Politics

European ministers to discuss sending rejected asylum seekers to third-country hubs

Exclusive: Council of Europe to meet in Moldova on Friday, with human rights body expected to stress countries’ right to control borders

College isn't for everyone, and that's okay. Universities must slim down

College seniors will be graduating this month with over $35,000 in student loan debt to enter a workforce that does not want them. These young Americans are the latest victims of a bloated and dysfunctional higher education system that must slim down and get serious for the good of future generations.

The will of the people: Only when Democrats like it

On May 8, the Virginia Supreme Court struck down the Democratic majority’s congressional redistricting plan, finding the legislature had bypassed the constitutional requirement of two separate sessions with an intervening election.

‘That Day, We Realized the Russians Had Come to Kill Us’

Survivors of the siege of Mariupol recall the bombing of its most populated civilian shelter.

The Assassin’s Delusion

People keep trying to kill the president. The closest call came in Butler, Pennsylvania, in 2024, when Donald Trump (then a candidate) had his head grazed by a bullet. Other apparent attempts include an incident at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, and possibly another that resulted in a Secret Service shooting at Mar-a-Lago in 2026. The latest would-be executioner, at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, was stopped long before he got anywhere near Trump. Nevertheless, these repeated incidents are disturbing symptoms of an obsession with vigilante violence that has infected the country.

More than 110 Nobel laureates call on Iran to release gravely ill activist Narges Mohammadi

As human rights advocate is treated in Tehran hospital after transfer from Zanjan prison, prize winners demand her freedom

Youth mobility scheme disagreement hampering reset of UK-EU relations

Deal was expected by end of month but talks hit buffers over cap on number of people entering UK and tuition fees

Iran hangs another man amid wave of executions since war broke out with U.S. and Israel

Updated on: May 12, 2026 / 6:27 AM EDT / CBS/AFP

Trump heads to China today for high-stakes meeting with Xi

Updated on: May 12, 2026 / 6:13 AM EDT / CBS News

What China wants from Trump

Before the Iran war became a quagmire, American optimism surrounding President Donald Trump’s trip to China — this Wednesday to Friday — was high. The expectation was that Trump would negotiate from a position of strength because of U.S. supremacy in artificial intelligence and advanced technology.

Nebraska Democrats to pick nominee in fight for 'Blue Dot'

Democrats are bullish that they can flip retiring Rep. Don Bacon’s (R-NE) House seat in November as the party tries to gain control of the lower chamber.

Pakistan allowed Iran to park military aircraft on its airfields despite mediator role in conflict with U.S.

Updated on: May 12, 2026 / 5:40 AM EDT / CBS News