Politics

Mamdani calls for release of New Yorkers detained in West Bank

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani called for New Yorkers detained by the Israeli military in the West Bank to be released.

Republicans aren't giving up on North Carolina even as national groups pull out

GREENVILLE, North Carolina — As North Carolina Republican Jennifer Balkcom rallied with President Donald Trump to boost the state’s Republican congressional ticket this week, a pro-Trump super PAC pulled the plug on funding her race.

Pollster admits to fabricating data for ‘social experiment’ to expose flaws of industry

Wedgewood Polls said project was designed to highlight lack of scrutiny over polling sector by mainstream media

Polling's dirty little secret

Welcome to Wednesday’s edition of Washington Secrets, which is dominated by fraud of one kind or another. First up, we look at the scandal rocking the polling world today, and why it might be even more common than you realize. Then, we recap the life of a prominent fraudster whose pardon appeal has failed…

Vance goes after Republicans criticizing Ramaswamy ad

Vice President JD Vance went after the Republicans criticizing an ad supporting Ohio Republican gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy that features the mother of his opponent.

Ilhan Omar deportation case complicated by procedural factors

The Trump administration’s immigration fraud case against Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), reportedly working toward deporting the Somali-born congresswoman, is complicated by a host of procedural factors that range from the timing of the alleged offenses to who filled out the forms that granted her citizenship.

FCC head Brendan Carr targets broadcasters for airing false polls

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr warned broadcasters against airing fabricated election polls, saying stations could face regulatory scrutiny if they knowingly mislead viewers through false polling data.

Husband and wife charged in shooting death of teen driving to St Louis Halloween party

Alyssa Wilson, 17, was driving to a party at city zoo when prosecutors say Willie Herndon fired a gun at her car

‘A vehicle to expose prejudice, bias, and stupidity’: Sacha Baron Cohen defends Ali G as satire

The actor defended his new film, Ali G: Who Iz I?, saying his aim is to bring people ‘face-to-face with the danger of fanaticism and conspiracy theories’

Zelensky says he would accept peace deal freezing war along current lines

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would accept a peace deal in the Russia-Ukraine War that would freeze fighting along its current front lines.

Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to restrict some medical treatments for transgender inmates

Updated on: October 21, 2026 / 1:03 PM EDT / CBS News

Woman told Russell Brand he treated her ‘like an animal’, court hears

Brand, 51, faces three charges of rape, three of sexual assault and one of indecent assault against six women