Politics

TV networks plan limited coverage of GOP's 2026 convention amid NFL games

Major TV networks and cable news channels will not air wall-to-wall coverage of the 2026 Republican midterm convention, as the event’s organizers prepare to compete for primetime viewers with the first two games of the NFL regular season.

Coast Guard plane carrying Markwayne Mullin makes emergency landing after engine failure

Updated on: September 2, 2026 / 5:28 PM EDT / CBS News

Police chief in Mississippi town where 1-year-old was killed has been fired

Senatobia, where white officer shot and killed Kohen Wiley, terminates chief who reportedly used racist slurs in texts

Bayeux tapestry loan symbolises ‘entente amicale’ between France and UK, says King Charles

Monarch tells Emmanuel Macron at the British Museum in London that the two nations will share a future ‘woven together’ by history and shared values

Trump says midterm elections not impacting war with Iran

President Donald Trump reiterated his commitment to the war in Iran on Wednesday, saying the coming midterm elections won’t alter his attempts to strangle the regime in Tehran economically.

Tillis Renews Call to Fire Hegseth Over 'Mismanagement' After Driscoll Departure

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) tore into War Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday, blaming the department head’s “inept management” for Army Secretary Dan Driscoll’s exit and calling for his firing.

Rubio calls Ratcliffe's Russian meeting 'routine'

Secretary of State Marco Rubio weighed in on CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s recent meeting in Russia, cutting down media speculation about the meeting while calling it “primarily a routine” trip.

US prosecutors refuse to say if they secretly obtained Don Lemon’s phone records

Experts have expressed deep concerns that the practice runs afoul of the fourth amendment’s right to privacy

States Must Now Report Undocumented Immigrants to DHS or Risk Federal Funding, DOJ Says

The new DOJ opinion relates to funding states get for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and the Supplemental Security Income programs.

New Jersey asks the Supreme Court to take on prediction markets

The petition comes after a key ruling from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on sports-event contracts.

MMA fight in Florida condemned after fighter’s antisemitic comments

Paul Miller, an openly racist fighter, derided Ben Azoulay, and a spectator was ejected for waving a swastika flag

Maltese tycoon found not guilty of involvement in Daphne Caruana Galizia murder

Yorgen Fenech cleared on both charges he faced over 2017 killing of journalist that prompted global outrage