Politics

El-Sayed and Rogers spar over Iran and Trump, and toss insults, in Michigan Senate debate

Updated on: October 8, 2026 / 11:17 PM EDT / CBS News

Labour fends off Green party to win Holborn and St Pancras byelection

Victory by Sagal Abdi-Wali in north London seat will be a relief for Andy Burnham in high-stakes battle for the left of British politics

India’s ‘Cockroach’ Party Accuses Government of Mass Detention of Members Ahead of Weekend Protest

Thousands expected to march in Delhi on Saturday, as anger mounts over controversial changes to voter lists in world’s largest democracy

Man shot by ICE agent in New York City's Marble Hill, authorities say

Updated on: October 9, 2026 / 12:23 AM EDT / CBS New York

Execution TV? Pete Hegseth has taken the once ‘greatest democracy’ to a horrific new low

A proposal to livestream the killing of Nidal Hasan by firing squad opens a window ever wider to the Trump administration’s complete moral vacuity

El Sayed dodges question on whether Israel or Iran poses greater threat to US

Democratic Michigan Senate nominee Abdul el Sayed refused to say whether Israel or Iran poses a greater threat to the United States during a debate Thursday night, calling the question a “ridiculous hypothetical” as he defended his opposition to American involvement in the conflict with Tehran.

U.S. East Asian envoy says investors are overpricing Taiwan conflict risk

Investors are overestimating the risk of conflict across the Taiwan Strait, a U.S. diplomat says, playing up deterrence to keep Beijing from taking the island.

Mamdani to 'demand' Trump end ICE operations in NYC after latest shooting

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he will “demand” that President Donald Trump end all immigration operations in New York City following the latest officer-involved shooting.

Fauci raved about China but fumed at Trump in diary

The latest release of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s diary pages, dating back to the early days of the first Trump administration, shows the top infectious disease official singing China’s praises but repeatedly disparaging the president he served.

Running out of royals: why calls are growing to let Japan’s princess Aiko take the throne

More people in Japan are asking why the nation’s favourite royal, 24-year-old princess Aiko, will never be empress, with a recent poll saying 72% favour a woman emperor

ICE agent shoots man in New York City with five-year-old in car, mayor says

Police say man taken to hospital and mayor says child physically unharmed as he condemns ‘unconscionable’ act

Roberts gives FCC temporary win in fight over favorable campaign ad rate rules

Chief Justice John Roberts gave the Federal Communications Commission a temporary win on Thursday in its legal battle over who is entitled to favorable advertising rates in the closing weeks of the costly and hotly contested midterm elections.