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Thursday, May 28, 2026 2:45 AM ET

CBS News - Politics

DOJ investigating whether Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll committed perjury -- The Justice Department is conducting a criminal investigation into whether author E. Jean Carroll committed perjury in connection with her civil lawsuits against President Trump, sources familiar with the matter said.

3 hours ago

Google employee accused of making over $1.2M by insider trading on Polymarket -- A software engineer at Google is facing federal charges after allegedly betting on confidential company information on Polymarket, netting more than $1.2 million in profits.

3 hours ago

Ex-CIA official arrested after $40M in gold bars allegedly found at his home -- A former CIA official was arrested after FBI agents allegedly found $40 million worth of gold bars at his home while investigating whether he lied about his background.

4 hours ago

Ex-judges push to look into "anti-weaponization fund" deal -- A group of 35 former federal judges asked a court to reopen a legal dispute between President Trump and the government, calling the deal to create a $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization fund" potentially fraudulent.

6 hours ago

U.S. carries out new strikes against Iranian military site, official says -- The U.S. military carried out another round of strikes on Iran, a U.S. official confirmed to CBS News on Wednesday, another challenge to a shaky ceasefire between the two countries.

6 hours ago

Top FEMA official Bob Fenton says "we're ready for hurricane season" -- FEMA says it's ready for hurricane season, though it's still racing to recover from months of shutdown disruptions, delayed grants and a depleted Disaster Relief Fund.

4 hours ago

Trump visited soldiers at Walter Reed - but not the 14 injured in the Iran war -- More than a dozen soldiers injured in Operation Epic Fury are still recovering at the military hospital.

4 hours ago

Takeaways from Texas' primaries: Trump's power, Latino vote, redistricting and more -- The November ballot in Texas is now set, after a four-term Republican senator lost to a Trump-endorsed challenger in Tuesday's primary runoffs. Meanwhile, Texas Democrats are angling to win their first Senate race since 1988.

8 hours ago

Conservative tech critic seen as leading candidate to be DOJ antitrust chief -- The former assistant attorney general for the Justice Department Antitrust Division, Gail Slater, was abruptly terminated in February after clashes with Pam Bondi and Todd Blanche.

8 hours ago

Jill Biden: "I was frightened" by 2024 debate, thought husband was having a stroke -- Former first lady Jill Biden said she thought her husband, Joe Biden, was having a stroke during the 2024 debate against Donald Trump.

4 hours ago

Justice Dept. to start fast-tracking benefits fraud enforcement -- The U.S. Department of Justice tells CBS News it will speed up review of certain whistleblower complaints dealing with fraud against benefits programs like Medicare.

4 hours ago

U.S. setting up Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya, officials say -- The U.S. is in the process of setting up a quarantine facility in Kenya for Americans who were exposed to Ebola​ or infected with the deadly illness.

13 hours ago

Zelenskyy pushes U.S. for more Patriot missiles, warning of Russian attacks -- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the U.S. to expand deliveries of Patriot missile systems, warning that Russia is preparing a broader campaign of ballistic missile attacks.

13 hours ago

Talarico: Paxton "clipping my cringey comments to distract from his career of corruption" -- Texas state Rep. James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in the Lone Star State, concedes some past statements during debates over transgender policy "missed the mark."

14 hours ago

Alabama asks Supreme Court to allow congressional map found racially discriminatory -- Alabama Republicans asked the Supreme Court to allow the state to use a congressional map that would give the GOP an edge in the midterm elections.

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