Politics

DOJ says it will not reopen criminal probe into former Fed Chair Powell

The confirmation comes after the Fed's inspector general report that said there were no grounds for a criminal referral over the mismanaged headquarters renovation.

Republicans pull funding of Trump-backed Senate candidate in critical North Carolina race

Senate Leadership Fund is redirecting ad spending from Michael Whatley’s campaign to support other candidates

Kennedy Center Honors awards moved to new venue amid Trump’s onslaught

Ceremony will not be hosted at its traditional home for the first time since awards began in 1978

Christa Pike unconscious, on a ventilator after botched execution, attorneys say

Updated on: October 2, 2026 / 3:49 PM EDT / CBS News

UCLA law school accused by justice department of illegally using race in admissions

University denies allegations, saying it is committed to making admissions decisions in compliance with all laws

How legislatures and the courts sabotage the death penalty

State legislators and the courts have turned the death penalty into a grimly farcical process, feeding the cheapest arguments against it.

King Charles III to acknowledge ‘darkest days’ of Britain’s colonial rule during Caribbean tour

Buckingham Palace say the king will not ‘shy away’ from Britain’s role in slavery when he visits Commonwealth nations later this month

Georgia holds emergency meeting on AI exposing voters’ secret ballots

A Princeton researcher found that publicly available election records could be combined with AI to link voters to their ballots

Georgia election board asks DOJ to investigate voting machines

The executive director of Georgia’s State Election Board has asked the Justice Department to investigate the state’s voting systems.

How Trump changed the way US women vote

A decade after his infamous Access Hollywood tape, the gender divide is again shaping a pivotal midterm election

Former Florida congressman David Rivera sentenced to 10 years in Venezuela lobbying case

Updated on: October 2, 2026 / 5:49 PM EDT / CBS Miami

The New York Times's 80-year Crusade Against Israel

It’s not that the New York Times gets a lot of stories regarding Israel completely wrong. It’s that every one of its “mistakes” happens to skew in the exact same ideological direction. It’s a statistical miracle.