Politics

Sen. Thom Tillis says that, without checks on power, "we will have a sort of dictator king if we're not careful"

Updated on: October 4, 2026 / 8:06 PM EDT / CBS News

White House defends new press aide who posed with rifle in ‘Fuck Joe Biden’ shirt

Beni Rae Harmony, 24, has been ‘a trusted voice for the MAGA movement as a White House correspondent’, White House says

Brazil Heads to the Polls

Brazilians have voted in a highly polarised presidential election between incumbent leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva -seeking a fourth presidential mandate - and right-wing senator Flávio Bolsonaro, who emerged as the leading figure of the conservative movement following the conviction and imprisonment of his father, former president Jair Bolsonaro

FBI arrests alleged Chinese agent at LAX after she allegedly surveilled son of Taiwanese president

Updated on: October 4, 2026 / 8:28 PM EDT / CBS News

U.S. military removes bombers from U.K. air base following security incident

Updated on: October 4, 2026 / 8:49 PM EDT / CBS News

US bombers pulled from RAF Fairford base after suspected terror plot

Aircraft leave Gloucestershire base to return to US following arrest of dual British-Iranian national in central London

Angela Paxton backs Texas GOP ticket without naming estranged husband Ken

Texas Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton’s estranged wife, Angela Paxton, addressed the “elephant in the room” in a new advertisement and urged Texas Republicans to vote for the GOP ticket regardless of who is on the ballot.

Trump jokes Bessent is 'breaking Melania’s friends’ hearts’

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent joked that his sexuality is breaking the hearts of first lady Melania Trump’s friends.

Bosnian Serb nationalist Dodik declares party victory in Bosnia election

Staunchly pro-Russia politician has dominated campaign and inflamed divisions despite not appearing on ballot

Blanche rejects notion of armed election monitors as 'completely false'

Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday rejected the idea that election monitors being deployed to polls during the midterm elections will be armed, categorizing the notion as fearmongering and false.

Zach Bryan wears 'Free Palestine' shirt at Gillette Stadium

Country singer Zach Bryan wore a “Free Palestine” shirt for a second night while performing at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

Trump reiterates pledge to send $5,000 checks, and hands out smaller payments, as midterm elections loom

Trump is promoting two federal payment programs already underway while reiterating a $5,000 dividend promise contingent on Republicans retaining Congress.