Politics

How a $20 burrito shows Trump's disconnect on cost of living

The latest political argument consuming social media ostensibly began with a college student’s gripe that a burrito shouldn’t cost $20.

Aipac-linked Super Pacs spend millions in California to thwart progressive candidate

More than $5m in recent weeks have been spent in ads targeting Aisha Wahab and in support of Melissa Hernandez

Houthis restart strikes against Yemen in latest problem for US strategy in region

The Houthis launched several deadly drone and missile strikes against forces loyal to the internationally recognized Yemeni government, effectively resuming the Yemeni civil war after four years of inactivity.

Birthright citizenship isn't about equality. It's about consent

America has always been more than a place on the map. It is a political community — a people united by common principles and institutions rather than merely by geography. That simple proposition has important implications for one of today’s most contentious constitutional debates: birthright citizenship.

Mitch McConnell released from rehabilitation center after June fall

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) will spend the coming weeks recovering from a fall in the comfort of his home, releasing a Thursday statement announcing that he’d been released from a rehabilitation center earlier in the day.

Even Michigan’s top Democrats know their party is antisemitic

Antisemitism and Islamism are all the rage in the Democratic Party. Michigan’s Democratic Party in particular has become a haven for it, and even the top Democrats in the state know how dangerous their own party has become.

Senate eyes deal to leave for recess as agenda items pile up

August 6, 2026 / 2:07 PM EDT / CBS News

Post-woke America? Think again

In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to give readers the full picture. You can find our full list of In Focus pieces here.

Trump denies US low on key munitions in war with Iran after reports of shortages

President’s comment come after report he had demanded answers from Pete Hegseth over alleged shortages

Convicted for murder, praised terrorists

College students across the country are being radicalized to be violent, bloodthirsty leftists. That’s because their professors are violent, bloodthirsty leftists. Case in point: Robert Saleem Holbrook teaches at the University of Pennsylvania.

US federal judge halts order for Trump to turn over financial records to BBC

Judge issues temporary pause while he considers Trump’s request to revise his libel lawsuit against BBC

German airport attack reeks of Russian intelligence

On Tuesday, workers at Germany’s Leipzig/Halle airport discovered a drone in a cordoned cargo zone near a runway. The drone carried a detonator and military-grade Semtex explosives, and it had landed beside a Ukrainian cargo aircraft. Around the same time, a second flying object apparently struck a diverted DHL cargo plane, which landed in Hanover with minor damage. The freight hub suspended operations, flights were directed to other cities, and Germany opened a counterterrorism investigation. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt described a hybrid attack scenario, while leaving questions of origin and authorship to investigators.