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By Caitlin Yilek Politics Reporter Caitlin Yilek is a politics reporter at CBSNews.com, based in Washington, D.C. She previously worked for the Washington Examiner and The Hill, and was a member of the 2022 Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship with the National Press Foundation. Read Full Bio May 15, 2026 / 4:28 PM EDT /

Updated on: May 15, 2026 / 2:47 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Washington — As the U.S. military races to adapt low-cost, expendable drones for battlefield use, an Army explosive safety specialist warned that the Defense Department's rush to innovate may be outpacing basic explosive safeguards, raising the risk of

Updated on: May 14, 2026 / 2:14 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Washington — The head of U.S. forces in the Middle East told senators that the bombing campaign against Iran, named Operation Epic Fury, achieved all of its objectives to "significantly degrade" the country's military capabilities, even as Tehran

The Department of Justice is finalizing a deal to launch a so-called "Truth and Justice Commission" and establish a compensation fund of $1,776,000,000 to pay claims made by alleged victims of government "weaponization" in exchange for President Donald Trump dropping his ongoing lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service, sources told ABC News.  Sources told ABC

Sen. Bill Cassidy’s political career is at stake on Saturday as Louisiana voters weigh in on the Republican for the first time since he voted to convict President Donald Trump in his 2021 impeachment trial. Cassidy, a two-term senator, faces a primary challenge from Trump-backed Rep. Julia Letlow and state Treasurer John Fleming, who have

By Kerry Breen is a news editor at CBSNews.com. A graduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she previously worked at NBC News' TODAY Digital. She covers current events, breaking news and issues including substance use. Read Full Bio Updated on: May 15, 2026 / 10:02 AM EDT / CBS News

May 15, 2026 / 9:55 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google As the globe transitions into an El Niño climate pattern, temperatures in the waters in the Pacific Ocean are on the rise. It comes just as the Eastern Pacific hurricane season officially begins on Friday, May 15.  Warm ocean waters

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  37m ago Iran "must not be allowed to have nuclear weapons," says German chancellor Iran "must not be allowed to have nuclear weapons" and must "come to the negotiating table now," German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday after a call with President Trump. In a post on X, Merz said he had "a good

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