Politics

Judge Blocks Trump's Firing of Top Federal Prosecutor in Seattle and Restores Him as U.S. Attorney

Updated on: October 1, 2026 / 6:58 PM EDT / CBS News

Christa Pike in critical condition day after surviving two lethal injections: Lawyers

The lawyers for a Tennessee woman who survived an execution attempt told reporters on Thursday that she was still alive and receiving care in critical condition.

Judge denies defense motion to declare Lindsay Clancy not guilty of murder

Request for Clancy, 36, to be acquitted turned down nearly a month after first trial ended with deadlocked jury

Supreme court to hear case challenging Trump’s immigration detention policy

Court will review practice of indefinite detention for undocumented immigrants living in the US

Cornell gang rape allegations trigger political firestorm

The reopening of an investigation into allegations that a Cornell University student was drugged and gang-raped by seven Chi Phi fraternity brothers in 2024 has sparked an intense political debate over how accusations of sexual assault should be addressed in the public sphere.

Midterm elections could complicate post-recess sprint for Congress

Washington has left itself no shortage of work for when it returns after the Nov. 3 midterm elections with a lengthy to-do list that includes averting a government shutdown, which could be exponentially complicated by the election results.

Trump suggests FlyDubai co-pilot is linked to Iran, "based on what I'm hearing"

October 1, 2026 / 4:04 PM EDT / CBS News

The US should no longer accept the UN's dysfunction

Thirty years ago, U.N. Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali offered an ambitious vision of the institution he led. The Cold War was over. Globalization was drawing countries together even as fragmentation threatened to pull them apart. The United Nations, he argued, could help build a more cooperative international order.

Vance: Views of Florida Senate nominee Angie Nixon don’t ‘belong in America’

Vice President JD Vance had a clear message for Florida Democratic Senate nominee Angie Nixon and her fellow socialist lawmakers: Leave the country if you’re unhappy.

Trump doesn’t rule out declaring state of emergency before midterm elections

President also dismissed low poll ratings as ‘fake numbers’ and deflected responsibility for Iran war in Time interview

Becerra's lazy campaign proves his contempt for California voters

Xavier Becerra is running to be the governor of California, not the president of the United States. Given how obsessed he is with talking about President Donald Trump, you have to wonder if Becerra knows that.

Christa Pike surviving her execution was "unparalleled." But it wasn't the first botched lethal injection.

Updated on: October 1, 2026 / 3:05 PM EDT / CBS News