Trump administration makes another Supreme Court appeal on mail ballot fight

The filing comes after a U.S. District Court judge extended an order against the Postal Service enforcing President Trump's executive order for the November elections.

• Sep 6

Trump, Vance to speak at RNC Midterm Convention in Dallas

Republican National Committee Midterm Convention is a rare mid-cycle gathering of party leaders and delegates President Trump has called as a way to rally the party faithful ahead of November's contests.

• Sep 5

Trump delivers $10 million to Ken Paxton in first major contribution of midterms

President Trump's MAGA Inc. super PAC had previously only given one donation this midterm cycle: about $800,000 to Darline Graham.

• Sep 5

Guyana latest "third country" to accept migrants deported from U.S.

Guyana is one of more than 30 nations that have now signed deals with the Trump administration as part of President Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration.

• Sep 5

Fetterman texts reveal impatience with constituent duties

A former staffer confirmed that Sen. John Fetterman has routinely dismissed and at times refused to do core aspects of the job.

• Sep 7

Top military officials faced polygraphs over leaks on munitions, sources say

Some of the highest-ranking officials in the U.S. military were subjected to polygraph tests as part of a sweeping leak probe, U.S. officials briefed on the matter told CBS News.

• Sep 5

Judge extends block on Postal Service's new Trump-backed mail-in ballot requirements

A federal judge extended her block on the U.S. Postal Service's new requirements for mail voting, as states prepare to begin sending mail ballots to voters for the November midterm elections.

• Sep 4

Judge lets Pentagon move forward with firing Stars and Stripes journalists

The Pentagon accused two of the Stars and Stripes journalists of insubordination after one of them had told "CBS Sunday Morning" in a July interview that she worked for Stars and Stripes, "not for the Pentagon, not for any administration, not for any policymaker."

• Sep 4

Trump says Lindsay Clancy "did a horrible, horrible thing"

Shortly after the judge overseeing Lindsay Clancy's murder case declared a mistrial, President Trump called it a "terrible situation" and a "horrible tragedy."

• Sep 4

Supreme Court sides with Republicans in fight over broadcast ad rates

The Supreme Court left in place guidance from the Federal Communications Commission that allows political parties and committees access to cheaper rates for political ads.

• Sep 4

BOP faces scrutiny over exclusive deal to sell nicotine pouches to prisoners

The BOP in July entered into an exclusive arrangement with a Florida startup that allows the company to sell federal prisoners nicotine pouches that are not authorized by the FDA.

• Sep 4

Smuggler who used tunnel under U.S.-Mexico border pleads guilty

Prosecutors said Mexican smuggler Luis Carlos Davalos-Lopez helped run an illicit operation that charged migrants as much as $30,000 to cross into the U.S.

• Sep 4

Trump to take Qatari Air Force One to Ireland, sources say

The September trip will be the first time the new plane is flown overseas since Mr. Trump traveled to Turkey for a NATO summit.

• Sep 4

Indictment details alleged lies by ICE officer charged in Minneapolis shooting

The federal indictment against ICE officer Christian Castro has been unsealed, detailing charges accusing him of lying to investigators about a north Minneapolis shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant in January.

• Sep 4

Trump is sitting on a $400 million war chest. But how will he spend it?

Securing American Greatness, a nonprofit with ties to Mr. Trump's super PAC, MAGA Inc., unveiled its first ads to air nationwide.

• Sep 4

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