Politics

Supreme Court to decide legality of federal ban on distilling liquor at home

October 19, 2026 / 9:52 AM EDT / CBS News

‘It looks like a war zone’: France reels as looting continues for second night

Police appear to have been taken by surprise by scale of looting that began after protests turned violent in Paris and other cities

Massachusetts lieutenant governor candidate ends campaign after arrest

Police said Shawn Oliver was arrested on suspicion of operating under influence of alcohol after a car crash

ICE agents broke US citizen’s arm as they detained him in California, officials say

Ricardo Gonzalez was injured and taken to hospital after confrontation in Long Beach, according to officials

France's leaders vow to restore order after weekend of violent riots across the country

Updated on: October 19, 2026 / 9:39 PM EDT / CBS News

Trump can stop states from abusing Medicaid loophole without a law change

Medicaid fraud can’t stay out of the news cycle. A California man was just sentenced to 30 years in prison over a massive healthcare fraud scheme. Minnesota is still in the middle of a high-profile Medicaid case.

Australian lawmaker hospitalized after being struck by SUV

An Australian lawmaker was struck by an SUV on Monday and hospitalized after what Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called a “deliberate act.”

French prime minister calls for ‘local and partial’ curfews after riots

Interior minister concedes police ‘lost control’, with forces in cities including Paris and Lyon overwhelmed after ‘lack of anticipation’

‘We tried to levitate the Pentagon’: the almost unbelievable life of Ed Sanders, trickster god of the US counterculture

He gave Jimi Hendrix his gear, freaked out Frank Sinatra, inspired Norman Mailer – and tried to topple the American war machine. As a documentary about his band the Fugs comes out, the 87-year-old gives a rare interview

Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History by Benjamin Moser review

A biographer’s affecting account of prominent critics of Zionism from Hannah Arendt to Nan Goldin

Abdul el Sayed's red-green suicide pact: Islamists hang their leftist allies first

Politics, it is often said, can make for strange bedfellows. There is perhaps no stranger alliance today than that of progressives and Islamists. And history tells us that few are more fateful.

Saudi Arabia is learning the hard way: they can’t count on Trump for protection

After Houthis escalated their attacks on Saudi Arabia, the US turned down calls from MBS for help