Politics

Iowa son fights to prove his father did not kill his mother with a corn rake. "They got it wrong"

Updated on: October 18, 2026 / 1:05 AM EDT / CBS News

Ukraine War Briefing: Trump's Sanctions Waiver is a '60-Day Pause' to Analyze Economic Impact, Says Rubio

Ukraine's Zelenskyy Expects Trump to Lift More Sanctions Against Russia. What We Know on Day 1,698

7 highlights from JD Vance's CBS News town hall: Iran, immigration, corruption and 2028 plans

Updated on: October 18, 2026 / 12:01 AM EDT / CBS News

Man whose wife died in Iranian strike presses Vance on "fundamental failures"

Updated on: October 17, 2026 / 9:53 PM EDT / CBS News

Newsom says military aid to Israel ‘has to be conditioned’

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire — Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) said there should be conditions placed on U.S. military aid to Israel, a view he said is quickly becoming the “consensus position of the Democratic Party.”

Seat Trump Won By Double Digits Now 'At Risk,' Retiring GOP Lawmaker Says

Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) said in a recent interview he thinks his once-safe red seat may be “at risk” in November’s midterm elections.

Arizona Joins Nevada to Fight Proposed Cuts to Their Shares of Colorado River

Move Comes After Trump Administration Announced Restrictions That Could Slash Water Supplies

Two people, including child, killed after person drives through soccer game in Kansas

The driver of the vehicle is in custody, and two juveniles were in the vehicle, according to Wichita police department

New York City police seek suspect in fatal subway station shooting

Suspect shot a man in his 30s on the E train platform of the 53rd Street-7th Avenue subway station, according to NYPD

Macron says violent rioters will be 'prosecuted and punished'

French President Emmanuel Macron released a statement on Saturday afternoon denouncing violent rioters who defaced national landmarks and attacked law enforcement officers in an escalation of protests that began last month.

In Kentucky midterm campaign stop, Trump says he "can do stuff that is unbelievable"

Updated on: October 17, 2026 / 10:44 PM EDT / AP

Platner campaign spent $2.3 million after Maine Senate race exit, FEC filing shows

Graham Platner’s campaign has spent about $2.3 million since July, when he exited Maine’s Senate race. The campaign’s war chest paid severance to his wife and staff and kept consultants on the books, but made no contributions to Troy Jackson, the Democrat who replaced him, or to the Maine Democratic Party, a new federal filing shows.