Politics

Protesters push Portland to investigate firm that appears to supply drone tech to Israel

Sightline Intelligence sent AI-supported tool to company that provides drones to Israeli military, research group says

Hegseth says "the ceasefire is not over" after U.S., Iran exchange fire in Strait of Hormuz

Updated on: May 5, 2026 / 8:55 AM EDT / CBS News

Man accused of starting Palisades fire was ‘angry, intense, driving erratically’, lawyers say

Jonathan Rinderknecht’s attorneys say he’s being used as scapegoat for Los Angeles fire department’s failure to fully extinguish earlier blaze

Trump suggests US will arm Iranian people: 'I think they're getting some guns'

President Donald Trump revived talk of the United States smuggling arms to the Iranian people for the purpose of fighting the regime, suggesting that weapons were already on their way.

Why Friedrich Merz decided to risk Donald Trump’s wrath

Trump’s retribution is painful for Germany and Nato, but Merz is not backing down. He knows the status quo is untenable

Supreme Court First Choice Ruling Crushes Lawfare in Win for Liberty

The Supreme Court issued an important opinion in First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, Inc. v. Davenport recently that protects people, particularly those who band together to promote unpopular or controversial positions, from government overreach.

U.K. Counter-Terror Police Investigate Arson at Former London Synagogue as Prime Minister Issues Warning to Iran

London - British counter-terror police have launched a probe into the latest arson attack targeting the capital's Jewish community after a fire was started at a former east London synagogue early Tuesday, the Metropolitan police said in a statement.

As household bills soar, is it time for a ‘working-class climate agenda’?

Group that worked with AOC and Bernie Sanders seeks to counter claim that climate policy is politically toxic

1 missing U.S. soldier jumped into water to try to save another, search continues in Morocco, officials say

Updated on: May 5, 2026 / 7:19 AM EDT / CBS News

Democrats Could Use a Cold Shower Before the Midterms

They have good reason to be optimistic. But they are sounding a bit too giddy.

The Dignity Act is not amnesty

Every few years, some brave souls in Congress propose immigration reform — and every time it happens, critics react with the same knee-jerk accusation: “Amnesty!” But this radioactive charge is inaccurate when lobbed against the Dignity Act (H.R. 4393), a bipartisan proposal that gives Congress a chance to do what it seems to have forgotten how to do — legislate to solve a problem.

The House of Representatives Is Turning Into the Electoral College

Thanks to the Supreme Court, the gerrymandering wars, already awful, are poised to get even worse.