Trump endorses Paxton in Texas Senate race ahead of runoff

President Trump endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday in the Texas Senate race, seeking to bring to an end a costly contest just a week ahead of the scheduled runoff.

• May 19

Chinese companies probed over cuts to shipping container production before pandemic

Investigators have been looking at a handful of Chinese firms that together control the majority of unrefrigerated shipping container manufacturing around the globe, the sources said.

• May 19

Who's who in Cuba's leadership? Here are the names to know.

President Trump has been openly mulling a takeover of Cuba similar to the operation that toppled Venezuela's Nicolás Madoro. What it would mean for the regime's leaders remains to be seen. Here are some of the figures to watch.

• May 20

Troops say Army ignored request for more medical support before deadly attack

Survivors say they'd asked for more medical support before the Iranian drone strike that killed six U.S. soldiers at their command post in Kuwait in the war's first 24 hours.

• May 19

What to know about today's primaries in Georgia, Kentucky and more

Polls have closed for primaries in several states on Tuesday, including the most expensive House primary in history.

• May 19

Eroding ACA enrollment portends higher insurance rates

An uptick in people skipping Obamacare premium payments in many states suggests the Affordable Care Act's rising costs are hitting home for 2026 enrollees.

• May 19

Trump admin. proposes admitting thousands more Afrikaners to U.S. as refugees

The Trump administration is doubling down on efforts to resettle White Afrikaners from South Africa as refugees, proposing to increase the government's refugee cap to welcome thousands more of them, according to a plan obtained by CBS News.

• May 19

New York Times sues Pentagon a second time over press access policy

The New York Times sued the Defense Department Monday for the second time in recent months over media access.

• May 18

Massie defiant as Trump seeks to oust him in primary: "I'm going to win"

Massie said the president is worried about his preferred candidate Ed Gallrein's chances in the Kentucky race.

• May 18

Who could benefit from Trump's $1.7+ billion "anti-weaponization" fund?

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the creation of the fund as part of the settlement of President Trump's lawsuit against the IRS over the leaking of his tax returns.

• May 19

The story of Cuba's 1996 shootdown that led to Raúl Castro's indictment

Thirty years ago, a Cuban fighter jet shot down two civilian planes operated by Florida-based exile group Brothers to the Rescue, an incident that inflamed U.S.-Cuba relations.

• May 20

Trump says he's called off plans for a "scheduled attack of Iran"

President Trump said he received a request from the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

• May 18

U.S. announces Ebola-related travel restrictions amid outbreak in Congo, Uganda

The Trump administration announced it's restricting people who don't have U.S. passports from entering the country if they have been in Congo, South Sudan or Uganda amid the Ebola outbreak.

• May 19

Cuba's leader says country poses "no threat" to U.S. after military drone report

The Trump administration has placed intense pressure on Cuba's communist leadership.

• May 18

Supreme Court tells lower courts to take new look at 2 voting rights cases

At issue in the cases was who can bring lawsuits in federal court to address potential violations of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

• May 18

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