Politics

Nearly 400 pre-trial detainees to be transferred from private prison in Georgia in move critics call 'a catastrophe'

September 18, 2026 / 3:53 PM EDT / CBS News

What the Kennedy Center’s Tax Return Reveals

A previously unseen filing captures the state of the institution seven months after Donald Trump’s takeover.

Trump says he's banning CNN, Politico and MS NOW from the White House

Updated on: September 18, 2026 / 8:19 PM EDT / CBS News

Trump bans CNN, MS Now and Politico from the White House

US president has overseen an unprecedented restriction of access for major traditional news media since start of second term

DOJ says ban on selling handguns to young adults under 21 is unconstitutional

Updated on: September 18, 2026 / 4:06 PM EDT / CBS News

Will the midterms be a repeat of 2022?

Some are comparing the coming elections to the 2006 midterm elections. Then, Democrats rode to victory due to an unpopular war in the Middle East and an unpopular Republican president. It is believed they will again 20 years later, thanks to the Iran war, despite our allegedly winning it over 60 times.

Trump bans CNN, MS Now, and Politico from White House

President Donald Trump announced Friday that he was banning CNN, MS Now, and Politico from the White House.

El Sayed can't dismiss his buddy Hasan Piker as just a 'social media streamer'

Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed wants everyone to stop talking about his terrorist-supporting, America-hating buddy Hasan Piker, even though el Sayed made Piker a central figure of his campaign.

Trump says he's banning MS NOW, CNN and Politico from White House

Trump, who often accuses mainstream media outlets of writing "fake news," said on Truth Social that those outlets shouldn't be allowed to "FICTION and LIES."

Stop the billion-dollar boondoggles: Washington spends, you get the bill

Washington has a spending problem, and the American people are stuck with the bill.

The Goal of Contemporary Journalism

Jeffrey Goldberg, Amna Nawaz, and Joe Kahn discussed how to sustain a free press in an era of public distrust, social-media punditry, and a hostile federal government.

Police capture suspected serial killer disguised as woman, carrying baby in Brazil

September 18, 2026 / 2:57 PM EDT / CBS/AFP