Politics

Rubio lashes out at media for demanding comment on Guilfoyle report

Secretary of State Marco Rubio became frustrated with the press while preparing to leave Greece for Portugal, criticizing their demands for comment on an alleged investigation into Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle.

DoJ seeks to charge ex-Trump aide who gave key testimony on January 6 attack

Cassidy Hutchinson told panel she had been told Trump lunged for wheel of SUV to try to join mob at Capitol

Curtis Flowers, Mississippi man wrongfully convicted after being tried for the same killings 6 times, dies at 56

Updated on: October 8, 2026 / 3:16 PM EDT / CBS News

California Democrats fight uphill against voter ID proposition

The battle over California’s voter identification proposition promises to be the most competitive race in the state, with Democrats fighting a rare uphill battle in the Golden State.

Billionaires Fund California Ballot Measure to Make Voters Show ID at Polls

Various out-of-state conservative donors have given millions of dollars to support California’s Proposition 39

Microsoft suspended from applying for green cards for H-1B workers, JD Vance says

Vice-president also says Adobe is barred from visa program that allows high-skilled workers to apply for US residency

How can Democrats call themselves the ‘affordability’ party?

Republicans won a cost-of-living election in 2024, beating a Democratic Party that much of the country blamed for high prices. Voters were broadly correct in assessing that blame: The Biden administration, with the backing of Congressional Democrats, shoveled trillions of dollars out the door under the auspices of COVID-19 “relief” — ignoring warnings from some of its own ideologically allied economists that the results would be hugely inflationary.

Trump promises not to attack Iran before November’s US midterms

Statement outlines pause on protracted war US president has struggled to end after almost eight months

Trump made ‘clear’ that media ban was due to critical coverage, court told

Lawyer for CNN, MS Now and Politico says Trump admitted he banned networks from White House over their coverage

Marco Rubio brushes off questions about Kimberly Guilfoyle pressing donor to pay credit card

US ambassador to Greece allegedly asked Trump donor to pay $100,000 American Express bill

Israel promotes film that mimics NAZA documentary

Embassies post links to hastily produced online film echoing style of real Guardian documentary about mass killings of Gaza civilians

Trump Approves Nearly $18 Million in Tornado Aid for Menasha, Wisconsin, After CBS News Report

October 8, 2026 / 1:52 PM EDT / CBS News