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Thursday, August 20, 2026 4:02 PM ET

CBS News - Politics

The fight to protect Big Bend, one of America's last wild places -- Months after Congress approved billions for infrastructure across one of the least-trafficked stretches of the southern border, bulldozers arrived at Big Bend National Park.

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Fishermen missing for 5 days found alive floating on cooler in Pacific -- A video shared by Mexican officials shows the fishermen inside a blue cooler as the container bobs on ocean waves.

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American student says she was raped in Vietnam, pressured to drop case -- An American student says she was raped during a group holiday in Vietnam, then pressured to drop the case against a wealthy suspect.

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Famed century-old ship "Sava's Titanic" emerges amid drought in Europe -- The boat was carrying wounded fighters when it hit a German mine in late April 1945, experts say.

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Live - Iran dismisses Trump's "economic D-Day" threat as more "failed policies" Iran has shrugged off President Trump's threat to hit the Islamic Republic with an "economic D-Day" as a "doubling down on failed policies." updated 6M ago

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Coinbase CEO says CLARITY Act will prevent another FTX collapse - Brian Armstrong made the case for the cryptocurrency legislation, which is scheduled for a Senate vote in September. updated 9M ago

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Book publishers forced to navigate AI -- Book publishers are grappling with the rise of artificial intelligence and its impact on the publishing industry. Tisha Morris, an entertainment attorney and author, joins CBS News with more insight.

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How AI powered robots are helping small farms -- From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting. -- Mar 28, 2024

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Data on how people are using AI chatbots -- Recent data from the AI Observatory shows more people are using artificial intelligence chatbots for more intimate issues. Shayne Longpre joins with more on the recent study.

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AI "nudify" apps pose risk to students -- Students nationwide are grappling with a new reality -- AI-generated pornography, sometimes featuring themselves or someone they know. CBS News found more than a dozen AI "nudify" apps easily accessible in app stores, some without age restrictions. Jo Ling Kent has more.

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Dan Green wins crowded GOP primary in Florida's 9th District -- Green will face Democratic Rep. Darren Soto after gerrymandering reshaped the district to heavily favor Republicans.

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New details about Trump's plans for the Kennedy Center and White House ballroom -- The latest court filings in cases involving the Kennedy Center and the White House ballroom project detail the work being done at the two institutions.

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Army to nix drone battalion set up to absorb lessons from Ukraine war -- The decision to phase out the Army drone battalion comes amid tension between senior officers who envisioned the unit and the acting chief of staff of the Army.

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First on CBS -- New U.S. sanctions target cocaine smuggling network in Ecuador -- The U.S. on Thursday imposed fresh sanctions on 15 individuals and entities based in Ecuador for their roles in an alleged maritime cocaine trafficking operation.

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FBI seizes Swalwell's devices, executes warrants in sexual misconduct probe -- FBI agents executed search warrants targeting former Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell and seized his electronic devices, two sources told CBS News.

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Democrats narrow 2028 convention finalists to 3 cities -- The Democratic National Committee is on the hunt for the best host city for the 2028 Democratic convention.

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First on CBS -- Tulsi Gabbard shares story of husband's cancer diagnosis: "It was tough" -- In a new video shared first with CBS News, Tulsi Gabbard said doctors discovered the cancer, a sacral chordoma, a rare tumor, after her husband, Abraham Williams, experienced back pain.

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U.S. designates American citizen held by China as wrongfully detained -- Min Zin is the second American academic to be designated as wrongfully detained in recent months.

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ICE, Iran quietly worked together on deporting Iranians to Iran, emails show -- U.S. immigration officials worked with Iran to deport more than 100 Iranians to Iran in 2025, newly released emails show, revealing a working relationship between them despite tensions mounting at the time.

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Exclusive -- Pentagon officials considering firing Stars and Stripes publisher, sources say -- Max Lederer, who has served as the publisher of Stars and Stripes for 19 years, this week announced to colleagues his decision to retire on Sept. 30, citing fundamental differences with the Trump administration.

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Exclusive -- He spied for the U.S. in the war on terror. Now ICE wants to deport him. -- The Trump administration is trying to deport a self-described CIA spy who won permission to live in the U.S. by helping convict terrorists.

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Michael Cohen, Trump's fixer-turned-nemesis, says he'll interview former boss -- "This is the first public conversation between the president and myself in eight years," said Cohen. -- Aug 19

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Woman told House panel that Gomez sexually assaulted her, attorneys say -- The California Democrat said Monday that he "made personal mistakes outside my marriage" and that his "actions were consensual in nature."

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