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Thursday, August 27, 2026 6:24 PM ET

CBS News - Politics

Toronto mayor calls tariff fight "unnecessary" -- Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow told CBS News that around 5,000 jobs in Toronto's textile, clothing and leather manufacturing industries could be affected, which "means the price of Americans buying things, the cost will go up."

24 minutes ago

Judge considers Kennedy Center board's push to put Trump's name back on building -- The Kennedy Center's board of trustees voted earlier this month to add inscriptions recognizing President Trump to the building's facade.

51 minutes ago

Fired Stars and Stripes journalists sue Hegseth and Pentagon spokesperson -- The plaintiffs say the Trump administration is trying to fire them as a part of its "extraordinary censorship efforts."

1 hour ago

Trump signs executive order to rename Lake Ontario "Lake America" -- The executive order directs the Interior Department to update the Geographic Names Information System, changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America.

4 hours ago

Fed's Cook responds to Trump firing threat, calls attacks "unfounded and untrue" -- A lawyer for Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said she "has never committed mortgage fraud or any intentional wrongdoing."

6 hours ago

Trump's oil and gas stock trades continued during Iran war, filings show -- President Trump has accused oil companies like Chevron and ExxonMobil of "making too much money." He owns shares of both.

12 hours ago

During secretive trip, CIA chief warned Russia not to attack NATO -- CIA Director John Ratcliffe warned Russia not to attack NATO member states during his visit to Moscow this week, people familiar with the matter said, amid U.S. assessments that Russia could try to test NATO.

51 minutes ago

Pentagon upgrades awards of 3 Marines for actions after Abbey Gate attack -- Five years after the attack in Afghanistan that killed 13 service members, the Pentagon upgraded the awards of three Marines who provided care in the wake of the blast.

23 hours ago

ICE arrests of people without criminal records hit record high, new data shows -- The surge in arrests comes as the White House pushes ICE to hit a target of 2,000 per day.

23 hours ago

24 states sue to block new Postal Service rules for mail voting -- The group of 24 states and the District of Columbia argues the Postal Service's new rule violates the Constitution and federal law. -- Aug 26

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First on CBS - Trump hasn't decided on Leavitt's replacement as press secretary, sources say - President Trump hasn't settled on a replacement for White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, whose last day is Friday, according to administration officials close to the situation. Aug 26

7 hours ago

Man with Sen. Dan Sullivan's name advances from Alaska U.S. Senate primary -- A man with the same name as Alaska's incumbent U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan has advanced to the general election -- Aug 26

13 hours ago

U.S. military attacks alleged drug-smuggling boat in Caribbean, killing 4 -- The attack brings the number of people killed in such strikes by the U.S. military in the eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea to at least 227. -- Aug 26

14 hours ago

3 Secret Service officials put on leave amid probe into "potential misconduct" -- The Secret Service's chief of communications and two other staffers have been placed on leave pending an investigation into "potential misconduct," U.S. officials told CBS News. -- Aug 26

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Sen. Darline Graham projected to win runoff in South Carolina GOP Senate primary -- Sen. Darline Graham won the GOP Senate runoff in South Carolina on Tuesday night, CBS News projects, defeating Rep. Ralph Norman in the special primary to replace Graham's late brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham, on the ballot. -- Aug 26

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