Politics

Loves Trump, lies and conspiracies: Katie Zacharia is the perfect presidential press secretary

The Maga member believes the 2020 election was stolen and seemingly her new boss is saving the world from a cabal of satanic paedophiles. She’ll fit right in then

After Trump brought him home, an Oct. 7 hostage family member tells his story

A year ago, my sister Lishay and I spent Oct. 7 doing what had become our routine for two years: speaking for her husband Omri Miran because he could not speak for himself. He was still in Gaza, 731 days into a captivity that would ultimately last seven more days. On Oct. 13, 2025, Omri finally came home.

Friend of woman allegedly killed by Massachusetts police officer: "It was complete, 100% exploitation"

October 13, 2026 / 11:47 AM EDT / CBS News

Kimberly Guilfoyle resigns as ambassador amid scandal

Kimberly Guilfoyle announced she is stepping down as the U.S. ambassador to Greece following a White House request for her resignation as the former diplomat and Fox News host is hit with an array of misconduct allegations.

Katie Zacharia's first briefing was a nervy smash-and-grab raid

Welcome to Tuesday’s Washington Secrets. If a friend sent you this and you’d like to sign up, CLICK HERE. We were in the room (a rather colorful room) for Katie Zacharia’s first briefing as White House press secretary. It was short and sweet. But she already has eyes on setting the record for longest press secretary tenure under Trump. She’ll have to learn Secrets’ rules of press secretarying…

How Trump’s ACF stopped bureaucrats from robbing foster youth

One year ago at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), I walked through the doors of the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) with a simple conviction: Government should spend less time measuring activity and more time improving outcomes for children and families.

How Iran made the Houthis into such a problem for the U.S. and its allies

October 13, 2026 / 10:55 AM EDT / CBS News

Jimmy Kimmel on Trump’s Nobel prize ‘snub’: ‘Thanks a lot, Norway. You made our baby cry’

The host discussed being called a ‘loser’ by Trump and the appointment of the new White House press secretary

Zelensky laments lack of ‘early warning from our partners’ on Russian strikes

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country “received no early warning from our partners” on one of the latest Russian strikes against Kyiv.

Kimberly Guilfoyle ousted as ambassador to Greece over corruption allegations

Updated on: October 13, 2026 / 7:47 PM EDT / CBS News

Supreme Court takes up dispute over watchdog group's bid to access DOGE records

Updated on: October 13, 2026 / 10:02 AM EDT / CBS News

Allies did not warn Kyiv of Russian ballistic missile strikes, says Zelenskyy

Ukrainian president’s comments on ‘particularly vile’ strikes come after US threatened to halt intelligence sharing