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Friday, May 15, 2026 4:41 PM ET

CBS News - Politics

Cuba's biggest threat to U.S. is collapse, says former defense secretary -- In an interview with "Face the Nation," Gates said another mass exodus from Cuba is the "biggest risk."

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Pirro threatens charges against parents if their teens violate local curfew -- In a move aimed at curbing the growing problem of "teen takeovers," D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro is threatening to bring charges against parents if their teens violate the local curfew.

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Pentagon's rush to counter drone threat may pose safety risks, specialist says -- The safety specialist's warning appeared in a memo describing how a mini-drone had detonated and injured an Army Special Forces soldier.

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Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen drops reelection bid after redistricting -- Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen of Tennessee announced Friday that he's retiring from Congress at the end of this term after his district in Memphis was redrawn.

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2 senators call on FAA to study impact of reduced flight attendant staffing -- Sens. Tammy Duckworth​ of Illinois and Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin say their concern is there may be more emergency exit doors than flight attendants in the event of an evacuation.

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FDA blocked melanoma drug as confusion reigned under Makary -- A third of patients in a clinical trial had tumors shrink while taking a genetically engineered treatment known as RP1.

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RFK Jr. says he won't run for president in 2028 -- HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is trying to address the interests of his MAHA supporters, who view him as their hope for the future, while being a good soldier in the eyes of the Trump White House.

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How will Jerome Powell be remembered as he exits as Fed chair? -- As Powell steps down after more than eight years leading the Federal Reserve, economists say he helped steer the U.S. through historic shocks but misread inflation.

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ICE releases wife of U.S. Army soldier after monthlong detention -- ICE has released the wife of an active-duty U.S. soldier after a month in detention, her husband told CBS News.

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Trump touts "fantastic trade deals" with Xi as Beijing summit ends -- President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded their summit in Beijing on Friday with both countries looking to claim the visit as a win.

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CIA Director John Ratcliffe makes rare trip to Cuba as island faces energy crisis -- The meeting came as Cuba is contending with a massive power failure to its national energy grid amid U.S. sanctions that have caused an oil and gas shortage crisis.

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U.S. moving to indict Cuba's Ra l Castro, sources say -- The potential indictment - which must be approved by a grand jury - is expected to focus on Cuba's 1996 downing of two planes operated by a humanitarian group.

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Bipartisan bill aims to help civilians exposed to toxic burn pits -- A bipartisan group of lawmakers unveiled a bill to help civilians, including law enforcement agents, receive workers' compensation for illnesses like cancer that are often associated with toxic exposure to burn pits.

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A Chinese community in New York City reacts to the Trump-Xi Beijing summit -- There has been palpable excitement about President Trump's state visit to China in the Queens neighborhood of Flushing, home to one of the largest Asian populations in the U.S.

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Supreme Court upholds mail access to abortion pill mifepristone for now -- The Supreme Court has maintained mail access to the abortion pill mifepristone, setting aside for now a lower court order that blocked abortion providers from prescribing the widely used drug through telehealth and shipping it to patients.

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