Politics

From Arizona to Wisconsin, election deniers are vying for office nationwide

Republicans who deny Joe Biden won the 2020 election are running for governor and secretary of state across the US

ICE's tactics look increasingly like torture

Plans for gloves that can deliver electric shocks underline the homeland security department’s sadistic practices

Devastation, doubt and blame: Hurricane Helene looms over North Carolina’s US Senate race

The Democratic and the Republican candidate each blame the other for the bungled recovery effort after storm struck region

The COVID-19 origin cover-up is no longer in dispute

On Wednesday, David Morens, a former senior adviser at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, pleaded guilty to conspiring to conceal federal records related to the COVID-19 pandemic. He faces up to five years in prison.

What is the Geneva Consensus Declaration?

President Donald Trump reentered the White House with lofty goals to reshape U.S. foreign policy in pursuit of an “America First” global position.

Democrats need to offer alternatives rather than just opposition to Iran war

During World War II, when America was confronting fascist regimes hell-bent on exporting their murderous ideologies, Republicans united behind Democrats to form a joint front. They did so even though many Republicans — especially from the nativist wing — were upset with President Franklin Roosevelt’s sanctions on Japan, which the small “Blame America First” crowd subsequently used to explain away Japanese aggression.

Trump, don't legitimize Hamas

Jared Kushner's recent meeting with Hamas is a mistake. The Trump administration risks granting legitimacy to a terrorist group responsible for the worst slaughter of Jews since the Holocaust. It could upend the prospects for a peaceful future for Gazans and Israelis alike.

California high school teaches mandatory critical race theory course

EXCLUSIVE — Required curriculum at a California high school is teaching critical race theory, its tenets, and recurring themes of power, privilege, and oppression threaded throughout retellings of American history.

US military kills two in ‘lethal kinetic strike’ in Pacific Ocean

The U.S. Southern Command announced on Monday that it had conducted a military operation killing two people on a suspected drug trafficking ship in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The military strikes on suspected drug trafficking ships in the eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea are part of the Trump administration’s efforts to prevent drugs smuggled out of South America to the United States.

Betrayal by Luke Harding review

A Guardian correspondent’s sobering account of the US betrayal of Ukraine – and the possible reasons behind it

Live Updates: Iran Says It's Ready for New Sanctions U.S. Describes as 'Economic D-Day'

Updated on: August 25, 2026 / 2:39 AM EDT / CBS News

On Donetsk’s ‘life or death’ highway with the Khyzhak brigade

The road to Konstyantynivka in Donetsk, Ukraine, is a perilous journey for the Khyzhak brigade – a mobile unit tasked with shooting down Russian drones to cover soldiers’ rotations or moving armoured vehicles