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Thursday, September 03, 2026 1:24 AM ET

CBS News - Politics

Elon Musk-backed super PAC spends $800,000 to back GOP midterm candidates -- Elon Musk's super PAC disclosed over $800,000 in spending last month to support Republican Senate and House candidates in competitive races, with the bulk in Texas and Maine.

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Exclusive -- Military personnel told last month to stop calling Iran conflict "Operation Epic Fury" -- The Pentagon says "Operation Epic Fury" ended on May 5, after an Air Force email last month told service members to stop using the name for ongoing Iran operations.

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Judge blocks Trump's latest effort to narrow birthright citizenship -- A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump executive order that would prevent certain people from automatically becoming U.S. citizens at birth.

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Pentagon rolls out guidelines to test service members for testosterone -- The Pentagon will begin requiring male service members ages 30 and older to get screened for testosterone deficiency, after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called for the change over the summer.

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First on CBS -- Dark money in Texas Senate race spurs Talarico complaint to FEC against Paxton -- James Talarico's Senate campaign is accusing Ken Paxton and his campaign treasurer of "illegally spending" $1 million that was routed to a Paxton-aligned super PAC.

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House rejects GOP effort to ban Supreme Court expansion in Constitution -- A GOP-proposed constitutional amendment to limit the Supreme Court to nine justices failed in the House, coming up well short of the two-thirds majority needed.

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Family blames suicide of 20-year-old Haitian immigrant on ICE crackdown -- A 20-year-old Haitian native died by suicide in Ohio this week, his family says, a death his father said was driven in part by feelings of despair and humiliation after ICE fitted him with an ankle monitor.

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Plane carrying Mullin makes emergency landing after engine failure -- "The United States Coast Guard pilots made the single engine landing feel routine. No panic, just straight professionalism," Mullin said on X.

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USS Abraham Lincoln docks in Thailand after more than 9 months at sea -- The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier has docked in eastern Thailand after its grueling deployment in the Middle East.

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Alaska's top 4 primary puts unlikely longshot candidates on ballot -- Alaska's House and Senate contests are set for November's general election, after the results in the state's nonpartisan top-four primary put fringe candidates on the ballot.

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Here are the military officials who've been fired or resigned under Hegseth -- At least 20 generals, admirals and civilian defense leaders have been fired or have departed their jobs since Pete Hegseth became defense secretary at the beginning of the second Trump administration.

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House censures Rep. Chuck Edwards over "inappropriate conduct" toward aides -- The House Ethics Committee detailed the North Carolina Republican's "unprofessional and inappropriate conduct" toward two young women who worked for him. -- Sep 1

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House votes to condemn socialism, with 8 Democrats joining Republicans -- GOP leaders scheduled the vote after Democratic primary voters embraced a number of democratic socialist candidates. -- Sep 1

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Trump says Venezuelan oil could replenish depleted U.S. stockpiles. Will it? -- President Trump framed last week's deal for the U.S. government to take a stake in Venezuelan oil as a boon for the depleted Strategic Petroleum Reserve. But the plan faces some hurdles, experts say. -- Sep 1

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Congress passes funding bill to avoid shutdown before midterms -- The House on Tuesday passed a measure to extend government funding into December, averting a shutdown in the final stretch of the midterm campaign. -- Sep 1

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