Politics

Florida Republican breaks with Trump, says immigration policy has 'gone too far’

Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) broke with President Donald Trump on immigration in a new advertisement Thursday, saying some of his immigration enforcement efforts have “gone too far.”

Kennedy Center says "nothing is being demolished" as Trump says it could be "ripped down"

Updated on: September 17, 2026 / 8:24 PM EDT / CBS News

July 4th Made Us Independent. Sept. 17 Kept Us From Collapsing

Much of what we hold dear as Americans we owe to what our Founding Fathers accomplished in the summer of 1787 and the extraordinary document they signed on Sept. 17. Constitution Day should be celebrated throughout our country but rarely is. That day comes and goes every year without ever coming up in our conversations. Local and national media rarely mention it. Perhaps a review of the circumstances surrounding the Constitution’s creation will awaken us from such neglect.

As Charles refutes Earl Spencer’s claim about Diana, how royal statements give a glimpse behind palace doors

From ‘there were three of us in this marriage’ to ‘recollections may vary’, a lot can be conveyed with a carefully worded phrase

A wealth tax isn’t about revenue

The debate over wealth taxes is about more than who pays more in taxes. It is how much visibility the government should have into people’s personal finances and how much power the IRS should have to scrutinize, value, and challenge what they own.

Late Princess Diana's brother claims King Charles told him, "we'll forget her soon enough" before funeral

September 17, 2026 / 9:56 AM EDT / CBS News

Mark Carney tries to soothe US fears in EU speech after move to become member

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney tried to soothe U.S. fears over his overtures toward the European Union, pledging that a planned new partnership wouldn’t be detrimental to the United States.

Ireland to boycott Eurovision again over Israeli participation and ongoing Gaza deaths

Ireland joins Netherlands in refusing to take part in 2027 song contest, in second consecutive year of protests

After nitrogen gas execution was blocked, Alabama carries out lethal injection of man who killed Elvis impersonator

Updated on: September 17, 2026 / 7:52 PM EDT / CBS/AP

Watching NAZA was like peering through a window – and seeing the machinery of killing in Gaza

For so long I wondered why I survived while family and friends were killed. Now I know the only difference between life and death may have been an AI algorithm

Mark Carney calls for ‘deep cooperation’ between Canada and EU in Strasbourg speech

After Trump describes associate membership as ‘laughable’, PM says majority of Canadians support closer ties with bloc

Andy Burnham: UK must fully commit to reaching net zero by 2050

Exclusive: PM, who is facing pressure over whether to approve North Sea oil and gasfields, makes strongest comments yet on issue