Politics

Mamdani’s New York wants Jews to shut up. We choose defiance

“I am a Jew.” Those four words should be an ordinary declaration of identity. At a prayer vigil outside the New York mayor’s office on Sept. 18, they became a statement of resolve.

George Osborne ‘thought Peter Thiel’s Bayeux tapestry visit would be secret’

British Museum chair tells Big Brue festival he thought no one would find out about the private viewing

Thick smoke seen near Riyadh airport after air-raid alerts in Saudi capital

Authorities also issued warnings for Jeddah and Yanbu, a major industrial port and home to vital oil facilities

Jewish heirs of Holocaust victims sue California museum over Nazi-looted art

Pasadena’s Norton Simon Museum holds 16th-century paintings stolen by the Nazis during the second world war

Denmark and Greenland say US military agreement will not compromise Arctic territory’s sovereignty

Statement sought to clarify Trump’s announcement that US will have ‘permanent control’ over Greenland’s security

MS Now and CNN Say Their Reporters Were Denied Access to White House After Trump Media Ban

President Said He Was Banning MS Now, CNN and Politico Journalists, Saying of Their Coverage: ‘You Get Sick of It.’

MS Now and CNN denied access from White House grounds after Trump ban

MS Now, CNN, and Politico said that their journalists were denied access to the White House grounds on Saturday, a day after President Donald Trump announced he was barring the outlets from the White House.

Flames reported near Saudi capital airport as Pakistan presses Iran over energy supplies

Smoke and flames were seen near Riyadh’s main airport after Saudi civil-defense alerts, while Pakistan urged Iran to protect energy supplies and shipping.

Trump's Battle to Rename the Kennedy Center Has Put Its Future at Risk

The president has threatened to block renovations and suggested the landmark could be demolished after courts ruled against his bid to rename it

CNN, MS NOW and Politico staffers turned away from White House after Trump ban

Updated on: September 19, 2026 / 2:17 PM EDT / CBS News

Missouri orders prediction markets to stop offering sports contracts

Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway, a Republican, has sent cease-and-desist letters to six prediction market companies, arguing that their sports-related event contracts amount to unlicensed sports wagering under state law.

Denmark and Greenland Leaders Cautiously Optimistic After Security Deal with U.S.

Updated on: September 19, 2026 / 11:31 AM EDT / CBS/AP