Politics

Abdul el Sayed’s Etch-a-Sketch campaign gets exposed

It was a relatively simple question for Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul el Sayed to answer during his debate against Republican Mike Rogers: “Who’s a bigger threat to the U.S., Israel or Iran?”

Trump's 'strategic ambiguity' on Taiwan isn’t clever anymore

This week, my wife and I are celebrating our 35th wedding anniversary. Of course, the inevitable question is, “Where would you like to go for dinner?” The ritualistic play then begins as my wife tells me she doesn’t care and asks me to choose. You can guess how the story proceeds from here. It is another example of the seeming ambiguity of choice: not necessarily knowing what we want but certainly knowing what we don’t want.

The Supreme Court's Opportunity to Restore Horizontal Federalism

Can one state’s law regulate another state’s natural environment? It’s an issue in the headlines and in the Supreme Court this week, but it’s also a problem practically as old as the rivers. The court can draw on more than a century of the law governing interstate waters to answer some of the key questions.

Beshear faces backlash from Latino Democrats over Texas governor’s race

Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY) is facing an early test of his 2028 presidential ambitions as prominent Texas Democrats accuse him of shortchanging their gubernatorial nominee and failing to engage Latino voters.

Trump says Ukraine needs a new president, blames Zelenskyy's strikes on Russian refineries for high diesel prices

Updated on: October 10, 2026 / 9:59 PM EDT / CBS/AP

‘We’re not asking for luxury’: school protesters in Paris suburb feel abandoned by French state

Students say they are desperate to get back to class but conditions are so bad that the protests must continue

'I just wasn't going to give up': the fight to free the longest-serving political prisoner in the US

Leonard Peltier was imprisoned for 49 years before his sentence was commuted. A new Netflix documentary exposes the ‘corrupt’ system that allowed it to happen

Angry French students take to the streets. British students don’t – and I think I know why

I grew up in France, where all children are taught about the revolutionary roots of their nation and what the state owes its citizens. The lessons leave their mark

Alleged abuse victims at British military school in Germany tell of agonising fight for justice

Two women, now in their 50s, say MoD refuses to take responsibility for abuse they suffered as children

Iran shows Trump's opportunity in escalating Hormuz attacks

Desperate to undermine successful American efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is escalating its attacks on ships transiting this vital energy chokepoint. According to the U.S. Navy, just as energy exports through the strait have reached prewar levels, attacks in the strait are also occurring at their highest rate since the war began.

Green groups split as permitting reform bill creates a fork in the road

Division has spread within the environmentalist movement since the Senate released a bipartisan bill to accelerate approvals for energy infrastructure projects, with some organizations opposing it because it could accelerate the development of fossil fuel projects.

'People forgot I existed': Audrey Niffenegger on taking 14 years to write a sequel to The Time Traveler’s Wife

Her debut made her a global star. Now she has finally written a follow-up – and this time, it’s political. She talks about impostor syndrome, screen adaptations and becoming radicalised