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Virginia Democrats ask conservative-majority US supreme court to restore congressional map approved by voters

Virginia Democrats filed an emergency application to the US supreme court on Monday, asking the Republican-dominated body to set aside a state court decision and permit Virginia to use a new map of congressional districts for this years’s midterms that was approved by voters in a referendum last month.

Senior cabinet ministers join 70 Labour MPs in urging Starmer to step down

Exclusive: Yvette Cooper and Shabana Mahmood believed to be among those telling PM to oversee orderly departure hours after he said he would fight any challenge

Virginia Democrats ask US supreme court to revive voter-approved electoral map

New voting maps flipped four Republican-held seats to give Democrats an edge in redistricting race sparked by Trump

House oversight committee prepares for slew of interviews in Epstein inquiry

The House oversight committee has a busy summer packed with interviews for its investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including former Attorney General Pam Bondi and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.

House Oversight Committee Prepares for Slew of Interviews in Epstein Inquiry

The House oversight committee has a busy summer packed with interviews for its investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including former Attorney General Pam Bondi and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.

Virginia Democrats ask Supreme Court to reinstate congressional map struck down by state high court

Updated on: May 11, 2026 / 4:38 PM EDT / CBS News

Elon Musk and other CEOs among those invited to be in Trump's delegation to China

Updated on: May 11, 2026 / 4:26 PM EDT / CBS News

Hawkish Finnish president says it's 'time to start talking to Russia'

Finnish President Alexander Stubb, one of the most bellicose leaders in the European Union, said Monday that it was time for Europe to start direct talks with Russia.

Democrats express ‘grave concerns’ over secretive ICE deportation flights

Exclusive: In a letter 40 lawmakers demand the FAA address allegations of mistreatment of immigrants and the ‘urgent need for transparency’

Treasury sanctions network accused of helping IRGC sell Iranian oil to China

The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control on Monday announced new sanctions on 12 individuals and entities accused of helping Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps sell and transport oil to China through a network of front companies.

Minnesota crime prevention group accused of $6.5 million fraud scheme

A government-funded community peacekeeping organization championed by Minnesota Democrats as an alternative to traditional policing is accused of diverting over $6.5 million in charitable assets toward luxury cars, trips to Las Vegas, and child support payments as part of a self-dealing scheme.

The People Who Don’t Read Books

Identifying as someone who categorically rejects books suggests a much larger deficiency of character.