Politics

Ukraine war briefing: Nuclear plant has lost power and running on generators, UN watchdog says

Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia plant has 10-day diesel supply on site; Kyiv investigates deadly attack on warehouse. What we know on day 1,649

Feminism should also be on trial in the Lindsay Clancy case

Traumatic events can shatter the boundaries of acceptable discourse, forcing conversations once considered unthinkable into the open. We’re living through one of those moments now.

Palestinian woman and NBC News team reportedly attacked in West Bank

Matt Bradley and crew assaulted while interviewing woman who said settlers had driven family out of home

Joe Concha slams Jill Biden for calling Joe Biden 'heroic'

Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha slammed former first lady Jill Biden for calling her husband, former President Joe Biden, “heroic” for dropping out of the 2024 presidential election.

Federal judge says US cannot deport noncitizen students who criticize Israel

A federal judge in the Northern District of California has ruled against the Trump administration’s policy of deportation when it comes to revoking the visas of and deporting non-citizens who protest Israel in support of Gaza.

Abdul el Sayed apologizes to Michigan Jews for synagogue attack statement

Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul el Sayed apologized to a group of Jewish voters on Saturday for a statement he made in March in response to a Hezbollah-inspired attack on a synagogue in West Bloomfield.

Trump cannot deport students for criticizing Israel, federal judge rules

Citing the importance of the First Amendment, a federal judge in California says the U.S. government is unconstitutionally silencing critics of Israel's war in Gaza and others as part of the Trump administration's quest to deport noncitizens who it says disrupted college campuses while expressing their views.

Ontario premier slams Trump's executive order to rename Lake Ontario as Seneca Nation calls for reversal

Updated on: August 29, 2026 / 4:50 PM EDT / CBS News

LAPD releases footage of death of man whom police handcuffed and beat

Jose Carlos Hoyoz-Munoz was arrested after a family altercation and restrained for ‘combative’ behavior

ICE deports Milo Yiannopoulos to United Kingdom

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported the far-right commentator and internet provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos from the U.S. back to the United Kingdom.

How Did Trump’s Trade Fight With Canada Go So Sideways?

And why does the president loathe Canada but respect North Korea?

Ukraine reveals intelligence that Russia is planning new ground offensive on capital

An official from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office warned that Russia may be planning for a future ground attack on Kyiv and Chernihiv, near the country’s northern border with Belarus.