Politics

WATCH LIVE: Kash Patel testifies on FBI budget request

FBI Director Kash Patel is testifying before the Senate Appropriations Committee on his agency’s budget request for fiscal 2027.

Conservatives must embrace responsibility and reject victimhood

This essay is a part of The Right Way Forward, Restoring America’s new think tank debate series in which leading conservative institutions argue the defining questions of the post-Trump era. Read about the series here.

Conservatives must embrace responsibility and reject victimhood

This essay is part of The Right Way Forward, a think tank debate series on the defining questions of the post-Trump era. Read about the series here.

Labour plotters v stubborn Starmer: will he resign?

Tensions are running high in Westminster, as Keir Starmer tells his cabinet he’s not going anywhere. But with several ministers quitting the government and more than 80 MPs calling for him to go, how much longer has the prime minister got? Lucy Hough speaks to political editor Pippa Crerar

AOC and Rubio lead party primaries in 2028 according to new poll

A new poll of adults in the United States found that Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) are the top choices in their respective parties for the 2028 presidential election.

Bosnia and Herzegovina left vulnerable by policy clash with US, representative says

Christian Schmidt, who is resigning post, says multi-ethnic nation may fall apart amid pressure from US and Russia

Hochul sends NYC another $4 billion to help close city’s budget gap

Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) is sending another $4 billion to New York City to help close its budget gap as requested by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

Labour MPs channel Tory psychodrama as Starmer keeps hiding in plain sight

While some are working out how to get rid of the prime minister, others are already plotting against his rival

Court hears arguments on Missouri's new GOP-friendly map

Missouri’s Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on the state’s new congressional map on Tuesday as Democrats try to slow down the Republican Party’s recent redistricting wins.

Lawmakers push Hegseth for actual cost of Iran war during Capitol Hill hearing

Defense Secretary Pete Hegesth and other Pentagon officials are testifying Tuesday on Capitol Hill over next year's proposed $1.5 trillion budget. CBS News' Nikole Killion has the latest.

What to expect from Trump's trip to China as he says Iran ceasefire is on "life support"

President Trump heads to Beijing on Tuesday to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, one day after saying the U.S.-Iran ceasefire is on "massive life support." CBS News' Natalie Brand has more.

Correct the birthplace citizenship interpretation for economic security

This essay is part of The Right Way Forward, Restoring America’s new think tank debate series in which leading conservative institutions argue the defining questions of the post-Trump era. Read about the series here.