Politics

Crypto enters September with legislative policy gamble hanging by a thread

Comprehensive industry legislation teeters on the brink amid growing doubts the bill will cross the finish line.

James Talarico's campaign was vegan

Welcome to Tuesday’s edition of Washington Secrets. If a friend sent you this and you’d like to sign up, CLICK HERE. Today we have a twist in our favorite story of the year: Is James Talarico a vegan or a liar? Plus, we wonder whether Donald Trump may have completely missed the mood on data centers, with exclusive focus group research, and a not-very-shock development in the non-race to be the next White House press secretary …

Victim in Times Square stabbing identified as Bank of America employee Erin Piacenti

Updated on: September 1, 2026 / 11:35 PM EDT / CBS New York

The Absurdity of New York City’s Pied-à-Terre Tax

Zohran Mamdani has wasted an opportunity to address the city’s real long-term fiscal problems.

Todd Haynes and Wallace Shawn among signatories of letter backing Mark Ruffalo amid antisemitism charge

More than 170 Jewish artists, also including Joel Coen, Hannah Einbinder and Miranda July, have supported the actor after he criticized Paramount

DC's Speed Cameras Are Cash Grabs, Not Safety Devices

The debate over Flock Cameras has reignited an older debate over speed cameras. A lot of people absolutely despise speed cameras, while others believe that it’s totally irrational to question strict enforcement of the law.

Olivia Rodrigo is standing up for the vulnerable. I wish Taylor Swift would do the same

This weekend, Rodrigo raised millions for charities that benefit women and girls, and she has previously been vocal about Gaza and Ice. With free speech increasingly under threat, her peers should take note

The (Heidi) Overton Window

After months without permanent leadership at the Food and Drug Administration, President Donald Trump tapped physician and domestic policy adviser Dr. Heidi Overton to be the agency’s next commissioner.

Forget smear campaigns. Politicians now use copyright law to scrub the truth

“Politics ain’t beanbag,” but the weapon of choice in the latest story of political foul play isn’t a smear campaign or an October surprise — it’s copyright law.

New system for screening mail-in ballots risks denying entire batches, says whistleblower

US senator says that project, a key part of Trump’s voting restrictions, is ‘perilously rushed and potentially unlawful’

Judge tells jury in Lindsay Clancy trial to keep deliberating after deadlock

Clancy does not deny strangling her three children but says postpartum psychosis led to her actions

LA sues State Farm for allegedly botching claims after 2025 fires

Los Angeles County filed a lawsuit on Monday, accusing State Farm of systematically mishandling claims residents made after California faced some of the largest fires in history nearly two years ago.