Politics

Private jets pollute up to 14 times as much as commercial planes and are undertaxed in US, report says

Number of private jets has surged in recent years, but they do not pay commensurate portion of fees to FAA operations

To protect democracy, Democrats should talk about corruption – not authoritarianism

The party needs to thread the needle between college-educated and working-class voters. Our survey offers a way

Iran War Updates: 2 ships attacked in Strait of Hormuz as Trump says next move could be to "annihilate" regime

Updated on: September 18, 2026 / 8:56 PM EDT / CBS News

What Trump’s attacks on mail-in voting mean for the midterms

The extraordinary danger is that a president who believes he is the law, and the law is him, remains intent on disrupting the electoral process

Putin targets Nestle's Russian business as Kremlin tightens grip on Western assets

Nestlé is assessing its options after Russia placed the Swiss food giant’s local assets under temporary external administration.

Big AI teams up with Big Government

“People of the same trade seldom meet together,” warned Adam Smith 250 years ago, “even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices.”

Workers in New York seek to create first AutoZone union as company resists

Company may have spent about $200,000 to fight union effort in White Plains, where 11 people can vote to join UAW

Jealous feminists miss the real Sydney Sweeney scandal

Stop me if you’ve heard this story before, but the woke feminists are mad at Sydney Sweeney again. To borrow their own vernacular, they are body-shaming the statuesque actress over her latest ad campaign.

Trump's $5,000 Check Promise Faces Major Obstacles

President Donald Trump's promise to give people $5,000 if Republicans win in November brings with it an array of logistical and political challenges.

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Trump officials sending undocumented children to Texas sparks fears of mass deportation

Exclusive: Nearly 90% of children in federal custody being directed to GOP-controlled state that has unlicensed facilities and low legal representation rates

After four killings and a revealing autopsy, Memphis is fed up with the national guard takeover

Although state officials laud a reduction in violent crime, a report claims it would have happened without the taskforce