Trump administration violated court order on mail-voting rules, judge says  —  A Massachusetts judge ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration violated a nationwide injunction by finalizing a rule that would significantly overhaul mail voting if allowed to take effect.

Dolly Parton, Queen Of Country Music, Dead At 80  —  Parton was one of country music's most honored performers.  —  Country music's patron saint Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80, her family announced in a video posted to her Instagram on Tuesday.  —  Parton, born Jan. 19, 1946 …

Canada Retaliates With Up to 50% Tariffs on Hundreds of U.S. Products  —  Canada said the higher levies, on items from aluminum foil to dishwashers to fish, would help protect workers, producers and manufacturers harmed by new Trump tariffs.  — 1.2k  —  Canada announced retaliatory tariffs …

Trump Lawyers Warn That Kennedy Center Might Need Demolition if Not Fixed  —  In a court filing about honoring President Trump on the facade, the administration said that without a proper renovation the building might need to be “taken down.”  —  Lawyers for the Trump administration told …

Sen. Darline Graham projected to win runoff in South Carolina GOP Senate primary, defeating Rep. Ralph Norman  —  Washington — Sen. Darline Graham won the Republican Senate runoff in South Carolina on Tuesday night, CBS News projects, defeating Rep. Ralph Norman in the special primary …

CIA Director John Ratcliffe on secret trip in Russia  —  CIA Director John Ratcliffe is in Moscow, Russia, for meetings, sources familiar with the situation told CBS News on Tuesday.  —  News of his trip comes after a U.S. Air Force Boeing C-17A Globemaster III transport plane was spotted …

Top Commanders Told Hegseth Not to Cut Civilian Protection Program, Poll Showed.  He Did It Anyway.  —  The U.S. military has killed hundreds of noncombatants since gutting its Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response mission last year.  After significant blowback, the Defense Department is considering partially restoring the program.

Police arrest a California man after finding a guillotine near the US Capitol  —  United States Capitol Police on Tuesday arrested a California man with what they said was a guillotine in the bed of a pickup truck parked near the U.S. Capitol complex.  Police detained 35-year-old Philan-Tam-Duy Le …

Trump administration issues pause on visa appointments for applicants worldwide  —  President Donald Trump's administration has issued a pause on visa appointments for applicants around the world during an ongoing immigration crackdown by the U.S. government in the Republican leader's second term in the White House.

Trump-backed House candidate removes mentions of the president from his website  —  Ralph Alvarado once called himself an “America First fighter” and a “vocal supporter” of Trump on his site.  Now he is highlighting his “independent leadership.”  —  Ralph Alvarado is running …

Democrats Score Victory in Campaign Finance Court Case  —  Republicans had hoped that a Supreme Court decision allowing party committees to coordinate with candidates would also entitle them to lower ad rates.  On Tuesday, an appeals court said otherwise.  —  In the obscure yet consequential world …

Mike Lindell refuses to pay for recount in Minnesota GOP primary, files lawsuit against election officials  —  The MyPillow founder, who's a fierce Trump ally, said last week that he would pay $825,000 to fund a full hand recount after he lost the state's GOP gubernatorial primary.

Trump Administration Sends Saudi Nuclear Deal to Congress for Review  —  The prospect that the kingdom could enrich uranium has drawn opposition from Democrats and revived concerns about nuclear proliferation in the Middle East.  —  The Trump administration has submitted to Congress …

2 unvaccinated people die of measles in Pennsylvania  —  Two people have died of measles in Pennsylvania, the state's health department said Tuesday.  —  Both were unvaccinated.  Their deaths are the first measles-related fatalities reported in the country this year and the first in the state in 35 years.

House GOP faces complaint for using floor footage in campaign materials  —  The action targets Rep. Richard Hudson, chair of House Republicans' campaign arm.  Rules bar lawmakers from using recordings of official proceedings for campaigns.  —  Rep. Richard Hudson (R-North Carolina) …

Thyroid tablets recalled nationwide over potential ‘superpotency’: FDA  —  (NewsNation) — Vitruvias Therapeutics is voluntarily recalling one lot of thyroid tablets because they could potentially be “superpotent,” federal regulators announced this week.  —  The high potency 30mg tablets …

Trump approval reaches record low in new survey  —  President Trump's approval rating for his second term has reached a new low, according to a new poll.  —  In the Reuters/Ipsos poll, the president's approval rating hit 33 percent, a 14-point slide from the start of his second term …