Politics

Alito says there's no perfect time to step down after retirement rumors

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, 76, said he considered retiring this year, but that he would be serving another term despite Republicans‘ control of the Senate making for a smoother path to confirming a conservative replacement.

Judge says federal law banning noncitizen voting is unconstitutional

October 2, 2026 / 7:05 PM EDT / CBS News

DoJ declines to reopen investigation into former Fed chair Jay Powell

Kevin Warsh’s predecessor had been investigated over cost overruns related to central bank renovation project

US sanctions three individuals and two charities over alleged Hamas financing

The justice and treasury departments said they sent $2m to Hamas through charities and cryptocurrency, while six people were arrested across the US and France

'That's 100% him': New Video Shows Police Arrest of Luigi Mangione

Judge unseals bodycam footage from officers who responded to 911 from McDonald’s in Pennsylvania

Oman banned Flydubai hijacker from flying over radical beliefs

The co-pilot who hijacked a Flydubai flight carrying 174 passengers and stabbed his captain on Wednesday was previously banned from flying by Oman over his radical beliefs.

Will the Abortion Wars Resume After the Midterms?

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Five Great Reads: ICE 2.0, millennial motherhood, and skinny-dipping with Christine Baranski

The Guardian’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Miles Herbert

Professor to present Epstein findings that raise questions about whether he killed himself

Updated on: October 2, 2026 / 8:20 PM EDT / CBS News

Man charged in $50,000 Hamas funding scheme disguised as Gaza aid

Federal authorities announced an indictment Friday against a Florida man accused of providing nearly $50,000 to a Hamas financing network that prosecutors said solicited donations under the guise of helping civilians in Gaza, adding to an almost $1.7 million total terrorism fundraising effort, the Justice Department alleged.

WATCH LIVE: Trump rallies for GOP candidates in Alabama

President Donald Trump will speak at a rally in Alabama on Friday at 7 p.m. as part of his tour boosting Republican candidates ahead of the midterm elections.

The Right’s Identity Politics Take a Bizarre Turn

MAGA activists are having a meltdown over a throwaway character in Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s political ad.