Politics

‘Spooks hotel’: inside the five-star nerve centre of the US takeover of Venezuela

Diplomats, businessmen and US marines mingle at the JW Marriott hotel in Caracas as deals are done and the country’s resources divvied up

‘He had a unique ability to be human’: late-night TV says goodbye to Stephen Colbert

The Late Show, and its much-loved host, will bid farewell this week after a controversial cancellation leaving behind a challenging TV landscape

Poland offering US 'firsthand experience' to help transition Cuba from communism

Warsaw, Poland — The United States wants nothing more than to transition Cuba away from its decades of failed communist economics, and Poland is reminding the White House that it knows a thing or two about the process.

We Are Borrowing Our Way to a Fiscal Reckoning

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The U.N. Still Refuses to Police Itself

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The Founders Never Conceived of a President Like Trump

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A Time for Choosin’, Texas

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Live Updating Pennsylvania Primary Election Results for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and U.S. House

Updated on: May 19, 2026 / 11:56 PM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh

Live Updates: Trump says he was "an hour away" from striking Iran, insists war is "very popular"

Updated on: May 19, 2026 / 11:45 PM EDT / CBS News

Rep. Thomas Massie becomes latest GOP incumbent to fall in primary after Trump backs challenger

Updated on: May 19, 2026 / 11:43 PM EDT / CBS News

Trump and allies take victory lap after Massie's defeat in Kentucky

President Donald Trump and his top messengers took a victory lap on Tuesday night after Rep. Thomas Massie’s (R-KY) primary loss to Republican Ed Gallrein, who had the president’s backing.

What to know about today's primaries in Georgia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and more

Updated on: May 19, 2026 / 11:21 PM EDT / CBS News