Politics

Mike Johnson's chief of staff to leave the speaker's office

Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) chief of staff is headed for the exit after a decade of working with the top House Republican.

Mercedes-Benz May Be Shut Out of U.S. Market Under Bill Aimed at Chinese Automaker Ownership

Mercedes-Benz's largest individual shareholder is BAIC, a Chinese state-owned automaker. Sources told CNBC that exemptions in the legislation would not apply.

Judge temporarily blocks Justice Dept. work on $1.7+ billion "anti-weaponization" fund

Updated on: May 29, 2026 / 1:22 PM EDT / CBS News

Postal Service proposes requiring states to provide mail-in ballot voter lists

USPS issued the proposal one day after a judge declined to block Trump’s mail-voting order, allowing implementation efforts to continue.

Lula says Brazil will not be treated like ‘tinpot country’ after US designates gangs as terrorists

Marco Rubio made announcement after meeting president’s far-right challenger Flávio Bolsonaro

The Guardian view on Israel and Gaza: the threat of further humanitarian catastrophe

As Donald Trump looks for peace with Iran, Benjamin Netanyahu’s government escalates elsewhere – and Europe stands by

The Guardian view on Peter Mandelson: the government must come clean on vetting

The first mistake was appointing the peer despite his links to Jeffrey Epstein. The next would be claiming his security risks were properly managed

Jeffrey Donaldson’s letter to alleged victim had ‘nothing to do’ with abuse claims, trial hears

Former DUP leader’s barrister said woman was mistaken in linking letter to his alleged sex offences

Could Nato be dragged into Ukraine-Russia war?

Nato has vowed to ‘defend every inch’ of its territory after a Russian drone hit an apartment building in Romania. The strike prompted swift condemnation and threats of repercussion from European leaders. So is there a risk the war could expand beyond Ukraine? Lucy Hough speaks to senior international correspondent Peter Beaumont

Lone children held at UK-run detention centres in France 284 times last year

Refugee charities say the numbers revealed in freedom of information data are ‘shocking’

Tony Blair says he is all about the future – but his vision is woefully stuck in the past

He insists he is so right but gets so much badly wrong, not least the absurdity that the UK should have joined Donald Trump in the quagmire that is Iran

Sting in the tale: Cornyn gets philosophical after blowout loss to Paxton

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) struck a philosophical tone in a recent social media post following his major loss to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Lone Star State’s Republican primary runoff.