Politics

Trump says he will soon make a decision about sanctions on Chinese companies buying Iranian oil

U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he will make a decision over the next few days about lifting sanctions on Chinese oil companies that buy Iranian oil.

GOP sees urgency in passing housing bill ahead of 2026 elections

Congressional Republicans face increasing political pressure to get bipartisan housing legislation on President Donald Trump’s desk before the midterm elections, amid rising voter dismay over affordability.

The Flight 93 Democrats: Power over principle

In 1861, President Abraham Lincoln announced he was suspending the most basic of civil rights: the right of habeas corpus, which prohibits the government from imprisoning you without charges.

Karen Bass is terrible at this

Karen Bass is the unpopular Democratic mayor of Los Angeles, where a recent poll found her favorability rating languishing at just 31%. She is currently fighting to keep her job for another term, battling a city council member from the far Left while being challenged from the center by former reality television star Spencer Pratt. Before their debate last week, in which Pratt leveled intense criticisms of the city’s leadership and governance, Bass appeared on a progressive platform and dismissed his candidacy in a startlingly tone-deaf manner.

What could happen next in Labour leadership challenge?

How a contest to become PM is triggered, and Andy Burnham’s chances in the Makerfield byelection

A New Kind of Family-Separation Crisis

At the airport in La Lima, Honduras, planeloads of people arrive every day—many without their children.

California Democrats Can’t Take the Heat

Republicans are accustomed to facing tough questions from reporters, as most journalists lean left. However, Democrats, particularly those from deep-blue states like California, struggle with such scrutiny. This article highlights instances where Democratic politicians reacted poorly to standard interview questions, questioning the nature of the interview and expressing discomfort with challenging inquiries.

Ben Sasse's Warning to the Senate Went Unheeded

When Ben Sasse walked onto the Senate floor in November 2015 to deliver his first speech as a member of the upper chamber, he did something unusual: He had waited a full year to speak. It’s part of a Senate tradition known as the “maiden speech.” A historian by training and a management consulting associate by early vocation, he had spent his first year in the chamber interviewing colleagues, studying how the institution functioned, and developing a diagnosis before offering it publicly. When he finally spoke, the speech landed with enough force that Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) distributed the text to every Republican senator, a gesture the Senate GOP leader at the time rarely made.

The Colbert Collapse: How Television's Sharpest Satirist Lost His Edge

And then came CBS. On Comedy Central, Colbert was a must-watch. You never quite knew what he was going to do, because the character he had built was expansive and strange enough to go anywhere and say anything. On CBS, you always knew exactly what he was going to say. The monologue would skewer President Donald Trump. The desk piece would skewer Trump. The guest interview would pivot, at some point, to Trump. The format was not revelatory — it was reactive. When you strip away the character, you strip away the distance. Satire requires a certain remove from its target — the Colbert of Comedy Central had that remove built into his form. The Colbert of CBS was, increasingly, just a smart and angry man behind a desk, preaching to a choir that already knew every hymn. Variety, reviewing the final season, called the show “not very good TV” and “out of touch with everyday Americans.” That verdict, however harsh, is not wrong.

Trump 2.0 and the pro-life dilemma

“Well, if we put another two or perhaps three justices on, that will happen, and it will happen automatically, in my opinion, because I am putting pro-life justices on the court,” Trump said. “I will say this, it will go back to the states, and the states will then make a determination.”

Ukraine attacks Russia with drones after suffering three days of massive strikes

Large-scale attack on Russian regions and huge oil refinery comes after 24 were killed when missile hit flats in Kyiv

Oklahoma Becomes Latest State to Sue Roblox Over Child Safety Concerns

Updated on: May 15, 2026 / 6:16 AM EDT / CBS News