Politics

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rejoins DSA after membership lapse of seven years

Then House candidate joined Democratic Socialists of America in 2018 but didn’t renew membership after a year

Why Did John Ratcliffe Go to Moscow?

Despite Trump’s claims, the CIA director’s visit was anything but routine. It might be a sign that Putin is getting more dangerous.

Final witness in Lindsay Clancy trial says he doesn’t believe she heard a voice during killings

FBI psychiatrist Gregory Saathoff says he has treated only two women with postpartum psychosis, both decades earlier

Cruz says 'I want to be president' after spurning Vance consensus

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Wednesday affirmed he wants to be president as the Republican Party‘s field of contenders in 2028 begins to take shape, setting up an intense race to determine who will seek to succeed President Donald Trump.

Darline Graham Is a Senator for Our Time

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Republicans are dismissing affordability. That could be a problem in November

President Donald Trump quipped that affordability was "devised" by Democrats, while Vice President JD Vance said groceries "cost what they cost."

Judge bars Minnesota from extraditing Texas ICE officer

A federal judge on Wednesday rejected Minnesota’s attempt to force Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) to extradite an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent facing criminal charges stemming from the nonfatal shooting of an immigrant earlier this year.

US Capitol police arrest California man with guillotine in truckbed

Philan-Tam-Duy Le, 35, was parked illegally next to supreme court building after driving from home state

AOC rejoins Democratic Socialists of America as 2028 speculation grows

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) renewed her membership in the Democratic Socialists of America this month after the organization discovered she had not formally been a member for nearly seven years.

Twenty-four states sue to block USPS mail-in ballot rule ahead of November elections

A coalition of 24 Democrat-led states and the District of Columbia sued the U.S. Postal Service on Wednesday, seeking to block new mail-in ballot safeguards from taking effect before November’s midterm elections.

Grand jury finds DeSantis administration "misappropriated" $10 million in taxpayer money to Hope Florida

Updated on: August 26, 2026 / 6:39 PM EDT / CBS Miami

Man Convicted in Murder of Microsoft Exec in Plot Allegedly Involving Victim's Ex-Wife

A man accused of arranging the fatal shooting of a Microsoft design manager on a Florida road was convicted Wednesday in a murder-for-hire scheme fueled by a stormy child custody arrangement between the victim and his wealthy ex-wife.