leader twice and talked with CBS News' Margaret Brennan about Mojtaba Khamenei's health.

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Supreme Court again blocks Missouri's new House map that favored GOP -- The Supreme Court said in an unsigned decision that ordering Missouri to restore its 2025 map "would usher in electoral chaos."

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Broadview 6 prosecutor retires under protest, blames U.S. attorney -- Sheri Mecklenburg resigned from the Department of Justice this week, penning a scathing letter in which she said U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros "personally directed" the Broadview 6 prosecution that she says ended her career. -- Sep 25

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Supreme Court lets Trump administration use SAVE database for now -- In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration in its push to use a controversial database to review state voter rolls for potential noncitizens. -- Sep 25

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Live -- Trump rejects 7-day plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz -- Iran had presented a seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and return to negotiations for a lasting end to the war.

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Duckworth slams Trump's "foolhardy plan" to make triumphal arch a military complex -- Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois is demanding the Pentagon and Federal Aviation Administration reject President Trump's call to convert plans for a massive triumphal arch into a "top grade Military Complex." -- Sep 25

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ICE wasted millions in rapid push to expand detention capacity, watchdog finds -- With an unprecedented budget, ICE spent billions in a rush to expand its detention network, wasting millions in the process, the Government Accountability Office found.

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Exclusive -- U.S. military lays groundwork for potential action around Cuba -- Some units would "possibly [be] needed in 90-120 days," according to an internal Army message reviewed by CBS News.

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Abraham Accords countries hold first official meeting since Oct. 7 attacks -- Ten blocks away from the United Nations General Assembly​, U.S. diplomats quietly kickstarted the expansion of the Abraham Accords from the 43rd floor of a midtown Manhattan office tower. -- Sep 25

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First on CBS -- Trump to headline "Golden Age" event with top officials, tech executives -- President Trump is slated to speak on Tuesday in Washington at an event that features Elon Musk, Jensen Huang and others, according to invitation materials reviewed by CBS News. -- Sep 24

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Investigation -- Commander rejected plans to rebase before deadly drone strike, sources say -- Sources tell CBS News that despite warnings about the vulnerability of the outpost in Kuwait, a commander opted not to rebase farther from Iran. -- Sep 24

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