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March 6 — The Takeout with Major Garrett

CBS national security analyst Aaron MacLean explained that Russia’s targeting capabilities, sharpened in the Ukraine war, make its assistance to Iran especially worrying. He described why missile interceptors matter but...

Sneak Attack and Justice for Katlyn Lyon

On October 7, 2022, 28-year-old Katlyn Lyon Montgomery was found unresponsive in her second-floor apartment in Bedford County, Virginia. Her roommate, Jacob Piercy, called 911 and began CPR. First responders and...

A Firefighter's Secret and a Murdered Expectant Mother

On November 25, 2020 — the day before Thanksgiving — 27-year-old Melissa Lamesch, nine months pregnant and due in two days, was found dead after a fire severely damaged her Mount Morris, Illinois, home. An EMT who had...

Trump Removes Noem, Taps Sen. Mullin for DHS

President Trump has removed Kristi Noem from her role as Secretary of Homeland Security and has tapped Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) to replace her. The move names Sen. Mullin as the administration’s pick to lead...

Bernard LaFayette, Selma Organizer, Dies at 85

Updated March 5, 2026 — CBS/AP Bernard LaFayette, a key grassroots organizer whose work in Selma helped set the stage for the 1965 Voting Rights Act, died Thursday morning at 85 of an apparent heart attack, his son...

Pentagon Labels Anthropic a Supply Chain Risk

The U.S. military has formally designated AI firm Anthropic a supply chain risk, the company announced Thursday, a step that could bar it from military-related contracts. Anthropic is currently the only AI provider...