Politics

Bill Cassidy Offers a Midterm Diagnosis of the Senate

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‘I’m astonished by the vitriol’: author Rozina Ali on the rise of Islamophobia after 9/11

In her new book Seasons of Fury, Ali traces the impact of anti-Muslim policies in the US, from the 1967 Israel-Arab war and the ‘war on terror’ to Trump

Trump's Top Six Falsehoods About 9/11 As 25th Anniversary Nears

US president often brings up al-Qaida attack that struck his home town New York City almost 25 years ago

Tens of thousands line the streets as Norway bids farewell to King Harald V

Europe’s royals and global political figures attend ceremony that brings 13 days of national mourning to a close

New Mexicans meet Trump’s threat to change state’s name with ridicule and outrage

Residents denounce suggestion to rename state ‘New America’, save some Republicans who insist it was ‘satire’

Jon Stewart on Donald Trump’s hectic summer: ‘Relentless denial of reality’

Late-night hosts returned from summer break to address Trump’s trolling of Canada, the war in Iran and a rusty ship

‘I fear the price could be high’: Inside the German state where the far-right surged

After the AfD’s landslide win in Saxony-Anhalt, people in the state capital share what they make of the result – and what comes next

Seven of my colleagues were killed in Gaza. There and in Ukraine, aid workers are no longer safe

It now seems the 2024 attack on World Central Kitchen workers was a deliberate IDF tactic. The protections of the Geneva conventions have become paper thin

Are midterm results already baked in the cake?

ARE MIDTERM RESULTS ALREADY BAKED IN THE CAKE? President Donald Trump will gather Republicans in a rare midterm convention starting Wednesday in Dallas. It’s a chance, GOP organizers hope, to fire up voters and reset a campaign in which Republicans appear to be trailing in several key races.

Newsom's hard truth for Democrats: 'It's our performance'

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) has a blunt explanation for one of the Democratic Party’s biggest problems: “We’ve not delivered.”

Lonnie Bunch Protected the Smithsonian From More Than Trump

As pressures bore down on an American institution, its secretary held firm.

Lindsay Clancy's attorney says he's going to ask for case to be thrown out after hearing from jurors

Updated on: September 9, 2026 / 9:23 AM EDT / CBS News