Cornyn, Tillis back Blanche for attorney general after deal on DOJ fund

GOP Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina formally announced their support on Monday for Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general.

• Aug 3

Senate pushes ahead with plan to fund government through midterms

The Senate is moving ahead with a plan to keep the government funded and avoid another shutdown before the midterm elections.

• Aug 3

RFK Jr., Oz blame ACA enrollment drop on fraud, but experts cite rising costs

Rising premiums forced many people in Affordable Care Act plans to give up their coverage. But the Trump administration claims a huge drop in enrollment is almost entirely due to its fraud crackdown.

• Aug 3

Acting attorney general issues order rescinding "anti-weaponization" fund

The order came after Republican Senators Thom Tillis and John Cornyn threatened to block Blanche's confirmation for Attorney General if the fund was not rescinded in writing.

• Aug 3

Hugging Face CEO calls hack by rogue OpenAI model "very weird and unprecedented"

An artificial intelligence model that was being tested by OpenAI went rogue and hacked the firm Hugging Face on its own, in what Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue called a "very weird and unprecedented" incident.

• Aug 2

Rep. Marcy Kaptur hospitalized after "hit-skip crash" in Toledo, police say

Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur's office said the congresswoman was a passenger and she was on her way to a church service when her vehicle was struck on Sunday.

• Aug 2

Sen. Moreno says ex-son-in-law Max Miller shouldn't serve in Congress

GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno of Ohio said his former son-in-law, Rep. Max Miller, shouldn't serve in Congress amid swirling abuse claims, as Miller vowed to stay in the race for another term and strongly denied all allegations of misconduct.

• Aug 3

Full transcript of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Aug. 2, 2026

On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly and Republican Rep. Mike Turner join Margaret Brennan.

• Aug 2

Transcript: Sen. Mark Kelly on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Aug. 2, 2026

The following is the transcript of an interview with Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Aug. 2, 2026.

• Aug 2

Rep. Turner says infrastructure should be "hardened" as U.S. probes water cyberattack

GOP Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio said critical infrastructure assets "need to be hardened" as investigators are probing whether Iranian hackers are behind malicious cyber activity that affected technology at water systems in U.S. states last week.

• Aug 2

Trump admin. touts its transparency. Yet few Iran war details have been shared.

The Trump administration is offering the public less information about the Iran war and its direction, even as the costs continue to mount.

• Aug 2

Transcript: Joe and Heather Manchin on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Aug. 2, 2026

The following is the transcript of an interview with former Sen. Joe Manchin and his daughter, Americans Together CEO Heather Manchin, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Aug. 2, 2026.

• Aug 2

Transcript: Rep. Mike Turner on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Aug. 2, 2026

The following is the transcript of an interview with Republican Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Aug. 2, 2026.

• Aug 2

ICE detentions set Trump-era high in July, as immigration crackdown widens

Detentions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement set a monthly record high for the second Trump administration in July, internal agency data obtained by CBS News shows, as ICE widened its crackdown.

• Aug 3

Sen. Mark Kelly: Trump "has to try to figure out a way out of" Iran war

Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly also voiced concerns about the Pentagon's funding requests, calling the approach "irresponsible — and now they want a blank check."

• Aug 2

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