Politics

Nicolás Maduro shares photos from New York prison: "We are standing firm"

Updated on: August 30, 2026 / 10:23 PM EDT / CBS/AFP

Talarico’s past comments agreeing Christians are villains won’t win Texas: Joe Concha

A resurfaced interview with Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico won’t help the candidate win in Texas during the midterm elections, Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha said on Fox News’s Saturday in America.

Chuck Schumer's many compromises to maintain political power

Schumer decided that getting Democrats back in control of the Senate was more important than anything else.

'GB News wouldn’t touch him': Milo Yiannopoulos will struggle to fit in with UK right wing

‘Alt-right’ agitator and former Trump backer deported from US is said also to be too extreme for Reform

Rahm Emanuel shuts socialists out of Democratic tent

Former Obama adviser Rahm Emanuel said that he doesn’t view socialists as part of the Democratic Party, a rare pushback against attempts to establish a big-tent party that includes its left flank.

Sen. Blumenthal urges House to pass Russia sanctions bill amid a "moment of extreme urgency" in Ukraine

August 30, 2026 / 1:17 PM EDT / CBS News

Trump says NBC’s Kristen Welker should face ‘punishment’ from FCC

Trump’s threat comes after host described success record of candidates whom president had endorsed as ‘mixed’

Trump criticizes NBC over election comment as Treasury denies some NYT, WSJ and Bloomberg reporters G20 credentials

Trump's attack on NBC comes after the Treasury barred journalists from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg from attending the G20.

The Guardian view on the rise of Germany’s AfD: mainstream parties must deliver a bolder response

The far right is close to winning a state election for the first time since the second world war. A different economic approach is needed to combat it

Ro Khanna says AOC running in 2028 would have 'no bearing' on his decision

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) said that fellow progressive Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-NY) decision whether to run for president in 2028 wouldn’t affect his own decision.

Transcript: Rep. John James on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Aug. 30, 2026

Updated on: August 30, 2026 / 2:07 PM EDT / CBS News

Transcript: Sen. Richard Blumenthal on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Aug. 30, 2026

Updated on: August 30, 2026 / 2:07 PM EDT / CBS News