Politics

Andrew and Tristan Tate denied US bail as brothers fight extradition to UK

Brothers, arrested in Miami in July on UK rape and sex trafficking charges, to remain in custody in Florida

James Talarico says Ken Paxton is "lying to the people of Texas" with AI ad that puts "words in my mouth"

Updated on: September 9, 2026 / 4:45 PM EDT / CBS News

Zelenskyy's plane almost hit by drone en route to Norway king's funeral, prime minister says

September 9, 2026 / 3:15 PM EDT / CBS/AFP

Does Trump Want Republicans to Win the Midterms?

Traditionally, candidates try to distance themselves from unpopular presidents. But this year, that’s impossible.

Republicans at GOP midterm convention ‘disqualified’ from 2028: Pritzker

DALLAS — Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) said during a counter-programming event on Wednesday outside the GOP’s midterm convention that any Republican taking part in the event is “disqualified” from mounting a White House run in 2028.

Washington state government demands women let men see them nude

The transgender movement has such a grip on the Democratic Party that the government of Washington state is now demanding that nude spas for women must accept men as a matter of human rights.

America Has Two Homelessness Problems

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Inside the White House on 9/11

John McConnell on his memories of working in the White House on September 11, 2001. Plus: American Pastoral, by Philip Roth.

Hey, Germany. It's legitimate to limit immigration

Just weeks after far-left candidates have won surprising victories in Democratic primaries for Senate and House in the United States, in Pennsylvania, Florida, Michigan, Colorado, and New York City, the Alternative für Deutschland party has won a widely predicted victory in the election last Sunday for the legislature of Sachsen-Anhalt, one of Germany’s 16 federal states.

The Guardian view on UK-EU relations: voters would reward greater ambition

The architects of Brexit know it has failed. That presents Andy Burnham with an opportunity to set a bolder new agenda

The Guardian view on Donald Trump’s oil deal: Venezuela pays for his vanity

The US president seized a nation’s natural wealth in a modern-day version of gunboat diplomacy to feed his ego – not to lower Americans’ fuel bills

These are the top 10 U.S. states for workers' rights, says new report—8 of them have a minimum wage over $15

These states provide strong minimum wages, worker protections and rights to organize, according to Oxfam's research.