Politics

BBC asks judge to force Trump to sit for deposition as part of his $10bn lawsuit

BBC asks US federal judge to compel Trump’s lawyers to schedule deposition after his team canceled initial session

Judge says Musk engaged in intimidation of ex-FEMA CFO Mary Comans, clears her name

Ex-FEMA CFO Mary Comans' name was cleared by a federal judge after Elon Musk and other government officials falsely accused her of criminal actions in 2025.

Military officer 'in solitary confinement’ after calling for Trump’s impeachment

An Air Force military officer has been kept in solitary confinement 24 hours a day since August after calling for President Donald Trump’s impeachment, according to his attorney.

Newsom battles with California Dems over billionaire tax proposal

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is sparring with other Democrats over California’s proposed billionaire tax, publicly endorsing a ballot measure that would cancel out the proposed tax on the state’s wealthiest residents.

Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis sentenced to 40 years to life over Tupac Shakur’s murder

‘You don’t get to take a man from his family … and just walk away from it,’ judge says as former gang leader sentenced

Enter the Zachbot: Trump’s new press secretary malfunctions on podium debut

Katie Zacharia’s maiden briefing was excruciating – at least her predecessor had delivered her propaganda hot

GOP cuts bait on vulnerable Iowa representative a week after Johnson visit

The super PAC affiliated with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is pulling funding from a vulnerable House Republican in Iowa within days of the pair campaigning together to rally support in the weeks before Election Day.

Duane "Keffe D" Davis sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for murder of Tupac Shakur

Updated on: October 13, 2026 / 4:45 PM EDT / CBS News

Meet New York Democrats’ new anti-ICE poster child

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer-involved shooting in New York last week sent Democratic politicians scrambling to the nearest camera to issue thunderous denunciations. Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who used the occasion of Columbus Day to promote a fellow communist, referred to the supposed victim in the incident as a “New Yorker.”

How California incentivizes illegal immigration and ICE raids

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers are staging operations at California community colleges. They are only doing so because California affords special privileges to illegal immigrants, as Democrats continue to incentivize them to cross the border.

Judge orders Trump administration to halt work on historic DC golf course

District judge Ana Reyes halts tree-cutting at the East Potomac golf course until 26 October, and now requires advance notice before making course changes

Vance: Trump to invoke Defense Production Act to expand oil refinery in Texas

Vice President JD Vance announced Tuesday that President Donald Trump is invoking the Defense Production Act to expand the Delek oil refinery in Tyler, Texas.