Politics

Socialists treat freedom as the obstacle. Studies prove it’s the solution

Democratic Socialists of America members and progressives who share their worldview are having a good political run. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani won office with a high-profile campaign promising city-run stores and severe new regulations on landlords. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is a top contender for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2028. In Michigan, progressive Democrat Abdul el Sayed has a slim lead in his U.S. Senate race with former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers.

North Korea is opening its border

For 12 years, the bridge was there. But the road was not.

Norwegian princess Märtha Louise and husband sue ex-friends for ‘betrayal of trust’

Märtha Louise and Durek Verrett launch defamation lawsuit in Los Angeles, claiming ‘coordinated series of devastating public attacks’

US justice department moves to strip citizenship of 40 naturalized citizens

Officials file ‘denaturalization actions’ against people accused of crimes in what they call ‘largest’ such initiative

How dilapidated are French schools and how bad is inequality in the education system?

France’s prime minister has promised to address ‘legitimate’ complaints raised by those taking part in protests

Hearing over government's bid to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia abruptly canceled

Updated on: October 6, 2026 / 4:36 PM EDT / CBS News

Sorry, but I’m bringing my iced coffee to the job interview

What, exactly, about the drink is so distracting? The viral debate raises bigger questions about who defines ‘professionalism’

Trump 2.0 is targeting US protesters with ‘antifa’ charges. Activists started a union to fight back

NSPM-7 Defendants Union plans to offer legal clinics, media training and more to people facing prosecution for protest

Veteran conservative lawyer quits Trump’s interior department and warns of ‘assault on the rule of law’

John Murdock had been working for the agency for 18 years and his resignation comes during an exodus of longtime federal workers and scientists

Anduril lands $2.9 billion Navy submarine shipyard contract days after Luckey joins Pentagon weapons group

Defense tech leaders are gaining sway in Washington in President Donald Trump's military reindustrialization push

The 2026 Midterms Must-Watch List

The midterm races that could define 2028 and beyond

Schools blockaded as tens of thousands of protesters take to streets in France

Students, staff and parents march in cities including Marseille and Lyon, while up to 40,000 expected in Paris