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Saturday, March 07, 2026 9:15 AM ET

CBS News - Politics

Trump administration's embattled FDA vaccine chief is leaving - again -- In July, Prasad was briefly forced from his job​, but was reinstated less than two weeks later.

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GOP Rep. Darrell Issa says he will retire, months after declaring he's "not quitting" -- Rep. Darrell Issa's abrupt reversal injects more uncertainty in the race for the newly redrawn Southern California congressional district.

8 hours ago

DOJ asks appeals court to restore Trump's executive orders targeting law firms -- The Justice Department on Friday asked a federal appeals court to overturn a lower court ruling that invalidated President Trump's executive orders targeting four major law firms.

11 hours ago

Man convicted in plot to assassinate Trump that was tied to Iran's paramilitary -- A Pakistani business owner accused of trying to hire hit men to kill a U.S. politician has been convicted in a trial that showcased allegations of Iran-backed plotting on American soil.

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Trump: U.S. collegiate system could go out of business without fixes to sports -- President Trump predicted the destruction not just of college sports but the entire U.S. collegiate system unless the industry is fixed quickly.

12 hours ago

Bodycam video contradicts ICE claims in fatal shooting of Ruben Ray Martinez -- Video of last year's fatal shooting of Ruben Ray Martinez obtained by CBS News appears to contradict claims that Martinez was shot by an ICE agent because he "accelerated" and "intentionally ran over" another agent.

13 hours ago

U.S. attorney in Miami targeting Cuban leaders with new initiative, sources say -- President Trump has indicated he's keeping an eye on Cuba and predicted on CNN that "Cuba is gonna fall pretty soon."

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Hegseth says anyone helping Iran's war efforts will be "confronted strongly" -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. will confront "anything that shouldn't be happening, whether it's in public or back-channeled."

15 hours ago

Preservation group again asks judge to halt Trump-backed White House ballroom -- A preservation group is once again asking a federal judge to pause all construction for a massive ballroom on the White House grounds backed by President Trump.

15 hours ago

Venezuela's new gold rush moves at "Trump speed," but ignores a $25 million question -- Venezuela's new administration is cutting deals, but there's a big reward available for a key figure.

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Judge seems skeptical of recent Pentagon policy restricting journalists' activities -- Lawyers for the press asked a court to block the Pentagon from enforcing a recent policy restricting what journalists report, arguing it violates the First Amendment freedom of the press.

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Noem and DHS watchdog feuding over classified airport security risk report -- Sen. Chuck Grassley said the dispute partly at the center of the dispute between DHS and its inspector general concerns undercover testing of TSA screening procedures.

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Virginia passes legislation banning schools from teaching falsehoods about Jan. 6 -- The bill passed by the Virginia legislature prohibits schools from teaching what it considers to be falsehoods about the U.S. Capitol riot, including portraying it "as peaceful protest."

18 hours ago

Russia providing intel to Iran about U.S. positions, sources say -- Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters Russia's government is in "dialogue" with Iranian leadership representatives.

20 hours ago

Airstrikes alone unlikely to result in regime change in Iran, expert warns -- "States have been trying to topple regimes with air power alone and - I'm choosing my words carefully - it has never worked," Robert Pape told CBS News 24/7.

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