Politics

Some US diplomats told to leave Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks

Reports emerge of similar withdrawals in UAE, Jordan, Qatar and Bahrain amid concerns about a return to conflict with Iran after US midterm elections

DOJ asked to investigate Elissa Slotkin over Trump administration staff remarks

EXCLUSIVE – The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division was asked to investigate Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) over remarks she made about pursuing people connected to the Trump administration and deterring young professionals from joining it.

Sixth Circuit weighs right for public to see Michigan court recordings

A federal appeals court grappled on Wednesday with whether to revive a lawsuit seeking to release Michigan courtroom audio from a hearing in which a judge allegedly verbally abused a defendant, after the state court only released a transcript of the proceeding.

Nancy Pelosi’s office latest recipient of letter containing white powder

Former speaker is latest target of mailings sent to various Congress members in the lead-up to the midterm elections

Sen. Susan Collins enlists Manchin to woo Maine moderates as she distances herself from Trump

October 21, 2026 / 6:20 PM EDT / CBS News

Husted says 'I would not have run' Ramaswamy ad against Amy Acton

Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) on Wednesday waded into an advertising controversy engulfing fellow Republican Vivek Ramaswamy’s gubernatorial campaign, putting himself at odds with his Ohio colleague.

Witkoff praises Putin as a humanitarian

President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff praised Vladimir Putin as a “humanitarian” on Tuesday while representing the United States in talks with the Russian “president” in St. Petersburg.

Trump asks Supreme Court to lift block on Big Bend border wall construction

The Trump administration filed an emergency petition to the Supreme Court on Wednesday asking the justices to lift a lower court’s injunction halting border wall construction in Texas’s Big Bend region.

AIPAC retreats from candidate endorsements and direct giving as political backlash grows

Pro-Israel group AIPAC will keep operating its United Democracy Project super PAC while mobilizing individual donors to give directly.

U.S. Ordering Some Government Staff to Depart Saudi Arabia, Reducing Military Footprint in Middle East

Updated on: October 21, 2026 / 7:28 PM EDT / CBS News

Vivek Ramaswamy Makes a Vicious Bid to Belong

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AIPAC ends endorsements and PAC contributions in favor of 'new tools'

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee political action committee is reportedly no longer endorsing political candidates or making direct candidate PAC contributions after three cycles of political giving.