Politics

Jill Biden says Joe Biden "was slowing down" but wasn't in cognitive decline as he ran for reelection

Updated on: May 28, 2026 / 11:31 AM EDT / CBS News

The CIA's Insane Gold Bars Scandal

THE CIA’S INSANE GOLD BARS SCANDAL. Here is the basic story, as alleged in an affidavit filed in federal court:

A Girl’s Best Friend: Marilyn Monroe Remembered by Her Closest Confidants

Four days before what would have been her 100th birthday, Hollywood legends look back on their friendships with a woman who, underneath the studio sheen, was warm, supportive and empathetic

Kimmel on Spencer Pratt in the LA mayor’s race: ‘Wasting our time and money to get back on TV’

The late-night host warned viewers about the Trump-esque rise of the ex-reality TV star campaigning to be LA’s mayor

France overturns law classing people as property

National assembly votes to repeal Code Noir under which enslaved people were beaten, raped and killed

Iran reportedly launches missiles as Trump mulls deal to pause war for two months

The latest military and economic actions come as President Trump insists he feels no pressure to make a deal with Iran before November's midterm elections.

Iran arbitrarily arrested at least 6,000 people since war began

The United States and Israel’s war with Iran triggered a massive repression campaign, with Iranian authorities arbitrarily arresting at least 6,000 people since Feb. 28, a new human rights report said.

The Blue-State Delusion Over Unions

What are public-sector unions for, exactly? What problem are they supposed to solve? That’s the question I found myself asking earlier this month, when the best-paid railroad workers in America went on strike for three days.

On This Day: Washington sets foundation for America’s first military intel network

The following is an installment of “On This Day,” a series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the actions of Gen. George Washington, the Continental Congress, and the men and women whose bravery and sacrifice led up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Inside the luxury hotel at the center of Trump’s deportation deal with Equatorial Guinea

Migrants sent from the US are being held at the Bamy hotel against their will and pressured to leave for their home countries

Roads to readiness: Territorial infrastructure is a strategic imperative

As the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee prepares to advance a new surface transportation reauthorization bill, Congress faces a consequential question: Are we prepared to invest in infrastructure not only as an economic necessity, but as a pillar of U.S. national security? For those of us representing America’s territories, particularly in the Indo-Pacific, the answer must be yes.

The climate change house of cards is finally collapsing

The prevailing climate change narrative took a big hit in recent days, as scientists who comprise the United Nations’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change are backing away from more outlandish climate predictions for the 21st century.