Politics

British people understand the climate crisis threat. Today I’m empowering them to tackle it

With nearly £30m of funding, I’m giving communities power over local energy. They know the gravity of global heating, and they want to be part of the solution

College Is Coming Apart

Successive, overlapping crises reveal that American higher education makes no sense.

U.N.-backed experts allege U.S. war crimes in Iran

September 17, 2026 / 7:36 AM EDT / CBS/AP

Why the Bomb Is Bad for Democracy

A famous documentarian’s new book suggests that secrecy is a major impediment to sensible nuclear policy.

Iran War Updates: U.N. panel cites possible U.S. war crimes as Trump again says Iran wants a deal

Updated on: September 18, 2026 / 2:50 AM EDT / CBS News

Dear Ed Sheeran, fence-sitting is so last century: musicians can no longer opt out of politics

It’s all very 2026: with a stadium owner on one side and angry support acts on the other, the cornered star will have to pick a side

Who Made America Poorer and Dirtier?

The people in charge are really hoping you’ll blame someone else.

A Plan to Pay Married Mothers Not to Work

J. D. Vance has a terrible proposal.

Jürgen Klopp wants his Germany team to reclaim national pride from ‘the wrong people’

Comments follow far-right election win in Saxony-Anhalt

Carney says Canada will decide its own partnerships after Trump calls EU proposal ‘laughable’

U.S. President Donald Trump had described the prospect of Canada becoming the first associate member of the EU as "laughable."

Politicized and bureaucratic education system has failed families

Earlier this month, I took my 13-year-old son to buy a get-well card for a teammate who had taken a baseball to the face during a tournament.

Russia's rising threat faces the Polish fortress

On Sunday, a Russian drone struck a train in Ukraine close to the Polish border. This latest Russian escalation follows U.S. intelligence warnings that Moscow intended to target Polish-Ukrainian border crossings. Senior political figures, including former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, former CIA director David Petraeus, and the current U.K. national security adviser, were on nearby trains during the attack.