Politics

Rubio defends delayed Patriot shipments to Ukraine: 'We have our own needs too'

Secretary of State Marco Rubio hit back at accusations that the United States was holding back Patriot interceptor shipments out of spite, instead saying the U.S. was balancing its own needs and those of other allies.

Ro Khanna Thinks Torching Jewish Shops Is an 'Inspiring' Youth Movement

Anyone who has studied the night of Nov. 9, 1938, will recognize the pattern in what has unfolded across France in recent days. During Kristallnacht, the mobs that moved through German and Austrian cities knew exactly which shop windows to smash and which synagogues to set alight, because someone had gone to the trouble of telling them where the Jews could be found. That same cold preparation has now resurfaced in the south of France, and we should have the honesty to call it by its name.

Democrats want to fire the doorman

In the first full week of October, ICE agents arrested 131 alleged gang members, including 22 tied to MS-13 and 13 to Tren de Aragua, according to the Department of Homeland Security. One was a suspected Tren de Aragua hitman whom Border Patrol caught in October 2023 and then released. The day before those numbers went public, Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, the Democratic Senate nominee, told a debate audience that “ICE should absolutely be ripped apart.”

Stop telling voters crime is down when their local stores are boarded up

As we approach the midterm elections, the political class and the legacy media are eager to steer the national conversation toward abstract political theater and partisan distractions. Yet, for millions of hardworking people, the most pressing issue on the ballot isn’t playing out in the halls of Washington. It is playing out on their streets, in their neighborhoods, and outside their local businesses. Despite concerted efforts to shift the narrative, crime, public safety, and the rule of law remain the top concerns for voters across the country.

With early race for 2028 fast approaching, 3 more Democrats slated to join summit to plot out future

Updated on: October 20, 2026 / 2:09 PM EDT / CBS News

California’s dysfunction should stay in California

As the midterm elections approach, liberals are bragging about California as a beacon of progress and economic success.

Michigan heckler the son of Republican adviser paid for ‘influencer marketing’ against El-Sayed

Timmy Teepell’s firm paid $250,000 by America Next, which has been trying to gin up ‘organic’ opposition to El-Sayed

Alberta Votes Overwhelmingly to Remain Part of Canada in Referendum

Albertans voted overwhelmingly to remain a part of Canada in Monday’s independence referendum, an outcome that had been consistently indicated by polling.

‘It’s the most heartbreaking thing’: the active-duty soldiers who have to visit Texas food banks

Nearly half of enlisted families struggled to afford enough food last year. Congress has known for decades how to solve the problem

'Big business': little-known court system in Louisiana churns out thousands of evictions

Guardian investigation: Louisiana’s justice of the peace court system may violate tenants’ constitutional rights as eviction fees boost judges’ incomes

Key findings from the Guardian’s investigation of Louisiana’s justice of the peace courts

The system allows judges to boost their modest salaries, with one judge earning more than $400,000 in 2025

The Most Expensive Midterms Ever

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