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The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier has docked in eastern Thailand after its grueling deployment in the Middle East.

At least 20 generals, admirals and civilian defense leaders have been fired or have departed their jobs since Pete Hegseth became defense secretary at the beginning of the second Trump administration.

Alaska's House and Senate contests are set for November's general election, after the results in the state's nonpartisan top-four primary put fringe candidates on the ballot.

Incumbent Sen. Ed Markey has won the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts.

GOP leaders scheduled the vote after Democratic primary voters embraced a number of democratic socialist candidates.

U.S. forces struck Iran on Tuesday, the second series of attacks in three days. Meanwhile, lawmakers reacted to the resignation of U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, part of a wave of about two dozen early departures among America's generals, admirals and top…

The House Ethics Committee detailed the North Carolina Republican's "unprofessional and inappropriate conduct" toward two young women who worked for him.

Tropical Storm Edouard made landfall in Louisiana; the Lindsay Clancy jury told the judge that they are deadlocked.

President Trump framed last week's deal for the U.S. government to take a stake in Venezuelan oil as a boon for the depleted Strategic Petroleum Reserve. But the plan faces some hurdles, experts say.

Lindsay Clancy jury unable to reach unanimous decision on Day 4 of deliberations; Trump warns Iran not to retaliate after latest U.S. strike.

IRS audits collected $3.5 billion less in fiscal 2025 as the agency shed thousands of auditors and other agency staffers.

CBP informed Gregory Bovino in an email on March 2 that the agency was "conducting an official Inquiry into allegations of misconduct reported to CBP." He initiated retirement 16 days later.

The House on Tuesday passed a measure to extend government funding into December, averting a shutdown in the final stretch of the midterm campaign.

The whistleblower, described by lawyers as a federal official, disclosed information about the Postal Service's new mail-voting procedures to Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut.

The true cost of "vertical integration": Patients directed to a higher-priced location for procedures. Or forced to buy from their insurer's wholly owned pharmacy, which may not stock the drug prescribed or provide it at the lowest price.

The Trump administration's plan to take a stake in tens of billions of barrels of Venezuelan oil reserves will hinge on a private company called North American Blue Energy Partners, the White House announced Monday.

The Supreme Court divided 5-4 in allowing construction of the new White House ballroom to continue.

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is resigning, the White House confirmed.

Tech companies pour trillions of dollars into new data centers, the backbone of the AI boom. But many communities across the U.S. are rejecting them. A recent Gallup poll found that more than 70% of Americans don't want data centers in their area. St. Louis is…

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll submitted his resignation to President Trump on Monday. Over the weekend, the war with Iran entered its seventh month, with the first exchange of attacks in weeks. Weijia Jiang reports from the White House.

A deadly flood disaster hit the Grand Canyon; a tropical storm warning was issued for the coasts of Texas and Louisiana.

U.S. and Iran exchange strikes for the first time in weeks; at least two dead, several missing after Grand Canyon flash floods.

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed deleted posts invoking 9/11 and the U.S. response.

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, accused last year of fatally shooting a National Guard member and severely injuring another, has been refusing to eat for months while in government custody.

Lawmakers could also vote on condemning socialism and censuring GOP Rep. Chuck Edwards.

Over a 10-day period, the Trump administration sent more than 100 deportees from Afghanistan, Cuba and other nations to eight countries across Africa, according to internal government documents obtained by CBS News.

Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan, has apologized to the state's Jewish Democratic Caucus.

President Trump announced a deal to grant the U.S. control of more than 60 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves.

A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said Milo Yiannopoulos "chose to overstay his welcome."

In June, the FBI quietly lowered some of the standards it uses when it conducts background checks on would-be federal agents and other personnel.