Politics

'Let the man have one f***ing friend': Bill Maher defends Trump aide Natalie Harp

Comedian and political commentator Bill Maher defended President Donald Trump and his top aide, Natalie Harp, praising her for being “devoted to her job.”

Nine out of 10 unsolved murders in London linked to non-white victims

Exclusive: analysis risks deepening perception of ‘unequal protection under the law’

British corporation continued trafficking of enslaved Africans to Guyana 40 years after abolition

Letter written in 1847 to Sandbach, Tinne and Company’s Liverpool office reveals it engaged in practice after receiving taxpayer-funded compensation, book says

'The country of my birth has lost its heart': Miriam Margolyes on how to fix broken Britain

At 85, the actor has lived through much political upheaval. But, she writes, today’s hostile times feel like ‘the worst yet’. She reflects on her journey from teenage Tory to full-throated leftist – and says there’s still time to save the nation from the bad guys

Reviving U.S. Leadership to Stop Religious Persecution

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Iran's New Security Chief Says Neighbors Who Join US Economic War Will Be Considered ‘Enemies’

Hardliner Mohsen Rezaei also threatens American economic interests in first interview since appointment to supreme national security council

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll Considering Stepping Down, Sources Say

August 22, 2026 / 11:17 PM EDT / CBS News

South Carolina deputies suspected a man was killed in a hit-and-run. An oil trail led them down a darker path.

Updated on: August 22, 2026 / 11:04 PM EDT / CBS News

Federal judge strikes down State Department's 75-country visa ban

A federal judge in New York ruled against the Trump administration’s policy suspending immigrant visa processing for applicants from 75 countries on Friday, which was implemented in January by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Ukraine war briefing: Macron focuses on delivery of missile interceptors as Russian attacks intensify

French president is working on European alternatives to US Patriot missile system and expresses ‘horror’ at deadly attack on shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih. What we know on day 1,642

Newsom touts Trump accounts in rare break with White House

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) spoke positively about President Donald Trump’s Trump Accounts on Friday in a rare break with the White House while touting a similar initiative in California.

Rachel Goldberg-Polin on grief after Hamas abducted, killed her son

When Hamas abducted her son Hersh, Rachel Goldberg-Polin became the face of the hostage crisis in Israel. Since his murder, she says she has learned that the constant pain of grief is a "badge of love."