IndyCar is holding its first race in D.C. today. Here's what to know.

Twenty-five cars traveling at top speeds approaching 180 mph zoomed around the National Mall this weekend as IndyCar took over downtown D.C.

• Aug 23

Trump to honor Artemis II crew with nation's top space medal

President Trump plans to award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the crew​ of NASA's Artemis II mission​ in a ceremony Aug. 28.

• Aug 21

Trump appears on radio show of Michael Cohen, patching up public split

President Trump appeared on the radio show of Michael Cohen, his fixer-turned-foe, in a stunning public reunion that would have been impossible to imagine several years ago.

• Aug 21

Liberia receives first group of "third country" deportees from U.S., officials say

The West African nation of Liberia received the first group of "third country" deportees from the U.S. on Thursday, including migrants from Latin America, U.S. officials told CBS News.

• Aug 20

USS Abraham Lincoln leaving Middle East after 9-month deployment

The aircraft carrier and its 5,000 crew members will return to San Diego after an approximately nine-month deployment.

• Aug 20

Aisha Wahab wins special election to serve out remainder of Eric Swalwell's term

The partial term for California's 14th Congressional District ends January 2027, after which the candidate chosen in the November election will serve the next full term.

• Aug 20

Dan Green wins crowded GOP primary in Florida's 9th District

Green will face Democratic Rep. Darren Soto after gerrymandering reshaped the district to heavily favor Republicans.

• Aug 20

New details about Trump's plans for Kennedy Center and White House ballroom

The latest court filings in cases involving the Kennedy Center and the White House ballroom project detail the work being done at the two institutions.

• Aug 20

Woman accused of plotting "major attack" on New York State Capitol building

A New York woman is accused of plotting "a major attack" on the state Capitol building in Albany, authorities said Thursday.

• Aug 20

Army to nix drone battalion set up to absorb lessons from Ukraine war

The decision to phase out the Army drone battalion comes amid tension between senior officers who envisioned the unit and the acting chief of staff of the Army.

• Aug 20

New U.S. sanctions target cocaine smuggling network in Ecuador

The U.S. on Thursday imposed fresh sanctions on 15 individuals and entities based in Ecuador for their roles in an alleged maritime cocaine trafficking operation.

• Aug 20

The fight to protect Big Bend, one of America's last wild places

Months after Congress approved billions for infrastructure across one of the least-trafficked stretches of the southern border, bulldozers arrived at Big Bend National Park.

• Aug 20

FBI seizes Swalwell's devices, executes warrants in sexual misconduct probe

FBI agents executed search warrants targeting former Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell and seized his electronic devices, two sources told CBS News.

• Aug 20

Democrats narrow 2028 convention finalists to 3 cities

The Democratic National Committee is on the hunt for the best host city for the 2028 Democratic convention.

• Aug 20

Tulsi Gabbard shares story of husband's cancer diagnosis: "It was tough"

In a new video shared first with CBS News, Tulsi Gabbard said doctors discovered the cancer, a sacral chordoma, a rare tumor, after her husband, Abraham Williams, experienced back pain.

• Aug 20

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