Politics

Talarico holds 5-point lead over Paxton in Texas Senate race, poll shows

Democrat James Talarico leads Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton by 5 points in a new Texas Senate race poll.

Britain knew about the Holocaust as it happened. A new exhibition reckons with that truth

Research draws upon reporting and witness testimony, while a permanent memorial is planned for London

Are Mitchell and Webb the baddies now? It's not quite that simple

The deletion of 11 old sketches from BBC’s iPlayer has angered culture warriors and raises questions about how society has changed

Without the Jones Act, Communist China Could Crew the Mississippi

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has made commercial-driver safety a major priority, tightening the rules governing non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses and requiring more reliable verification that foreign-domiciled drivers are legally eligible and qualified to operate enormous commercial vehicles on American highways.

We’re Only Teaching Half the Holocaust. Here’s the Lesson Our Kids Are Missing

The stories of the Righteous should be central to what we teach the next generation because remembering evil must also carry a responsibility to recognize and practice goodness. Children deserve to know what evil has done. They also deserve to know the names and choices of people who refused to surrender to it.

The Constitution won’t save us from our own ignorance

Americans argue endlessly over who should govern. We spend less time asking the prior question: What kind of government are we trying to preserve?

Swiss voters reject tighter neutrality rules that would have curbed NATO cooperation

More than two-thirds voted against a proposal to write a strictly defined version of neutrality into the Swiss constitution, the latest projections showed.

Sen. John Fetterman says it's "entirely possible" Democrats take back Senate, says "let's revisit after the midterm" on his plans

Updated on: September 27, 2026 / 7:07 PM EDT / CBS News

Separate mass shootings in South African townships leave at least 27 people dead

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Eight gunmen with AK-47 rifles and pistols opened fire at patrons at a bar in the first of two separate mass shootings in South African townships in the space of a few hours that left at least 27 people dead, police said Sunday.

Readers reply: Which leader from history does the world need now?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts

‘We’ve done everything by the book’: EU citizens left in limbo after UK government strips post-Brexit residency status

Home Office faces legal action after 1,473 people living in UK before Brexit told settled status was granted in error

Bad language: profane Trump brings presidential swearing out into open

President has let rip with swearwords in recent months, redefining norms about acceptable language in public office